2.5 : Residential Construction and Housing Market




2.5.1 Construction Statistics of New Homes Completed/Placed
Single-Family Multi-Family Mobile Homes Total
Year Thousand Units Average SF Thousand Units Average SF Thousand Units Thousand Units
1980 957 1,740 545 979 234 1,736
1981 819 1,720 447 980 229 1,495
1982 632 1,710 374 N.A. 234 1,240
1983 924 1,725 467 N.A. 278 1,669
1984 1,025 1,780 627 N.A. 288 1,940
1985 1,072 1,785 631 922 283 1,986
1986 1,120 1,825 636 911 256 2,012
1987 1,123 1,905 546 N.A. 239 1,908
1988 1,085 1,995 445 990 224 1,754
1989 1,026 2,035 397 1,000 203 1,626
1990 966 2,080 342 1,005 195 1,503
1991 838 2,075 253 1,020 174 1,265
1992 964 2,095 194 1,040 212 1,370
1993 1,039 2,095 153 1,065 243 1,435
1994 1,160 2,100 187 1,035 291 1,638
1995 1,066 2,095 247 1,080 319 1,632
1996 1,129 2,120 284 1,070 338 1,751
1997 1,116 2,150 284 1,095 336 1,736
1998 1,160 2,190 314 1,065 374 1,848
1999 1,270 2,223 334 1,104 338 1,942
2000 1,242 2,266 332 1,114 281 1,855
2001 1,256 2,324 315 1,171 196 1,767
2002 1,325 2,320 323 1,166 174 1,822
2003 1,386 2,330 292 1,173 140 1,818
2004 1,532 2,349 310 1,173 124 1,966
2005 1,636 2,434 296 1,247 123 2,055
2006 1,654 2,469 325 1,277 112 2,091
2007 1,218 2,521 284 1,300 95 1,597
2008 819 2,519 301 1,250 81 1,201
2009 520 2,438 274 1,227 55 849
2010 496 2,392 155 1,172 50 701









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2.5.5

2009 Construction Method of Single-Family Homes, by Region



Sources:

DOC, 2010 Characteristics of New Housing, 2010, "Median and Average Square Feet of Floor Area in New Single-Family Houses Completed by Location", "Presence of Air-Conditioning in New Single Family Houses", "Number of Multifamily Units Completed by Number of Units Per Building", "Median and Average Square Feet of Floor Area in Units in New Multifamily Buildings Completed", "Placements of New Manufactured Homes by Region and Size of Home, 1980-2010"

NAHB, Housing Economics, Mar. 1995

NAHB, Facts, Figures and Trends, 1997, Characteristics of New Multi-Family Homes, 1971-1995, p. 7

DOC, Current Construction Reports, Characteristics of New Housing, C25/98-A, Table 18, p. 44