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.
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HISTORY TABLES (below are in PDF)
Entire set of the 200+ Tables (listed below) in
PDF Format or select from below to see individual tables.
To view the tables in Excel format, click here.
Characteristics of New One-Family Houses Completed:
Tables with data on exterior wall materials of New One-Family Houses Completed were updated with the release of the 2008 data. The new tables include fiber cement as a separate category beginning with data for 2002 and no longer show aluminum siding as a separate category. Data on secondary wall material by aluminum primary wall material are available for 1999 through 2007.
Ranges for data on the square feet of floor area for New One-Family Houses Completed were updated with the release of the 2008 data. The tables show data with the new ranges back to 2002. Data for the previous ranges for 1973 through 2007 are also available.
Characteristics of Units in New Multi-Family Buildings Completed:
Ranges for data on square feet per unit for New Multi-Family Buildings Completed were updated with the release of the 2008 data. The tables show data with the new ranges back to 2002. Data for the previous ranges through 2007 are also available.
Characteristics of New Multi-Family Buildings Completed:
Characteristics of New One-Family Houses Sold:
Tables with data on exterior wall materials of New One-Family Houses Sold were updated with the release of the 2008 data. The new tables include fiber cement as a separate category beginning with data for 2002 and no longer show aluminum siding as a separate category. Data on secondary wall material by aluminum primary wall material are available for 1999 through 2007.
Ranges for data on the square feet of floor area for New One-Family Houses Sold were updated with the release of the 2008 data. The tables show data with the new ranges back to 1999. Data for the previous ranges for 1999 through 2007 are also available.
Data collection for closing costs of New One-Family Houses Sold has been discontinued. Previously published tables are available.
Sales price and price per square foot ranges for New One-Family Houses Sold were updated with the release of the 2005 data. The tables show data with the current ranges back to 2002. Data for the previous ranges for 1994 through 2004 are also available.
Characteristics of Contractor-Built Houses Started:
Price per square foot ranges for Contractor-Built Houses Started were updated with the release of the 2005 data. The tables show data with the current ranges back to 2002. Data for the previous ranges for 1994 through 2004 are also available.
HISTORIC ON-LINE PUBLICATIONS (PDF)
Historic Annual C25, "Characteristics of New Housing" Publications: (Years in parenthesis indicate the years published in that report that can be considered the most current information at this time.)
The ENERGY STAR program, managed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), promotes energy-efficient products and homes that preserve natural resources and lessen greenhouse gas emissions, as well as reduce consumers' energy bills. The ENERGY STAR mark on a new home signifies that it uses significantly less energy for heating, cooling, and water heating than a standard home built to code. ENERGY STAR's Web site features a market index for each state and the District of Colombia that estimates ENERGY STAR's market penetration in the new homes sector. Each index utilizes housing permit data reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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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