Housing Starts in the United States decreased to 1307 Thousand units in August from 1429 Thousand units in July 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: Single-Family Units from Jan 1959 to Aug 2025 about housing starts, privately owned, 1-unit structures, family, housing, and USA.

View monthly updates and historical trends for US Housing Starts. from United States. Source: Census Bureau. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

Housing Starts Single Family in the United States decreased to 890 Thousand units in August from 957 Thousand units in July of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Housing Starts Single Family.

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.

In July 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 Multi Family in the United States decreased to 403 Thousand units in August from 453 Thousand units in July of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Housing Starts Multi Family.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately Owned Housing Starts in the United States by Number of Units in Building, 5 to 9 Units (HOUSTOB59UMQ) from Q1 1999 to Q2 2025 about housing starts, privately owned, buildings, new, housing, and USA.

Housing Starts MoM in the United States decreased to -8.50 percent in August from 5.20 percent in July of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Housing Starts MoM.

In August 2025, there were over ******* 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.

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.

View monthly updates and historical trends for Western US Housing Starts. Source: Census Bureau. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

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 Aug 2025 about 5-unit structures +, housing starts, privately owned, housing, and USA.

Overview with Chart & Report: The Housing Starts indicator reflects the absolute number of new residential construction projects that have begun during the specified month. The indicator allows evaluating the short-term

This driver measures the number of new, privately owned housing units started in a given year. This includes both single-unit and multiunit developments. The data is sourced from the US Census Bureau and is the sum of unadjusted monthly data.

View monthly updates and historical trends for US Housing Starts: 2 to 4 Units. from United States. Source: Census Bureau. Track economic data with YChart…

This statistic shows the forecast of housing starts in the United States in 2019 and 2020. In 2020, it was estimated that the construction of **** new housing units will begin in the United States.

United States FRBOP Forecast: Annual Housing Starts: Mean: Current data was reported at 1.264 USD mn in Dec 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.293 USD mn for Sep 2018. United States FRBOP Forecast: Annual Housing Starts: Mean: Current data is updated quarterly, averaging 1.400 USD mn from Sep 1981 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 150 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.083 USD mn in Jun 1986 and a record low of 0.558 USD mn in Jun 2009. United States FRBOP Forecast: Annual Housing Starts: Mean: Current data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.EA007: Private Housing Units: Started and Authorized: Forecast: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

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: 10 to 19 data was reported at 7.000 Unit th in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.000 Unit th for Mar 2018. United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Unit per Building: 10 to 19 data is updated quarterly, averaging 10.500 Unit th from Mar 1999 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 78 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.000 Unit th in Sep 1999 and a record low of 2.000 Unit th in Mar 2010. United States Private Housing Starts: 2 or More Units: Unit per Building: 10 to 19 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.