NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units Series ID: HOUST Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Release: New Residential Construction Seasonal Adjustment: Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate Frequency: Monthly Units: Thousands of Units Date Range: 1959-01-01 to 2024-03-01 Last Updated: 2024-04-16 7:32 AM CDT Notes: As provided by the Census, start occurs when excavation begins for the footings or foundation of a building. All housing units in a multifamily building are defined as being started when this excavation begins. Beginning with data for September 1992, estimates of housing starts include units in structures being totally rebuilt on an existing foundation. DATE VALUE 1959-01-01 1657 1959-02-01 1667 1959-03-01 1620 1959-04-01 1590 1959-05-01 1498 1959-06-01 1503 1959-07-01 1547 1959-08-01 1430 1959-09-01 1540 1959-10-01 1355 1959-11-01 1416 1959-12-01 1601 1960-01-01 1460 1960-02-01 1503 1960-03-01 1109 1960-04-01 1289 1960-05-01 1271 1960-06-01 1247 1960-07-01 1197 1960-08-01 1344 1960-09-01 1097 1960-10-01 1246 1960-11-01 1246 1960-12-01 1063 1961-01-01 1183 1961-02-01 1226 1961-03-01 1312 1961-04-01 1166 1961-05-01 1228 1961-06-01 1382 1961-07-01 1335 1961-08-01 1312 1961-09-01 1429 1961-10-01 1415 1961-11-01 1385 1961-12-01 1365 1962-01-01 1361 1962-02-01 1278 1962-03-01 1443 1962-04-01 1524 1962-05-01 1483 1962-06-01 1404 1962-07-01 1450 1962-08-01 1517 1962-09-01 1324 1962-10-01 1533 1962-11-01 1622 1962-12-01 1564 1963-01-01 1244 1963-02-01 1456 1963-03-01 1534 1963-04-01 1689 1963-05-01 1641 1963-06-01 1588 1963-07-01 1614 1963-08-01 1639 1963-09-01 1763 1963-10-01 1779 1963-11-01 1622 1963-12-01 1491 1964-01-01 1603 1964-02-01 1820 1964-03-01 1517 1964-04-01 1448 1964-05-01 1467 1964-06-01 1550 1964-07-01 1562 1964-08-01 1569 1964-09-01 1455 1964-10-01 1524 1964-11-01 1486 1964-12-01 1484 1965-01-01 1361 1965-02-01 1433 1965-03-01 1423 1965-04-01 1438 1965-05-01 1478 1965-06-01 1488 1965-07-01 1529 1965-08-01 1432 1965-09-01 1482 1965-10-01 1452 1965-11-01 1460 1965-12-01 1656 1966-01-01 1370 1966-02-01 1378 1966-03-01 1394 1966-04-01 1352 1966-05-01 1265 1966-06-01 1194 1966-07-01 1086 1966-08-01 1119 1966-09-01 1046 1966-10-01 843 1966-11-01 961 1966-12-01 990 1967-01-01 1067 1967-02-01 1123 1967-03-01 1056 1967-04-01 1091 1967-05-01 1304 1967-06-01 1248 1967-07-01 1364 1967-08-01 1407 1967-09-01 1421 1967-10-01 1491 1967-11-01 1538 1967-12-01 1308 1968-01-01 1380 1968-02-01 1520 1968-03-01 1466 1968-04-01 1554 1968-05-01 1408 1968-06-01 1405 1968-07-01 1512 1968-08-01 1495 1968-09-01 1556 1968-10-01 1569 1968-11-01 1630 1968-12-01 1548 1969-01-01 1769 1969-02-01 1705 1969-03-01 1561 1969-04-01 1524 1969-05-01 1583 1969-06-01 1528 1969-07-01 1368 1969-08-01 1358 1969-09-01 1507 1969-10-01 1381 1969-11-01 1229 1969-12-01 1327 1970-01-01 1085 1970-02-01 1305 1970-03-01 1319 1970-04-01 1264 1970-05-01 1290 1970-06-01 1385 1970-07-01 1517 1970-08-01 1399 1970-09-01 1534 1970-10-01 1580 1970-11-01 1647 1970-12-01 1893 1971-01-01 1828 1971-02-01 