Historical Data

 

iconTable 1. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized:* 1965–Present**

 


Period


Total

In Structures With

MSAs

Regions

1 Unit

2 Units

3 and 4 Units

5 Units
or More

Inside

Outside

North-east

Mid-west

South

West

Annual Data

1965

1,239.8

709.9

47.3

37.5

445.1

992.3

247.5

252.7

310.5

407.5

269.1

1966

971.9

563.2

36.3

24.7

347.7

775.2

196.8

209.8

250.9

331.1

180.2

1967

1,141.0

650.6

42.5

30.5

417.5

918.0

223.0

222.6

309.8

390.8

217.8

1968

1,353.4

694.7

45.1

39.2

574.4

1,104.6

248.8

234.8

350.1

477.3

291.1

1969

1,323.7

625.9

44.7

40.5

612.7

1,074.1

249.6

215.8

317.0

470.5

320.4

1970

1,351.5

646.8

43.0

45.1

616.7

1,067.6

284.0

218.3

287.4

502.9

342.9

1971

1,924.6

906.1

61.8

71.1

885.7

1,597.6

327.0

303.6

421.1

725.4

474.6

1972

2,218.9

1,033.1

68.1

80.5

1,037.2

1,798.0

420.9

333.3

440.8

905.4

539.3

1973

1,819.5

882.1

53.8

63.2

820.5

1,483.5

336.0

271.9

361.4

763.2

423.1

1974

1,074.4

643.8

32.6

31.7

366.2

835.0

239.4

165.4

241.3

390.1

277.6

1975

939.2

675.5

34.1

29.8

199.8

704.1

235.1

129.5

241.5

292.7

275.5

1976

1,296.2

893.6

47.5

45.6

309.5

1,001.9

294.2

152.4

326.1

401.7

416.0

1977

1,690.0

1,126.1

62.1

59.2

442.7

1,326.3

363.7

181.9

402.4

561.1

544.6

1978

1,800.5

1,182.6

64.5

66.1

487.3

1,398.6

401.9

194.4

388.0

667.6

550.5

1979

1,551.8

981.5

59.5

65.9

444.8

1,210.6

341.2

166.9

289.1

628.0

467.7

1980

1,190.6

710.4

53.8

60.7

365.7

911.0

279.6

117.9

192.0

561.9

318.9

1981

985.5

564.3

44.6

57.2

319.4

765.2

220.4

109.8

133.3

491.1

251.3

1982

1,000.5

546.4

38.4

49.9

365.8

812.6

187.9

106.7

126.3

543.5

224.1

1983

1,605.2

901.5

57.5

76.1

570.1

1,359.7

245.5

164.1

187.8

862.9

390.4

1984

1,681.8

922.4

61.9

80.7

616.8

1,456.2

225.7

200.8

211.7

812.1

457.3

1985

1,733.3

956.6

54.0

66.1

656.6

1,507.6

225.6

259.7

237.0

752.6

483.9

1986

1,769.4

1,077.6

50.4

58.0

583.5

1,551.3

218.1

283.3

290.0

686.5

509.7

1987

1,534.8

1,024.4

40.8

48.5

421.1

1,319.5

215.2

271.8

282.3

574.7

406.0

1988

1,455.6

993.8

35.0

40.7

386.1

1,239.7

215.9

230.2

266.3

543.5

415.6

1989

1,338.4

931.7

31.7

35.3

339.8

1,127.6

210.8

179.0

252.1

505.3

402.1

1990

1,110.8

793.9

26.7

27.6

262.6

910.9

199.9

125.8

233.8

426.2

324.9

1991

948.8

753.5

22.0

21.1

152.1

766.8

182.0

109.8

215.4

375.7

247.9

1992

1,094.9

910.7

23.3

22.5

138.4

888.5

206.5

124.8

259.0

442.5

268.6

1993

1,199.1

986.5

26.7

25.6

160.2

1,009.0

190.1

133.5

276.6

500.7

288.2

1994

1,371.6

1,068.5

31.4

30.8

241.0

1,144.1

227.5

138.5

305.2

585.5

342.4

1995

1,332.5

997.3

32.2

31.5

271.5

1,116.8

215.8

124.2

296.6

583.2

328.5

1996

1,425.6

1,069.5

33.6

32.2

290.3

1,200.0

225.6

136.9

317.8

623.4

347.4

1997

1,441.1

1,062.4

34.9

33.6

310.3

1,220.2

220.9

141.9

299.8

635.9

363.5

1998

1,612.3

1,187.6

33.2

36.0

355.5

1,377.9

234.4

159.4

327.2

724.5

401.2

1999

1,663.5

1,246.7

32.5

33.3

351.1

1,427.4

236.1

164.9

345.4

748.9

404.3

2000

1,592.3

1,198.1

30.6

34.3

329.3

1,364.9

227.3

165.1

323.8

701.9

401.5

2001

1,636.7

1,235.6

31.8

34.2

335.2

1,410.4

226.3

159.8

333.6

730.3

413.0

2002
1,726.3
1,319.1
35.9
37.5
333.7
1,483.8
242.4
168.3
343.4
782.9
428.8

Monthly Data (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates)

2001

 

October

1,566

1,182

60

324

NA

165

310

704

387

November

1,659

1,239

61

359

NA

161

354

760

384

December

1,702

1,266

71

365

NA

170

369

767

396

2002
 

January

1,686

1,296

75

315

NA

165

366

769

386

February

1,766

1,374

69

323

NA

201

349

812

404

March

1,629

1,248

74

307

NA

143

319

764

403

April

1,631

1,258

71

302

NA

157

334

733

407

May

1,676

1,268

69

339

NA

173

332

754

417

June

1,706

1,293

82

331

NA

168

338

795

405

July

1,712

1,278

72

362

NA

172

337

799

404

August

1,666

1,297

73

296

NA

154

341

764

407

September
1,733
1,339
82
312
NA
177
344
750
462
October
1,772
1,370
72
330
NA
164
348
783
477
November
1,738
1,367
66
305
NA
155
335
761
487
December
1,880
1,401
74
405
NA
173
405
851
451

*Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places.

**Components may not add to totals because of rounding. Units in thousands.

Source: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/const/www/permitsindex.html


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