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

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.

View monthly updates and historical trends for US Housing Starts. from United States. 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.

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

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 Design Type, Detached One-Family Units (HOUSTDTD1FQ) from Q1 1985 to Q2 2025 about housing starts, privately owned, 1-unit structures, family, new, housing, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Completed: Total Units (COMPUTSA) from Jan 1968 to Aug 2025 about new, private, 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.

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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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

United States Private Housing Starts: 1 Unit: Purpose: Owner Built data was reported at 16.000 Unit th in Sep 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 16.000 Unit th for Jun 2018. United States Private Housing Starts: 1 Unit: Purpose: Owner Built data is updated quarterly, averaging 31.000 Unit th from Mar 1974 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 179 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.000 Unit th in Jun 1978 and a record low of 7.000 Unit th in Mar 2015. United States Private Housing Starts: 1 Unit: Purpose: Owner 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.

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.