Texas and Florida were the states with most residential building permits issued in 2024, with roughly ******* and ******* permits issued, respectively. On the other side of the spectrum, Alaska and Rhode Island issued fewer permits than any other state. The overall number of building permits for new residential construction in the U.S. has fluctuated a lot in the past years.

Housing Starts in the United States increased to 1321 Thousand units in June from 1263 Thousand units in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Housing Starts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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Housing Starts Multi Family in the United States increased to 414 Thousand units in June from 317 Thousand units in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Housing Starts Multi Family.

In 2024, there were more new housing starts in the ***** of the United States than in every other region of the country combined. Housing starts have been decreasing in the South and the West of the U.S. since 2021, while housing starts remained the same in the Midwest in 2024 and they increased in the Northeast after a decline in previous years.

In the United States, the projected number of single-family housing unit starts in 2026 is estimated to increase. After a peak in 2021, the number of home construction starts decreased two years in a row. However, those figures are expected to pick back up in the next years. Single-family homes are the preferred option for Americans Single-family homes were the most common type of home purchased in 2023 in the United States, making up roughly ** percent of all purchases, showing that demand for single-family units remains strong. That explains why there is usually a far higher number of single-family homes than of other type of homes being built any given year. There were roughly *** multifamily homes whose construction started in 2024. Single family housing units in the United States The median size of a single family housing unit in the United States based on square footage has remained relatively consistent over the past two decades. The cost of housing varies around the United States. In 2023, the most expensive median price of an existing single-family home was on the West coast. However, it was in the Northeast where the median price of a new single-family home was the most expensive.

Housing Starts MoM in the United States increased to 4.60 percent in June from -9.70 percent in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Housing Starts MoM.

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Idaho and North Carolina were in 2024 the U.S. states with the highest volume of new residential construction, with **** and **** units authorized per 1,000 residents, respectively. On average, that year in the U.S. there were **** homes authorized per 1,000 residents. In overall terms, however, the most populous states in the U.S. tend to have the highest demand for housing.

In June 2025, approximately ******* home construction projects started in the United States. The lowest point for housing starts over the past decade was in 2009, just after the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. Since 2010, the number of housing units started has been mostly increasing despite seasonal fluctuations. Statista also has a dedicated topic page on the U.S. housing market as a starting point for additional investigation on this topic. The impact of the global recession The same trend can be seen in home sales over the past two decades. The volume of U.S. home sales began to drop in 2005 and continued until 2010, after which home sales began to increase again. This dip in sales between 2005 and 2010 suggests that supply was outstripping demand, which led to decreased activity in the residential construction sector. Impact of recession on home buyers The financial crisis led to increased unemployment and pay cuts in most sectors, which meant that potential home buyers had less money to spend. The median income of home buyers in the U.S. fluctuated alongside the home sales and starts over the past decade.

Housing Starts Single Family in the United States decreased to 883 Thousand units in June from 926 Thousand units in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Housing Starts Single Family.

In May 2025, there were ******* permits for new residential construction in the United States. Despite some fluctuations, the number of building permits issued in the past couple of years has been falling. The number of U.S. new home construction starts has also been lower than in previous years.

The value of single-family housing construction in the United States is expected to reach over *** billion U.S. dollars by 2025. Single family housing starts were not heavily affected by COVID-19 in 2020, as there was an increase in dollar value when compared to 2019. Indeed, starts grew by over ** billion U.S. dollars - or more than ** percent - between 2019 to 2020, even though new residential construction figures for the United States did decline significantly early in 2020. It is also forecasted that U.S. home sales will further increase.

Annual Housing Unit Estimates for the United States, States, and Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 // Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division // Note: The estimates are based on the 2010 Census and reflect changes to the April 1, 2010 housing units due to the Count Question Resolution program and geographic program revisions // Each year, the Census Bureau's Population and Housing Unit Estimates Program utilizes current data on new residential construction, placements of manufactured housing, and housing unit loss to calculate change in the housing stock since the most recent decennial census, and produces a time series of housing unit estimates. The annual time series of estimates begins with the most recent decennial census data and extends to the vintage year. The vintage year (e.g., V2019) refers to the final year of the time series. The reference date for all estimates is July 1, unless otherwise specified. With each new issue of estimates, the entire estimates series is revised. Additional information, including historical and intercensal estimates, evaluation estimates, demographic analysis, research papers, and methodology is available on website: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html.

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United States Private Housing Starts: 1 Unit: Design: Attached data was reported at 33.000 Unit th in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 37.000 Unit th for Jun 2018. United States Private Housing Starts: 1 Unit: Design: Attached data is updated quarterly, averaging 27.000 Unit th from Mar 1985 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 135 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.000 Unit th in Jun 2005 and a record low of 8.000 Unit th in Mar 2009. United States Private Housing Starts: 1 Unit: Design: Attached data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EA014: Private Housing Units: Started: By Purpose and Design.

United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Unit per Building: 2 to 4 data was reported at 3.000 Unit th in Mar 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 3.000 Unit th for Dec 2017. United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Unit per Building: 2 to 4 data is updated quarterly, averaging 10.000 Unit th from Mar 1974 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 177 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.000 Unit th in Sep 1979 and a record low of 2.000 Unit th in Mar 2017. United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Unit per Building: 2 to 4 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.EA014: Private Housing Units: Started: By Purpose and Design.

In the United States, it is expected that there will be approximately ***** multifamily housing starts less in 2025 than in 2024. However, it is forecasted that the number of construction starts for multifamily housing units will pick up slightly in 2026, after two years of falling starts. Multifamily vs single-family housing demand Multifamily housing includes various types of housing, such as apartment buildings, condominiums, duplexes, and townhouses. The number of housing starts of single-family has also fallen in 2022 and 2023, but it already started growing again in 2024, showing a faster recovery than the multifamily housing segment.

Are multifamily homes getting smaller? The median size of multifamily homes has median size of multifamily homes has shrunk by nearly *** square feet between 2007 and 2023. This trend towards smaller homes suggests that space is becoming increasingly limited, or that consumers prefer smaller homes due to smaller mortgages, lower maintenance costs and lower utility costs.

New Privately Owned Housing Starts by Number of Units in Building, 20 or more Units in the South Census Region was 33.00000 Thous. of Units in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, New Privately Owned Housing Starts by Number of Units in Building, 20 or more Units in the South Census Region reached a record high of 65.00000 in April of 2022 and a record low of 5.00000 in October of 2009. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for New Privately Owned Housing Starts by Number of Units in Building, 20 or more Units in the South Census Region - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.