Historical Data

 

iconTable 1. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized:* 1964–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

1964

1,285.8

720.1

49.1

51.7

464.9

1,034.4

251.4

243.4

286.9

401.4

354.2

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

1,612.1

1,222.2

32.9

35.9

321.1

1,393.2

219.0

157.7

323.3

725.6

405.6

Monthly Data (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates)

2000

 

October

1,562

1,212

66

284

NA

160

325

686

391

November

1,614

1,203

64

347

NA

165

292

737

420

December

1,553

1,187

60

306

NA

154

274

683

442

2001

 

January

1,724

1,283

60

381

NA

147

352

758

467

February

1,663

1,228

68

367

NA

187

328

733

415

March

1,627

1,209

70

348

NA

146

331

726

424

April

1,587

1,218

66

303

NA

149

313

708

417

May

1,621

1,205

67

349

NA

145

318

749

409

June

1,587

1,225

78

284

NA

142

342

712

391

July

1,571

1,211

62

298

NA

161

324

703

383

August

1,571

1,210

71

290

NA

152

308

701

410

September

1,528

1,164

65

299

NA

141

307

684

396

October

1,485

1,140

61

284

NA

153

291

676

365

November

1,595

1,211

66

318

NA

154

329

740

372

December

1,653

1,249

79

325

NA

167

365

752

369

*Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places.

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

Source: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce

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


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