Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Single-Family Units from Jan 1959 to May 2025 about housing starts, privately owned, 1-unit structures, family, housing, and USA.

Housing Starts in the United States decreased to 1256 Thousand units in May from 1392 Thousand units in April 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.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Units in Buildings with 5 Units or More (HOUST5F) from Jan 1959 to May 2025 about 5-unit structures +, housing starts, privately owned, housing, and USA.

United States Private Housing Starts: 1 Unit: Floor Area: Median data was reported at 2,320.000 sq ft in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,346.000 sq ft for Jun 2018. United States Private Housing Starts: 1 Unit: Floor Area: Median data is updated quarterly, averaging 2,230.000 sq ft from Mar 1999 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 79 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,519.000 sq ft in Mar 2015 and a record low of 2,017.000 sq ft in Sep 1999. United States Private Housing Starts: 1 Unit: Floor Area: Median 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.

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.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Single-Family Units in the Northeast Census Region (HOUSTNE1FNSA) from Jan 1964 to May 2025 about Northeast Census Region, housing starts, 1-unit structures, family, housing, and USA.

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.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Single-Family Units in the South Census Region (HOUSTS1FNSA) from Jan 1964 to May 2025 about South Census Region, housing starts, 1-unit structures, family, housing, and USA.

The purpose of the Survey of Construction (SOC) is to provide national and regional statistics on starts and completions of new single-family and multifamily housing units and statistics on sales of new single-family houses in the United States. The United States Code, Title 13, authorizes this survey and provides for voluntary responses. The Department of Housing and Urban Development partially funds this survey. The SOC also provides statistics on characteristics of new privately-owned residential structures in the United States. Data included are various characteristics of new single-family houses completed, new multifamily housing completed, new single-family houses sold, and new contractor-built houses started.

Housing Starts Multi Family in the United States decreased to 316 Thousand units in May from 454 Thousand units in April of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Housing Starts Multi Family.

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.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately Owned Housing Starts Total Two or More Units in the West Census Region (HOUST2UMWQ) from Q1 1985 to Q1 2025 about 2 units +, West Census Region, housing starts, privately owned, new, housing, and USA.

In April 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.

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.

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.

United States Private Housing Starts: 1 Unit: Purpose: Contractor Built data was reported at 38.000 Unit th in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 34.000 Unit th for Jun 2018. United States Private Housing Starts: 1 Unit: Purpose: Contractor Built data is updated quarterly, averaging 43.000 Unit th from Mar 1974 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 179 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95.000 Unit th in Jun 1977 and a record low of 12.000 Unit th in Mar 2011. United States Private Housing Starts: 1 Unit: Purpose: Contractor Built 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.

Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Purpose: Total data was reported at 93.000 Unit th in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 89.000 Unit th for Dec 2017. Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Purpose: Total data is updated quarterly, averaging 87.000 Unit th from Mar 1974 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 177 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 205.000 Unit th in Jun 1984 and a record low of 19.000 Unit th in Dec 2009. Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Purpose: Total 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.

United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Square Feet per Unit: Avg data was reported at 1,082.000 sq ft in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,162.000 sq ft for Dec 2017. United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Square Feet per Unit: Avg data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,174.000 sq ft from Mar 1999 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 77 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,342.000 sq ft in Sep 2007 and a record low of 1,073.000 sq ft in Mar 2011. United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Square Feet per Unit: Avg 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.

United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Purpose: For Sale data was reported at 6.000 Unit th in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.000 Unit th for Dec 2017. United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Purpose: For Sale data is updated quarterly, averaging 17.000 Unit th from Mar 1974 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 177 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 63.000 Unit th in Jun 1984 and a record low of 3.000 Unit th in Jun 2011. United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Purpose: For Sale 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.

United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Square Feet per Unit: Media data was reported at 1,106.000 sq ft in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,022.000 sq ft for Mar 2018. United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Square Feet per Unit: Media data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,105.500 sq ft from Mar 1999 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 78 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,230.000 sq ft in Sep 2006 and a record low of 1,002.000 sq ft in Mar 2011. United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Square Feet per Unit: Media 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.