Characteristics of New Housing

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Characteristics of New Single-Family Houses Completed

Tables with data on exterior wall materials of New Single-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 Single-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.

	All New Houses (Excel format)	All New Houses (PDF format)
Presence of Central Air-Conditioning	XLS [142kb]	PDF [53kb]
Number of Bathrooms	XLS [158kb]	PDF [65kb]
Number of Bedrooms	XLS [155kb]	PDF [56kb]
Number of Bathrooms by Number of Bedrooms	XLS [155kb]	PDF [56kb]
Type of Construction Method	XLS [114kb]	PDF [34kb]
Principal Type of Exterior Wall Material	XLS [277kb]	PDF [75kb]
Secondary Type of Exterior Wall Material	XLS [137kb]	PDF [38kb]
Secondary Wall Material by Brick Primary Wall Material	XLS [132kb]	PDF [37kb]
Secondary Wall Material by Wood Primary Wall Material	XLS [139kb]	PDF [37kb]
Secondary Wall Material by Stucco Primary Wall Material	XLS [141kb]	PDF [36kb]
Secondary Wall Material by Vinyl Primary Wall Material	XLS [139kb]	PDF [36kb]
Secondary Wall Material by Fiber Cement Primary Wall Material	XLS [98kb]	PDF [27kb]
Secondary Wall Material by 'Other' Primary Wall Material	XLS [105kb]	PDF [28kb]
Type of Financing	XLS [115kb]	PDF [33kb]
Number of Fireplaces	XLS [159kb]	PDF [57kb]
Type of Foundation	XLS [164kb]	PDF [59kb]
Type of Heating Fuel	XLS [198kb]	PDF [66kb]
Heating Fuel by Type of Heating System	XLS [283kb]	PDF [26kb]
Type of Heating System	XLS [187kb]	PDF [66kb]
Median and Average Square Feet by Location	XLS [67kb]	PDF [18kb]
Median and Average Square Feet by Type of Financing	XLS [69kb]	PDF [18kb]
Presence of Outdoor Features	XLS [133kb]	PDF [46kb]
Type of Parking Facility	XLS [223kb]	PDF [72kb]
Square Feet of Floor Area	XLS [105kb]	PDF [39kb]
Number of Stories	XLS [165kb]	PDF [58kb]

Characteristics of New Single-Family Houses Completed (Old Categories)

The folowing tables show the data prior to the 2008 category updates.
      Primary Wall Material is shown from 1973-2007.
      Secondary Wall Material is shown from 1999-2007.
      Square Feet ranges are shown from 1973-2007.

	All New Houses (Excel format)	All New Houses (PDF format)
Principal Type of Exterior Wall Material (1973-2007)	XLS [195kb]	PDF [71kb]
Secondary Type of Exterior Wall Material (1999-2007)	XLS [90kb]	PDF [30kb]
Secondary Wall Material by Brick Primary Wall Material (1999-2007)	XLS [89kb]	PDF [34kb]
Secondary Wall Material by Wood Primary Wall Material (1999-2007)	XLS [91kb]	PDF [33kb]
Secondary Wall Material by Stucco Primary Wall Material (1999-2007)	XLS [93kb]	PDF [34kb]
Secondary Wall Material by Vinyl Primary Wall Material (1999-2007)	XLS [91kb]	PDF [34kb]
Secondary Wall Material by 'Other' Primary Wall Material (1999-2007)	XLS [97kb]	PDF [36kb]
Secondary Wall Material by Aluminum Primary Wall Material (1999-2007)	XLS [98kb]	PDF [33kb]
Square Feet of Floor Area (1973-2007)	XLS [178kb]	PDF [74kb]

Announcements

The 2011 Annual Characteristics of New Housing have been released. With the release of the 2011 data, there have been some improvements to and redesigns of published tables. For questions on the 2011 Annual Characteristics of New Housing, please contact the Residential Construction Branch at (301) 763-5160.

Release Schedule

Annual Characteristics and SOC Microdata for the previous year are released on the first workday (exlcuding weekends and holidays) in June of the following year.

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