Characteristics of New Housing
Characteristics of New Housing for 2007 were released June 2, 2008.
of Annual 2007 Characteristics of New Housing
Selected characteristics of new housing data are available on a quarterly basis from the bullet labeled
'Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design (US and Regions)' on our
New Residential Construction web page. Ten quarterly tables show
single-family and multi-family units started and completed for the United States and four Census regions by
purpose of construction and design type. They also show the median and average square feet.
The printed publication 'Characteristics of New Housing', series C25 Annual, has been discontinued.
Statistics previously available in this publication will now be available on-line as PDF or Excel files.
[Excel] or the letters [xls] indicate a document is in the Microsoft® Excel® Spreadsheet Format
(XLS). To view the file, you will need the
Microsoft®
Excel® Viewer 
available for free from Microsoft®.
Effective with 2005 data, the Sales Price and Price per Square Foot ranges for New One-Family Houses Sold have been updated to better reflecttoday's economic conditions. Characteristics of New One-Family Houses Sold tables will include data with the new ranges back to 2002. Data for the previous ranges for 1999 through 2004 are also available.
Characteristics of New One-Family Houses Sold:
Presence of Central-Air Conditioning (1999 - 2004)
Presence of Central-Air Conditioning
Number of Bathrooms (1999 - 2004)
Number of Bathrooms
Number of Bedrooms (1999 - 2004)
Number of Bedrooms
Number of Bedrooms by Number of Bathrooms
Closing Costs Included (1999 - 2004)
Closing Costs Included
Principal Type of Exterior Wall Material (1999 - 2004)
Principal Type of Exterior Wall Material
Secondary Type of Exterior Wall Material (1999 - 2004)
Secondary Type of Exterior Wall Material
Secondary Wall Material by Brick Primary Wall Material
Secondary Wall Material by Wood Primary Wall Material
Secondary Wall Material by Stucco Primary Wall Material
Secondary Wall Material by Vinyl Siding Primary Wall Material
Secondary Wall Material by Aluminum Primary Wall Material
Secondary Wall Material by 'Other' Primary Wall Material
Presence of Fireplace (1999 - 2004)
Presence of Fireplace
Type of Financing (1999 - 2004)
Type of Financing
Type of Foundation (1999 - 2004)
Type of Foundation
Type of Heating Fuel (1999 - 2004)
Type of Heating Fuel
Heating Fuel by Type of Heating System
Type of Heating System (1999 - 2004)
Type of Heating System
Lot Size Range (1999 - 2004)
Lot Size Range
Median and Average Lot Size(non-condo units only)
Design Type
Type of Parking Facility (1999 - 2004)
Type of Parking Facility
Price per Square Foot (1999 - 2004)
Price per Square Foot
Median and Average Price per Square Foot
Median and Average Sales Price
Square Feet Range
Median and Average Square Feet
Number of Stories (1999 - 2004)
Number of Stories
Effective with 2005 data, the Price per Square Foot ranges for Contractor-Built Houses Started have been updated to better reflect
today's economic conditions. Characteristics of Contractor-Built Houses Started tables will include data with the new ranges back to
2002. Data for the previous ranges for 1994 through 2004 are also available.
Characteristics of Contractor-Built Houses Started:
Contract Price Range
Median and Average Contract Price
Contract Price per Square Foot Range (1999 - 2004)
Contract Price per Square Foot Range
Median and Average Price per Square Foot
For questions, visit our Question and Answer Center at ask.census.gov or contact the Residential Construction Branch at
(301)763-5160.
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