Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Single-Family Units (HOUST1F) from Jan 1959 to Jun 2025 about housing starts, privately owned, 1-unit structures, family, housing, and USA.

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 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 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.

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.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Single-Family Units in the West Census Region (HOUSTW1F) from Jan 1984 to Jun 2025 about West Census Region, housing starts, 1-unit structures, family, housing, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Completed: Single-Family Units (COMPU1USA) from Jan 1968 to Jun 2025 about 1-unit structures, family, new, private, housing, and USA.

The number of single-family housing starts in Canada in 2024 decreased by ****** units in comparison to the previous year. Housing starts also fell in 2023 from a peak of over ****** housing units in 2021. New home construction in Canada overall followed a similar trend during that period.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units in the South Census Region (HOUSTS) from Jan 1959 to Jun 2025 about South Census Region, housing starts, housing, and USA.

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.

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.

United States - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Single-Family Units was 84.40000 Thous. of Units in June of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Single-Family Units reached a record high of 170.40000 in May of 2005 and a record low of 22.70000 in January of 2009. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Single-Family Units - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

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.

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.

Single-family housing construction in the U.S. fell by nearly 62 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, but it is expected to increase slightly in 2024. During the coming years, the overall spending on new residential construction in the United States is also expected to recover from a decrease in value experienced in 2023 and 2024.

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 Jun 2025 about Northeast Census Region, housing starts, 1-unit structures, family, housing, and USA.

The number of single-family housing starts in New Brunswick decreased slightly in 2023, reaching ***** units. In 2020, the construction of ***** single-detached housing units started in the Canadian province.

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Atlantic provinces ...), Housing estimates (3 items: Housing starts; Housing under construction; Housing completions ...), Type of unit (6 items: Total units; Multiples; Single-detached; Semi-detached ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted at annual rates ...).

The number of new single-detached housing starts in Ontario fell by ***** units in 2023. While there were roughly 31,350 single-family homes started in the Canadian province in 2021, that figure amounted to ****** units in 2023. .