1741 1971-03-01 1910 1971-04-01 1986 1971-05-01 2049 1971-06-01 2026 1971-07-01 2083 1971-08-01 2158 1971-09-01 2041 1971-10-01 2128 1971-11-01 2182 1971-12-01 2295 1972-01-01 2494 1972-02-01 2390 1972-03-01 2334 1972-04-01 2249 1972-05-01 2221 1972-06-01 2254 1972-07-01 2252 1972-08-01 2382 1972-09-01 2481 1972-10-01 2485 1972-11-01 2421 1972-12-01 2366 1973-01-01 2481 1973-02-01 2289 1973-03-01 2365 1973-04-01 2084 1973-05-01 2266 1973-06-01 2067 1973-07-01 2123 1973-08-01 2051 1973-09-01 1874 1973-10-01 1677 1973-11-01 1724 1973-12-01 1526 1974-01-01 1451 1974-02-01 1752 1974-03-01 1555 1974-04-01 1607 1974-05-01 1426 1974-06-01 1513 1974-07-01 1316 1974-08-01 1142 1974-09-01 1150 1974-10-01 1070 1974-11-01 1026 1974-12-01 975 1975-01-01 1032 1975-02-01 904 1975-03-01 993 1975-04-01 1005 1975-05-01 1121 1975-06-01 1087 1975-07-01 1226 1975-08-01 1260 1975-09-01 1264 1975-10-01 1344 1975-11-01 1360 1975-12-01 1321 1976-01-01 1367 1976-02-01 1538 1976-03-01 1421 1976-04-01 1395 1976-05-01 1459 1976-06-01 1495 1976-07-01 1401 1976-08-01 1550 1976-09-01 1720 1976-10-01 1629 1976-11-01 1641 1976-12-01 1804 1977-01-01 1527 1977-02-01 1943 1977-03-01 2063 1977-04-01 1892 1977-05-01 1971 1977-06-01 1893 1977-07-01 2058 1977-08-01 2020 1977-09-01 1949 1977-10-01 2042 1977-11-01 2042 1977-12-01 2142 1978-01-01 1718 1978-02-01 1738 1978-03-01 2032 1978-04-01 2197 1978-05-01 2075 1978-06-01 2070 1978-07-01 2092 1978-08-01 1996 1978-09-01 1970 1978-10-01 1981 1978-11-01 2094 1978-12-01 2044 1979-01-01 1630 1979-02-01 1520 1979-03-01 1847 1979-04-01 1748 1979-05-01 1876 1979-06-01 1913 1979-07-01 1760 1979-08-01 1778 1979-09-01 1832 1979-10-01 1681 1979-11-01 1524 1979-12-01 1498 1980-01-01 1341 1980-02-01 1350 1980-03-01 1047 1980-04-01 1051 1980-05-01 927 1980-06-01 1196 1980-07-01 1269 1980-08-01 1436 1980-09-01 1471 1980-10-01 1523 1980-11-01 1510 1980-12-01 1482 1981-01-01 1547 1981-02-01 1246 1981-03-01 1306 1981-04-01 1360 1981-05-01 1140 1981-06-01 1045 1981-07-01 1041 1981-08-01 940 1981-09-01 911 1981-10-01 873 1981-11-01 837 1981-12-01 910 1982-01-01 843 1982-02-01 866 1982-03-01 931 1982-04-01 917 1982-05-01 1025 1982-06-01 902 1982-07-01 1166 1982-08-01 1046 1982-09-01 1144 1982-10-01 1173 1982-11-01 1372 1982-12-01 1303 1983-01-01 1586 1983-02-01 1699 1983-03-01 1606 1983-04-01 1472 1983-05-01 1776 1983-06-01 1733 1983-07-01 1785 1983-08-01 1910 1983-09-01 1710 1983-10-01 1715 1983-11-01 1785 1983-12-01 1688 1984-01-01 1897 1984-02-01 2260 1984-03-01 1663 1984-04-01 1851 1984-05-01 1774 1984-06-01 1843 1984-07-01 1732 1984-08-01 1586 1984-09-01 1698 1984-10-01 1590 1984-11-01 1689 1984-12-01 1612 1985-01-01 1711 1985-02-01 1632 1985-03-01 1800 1985-04-01 1821 1985-05-01 1680 1985-06-01 1676 1985-07-01 1684 1985-08-01 1743 1985-09-01 1676 1985-10-01 1834 1985-11-01 1698 1985-12-01 1942 1986-01-01 1972 1986-02-01 1848 1986-03-01 1876 1986-04-01 1933 1986-05-01 1854 1986-06-01 1847 1986-07-01 1782 1986-08-01 1807 1986-09-01 1687 1986-10-01 1681 1986-11-01 1623 1986-12-01 1833 1987-01-01 1774 1987-02-01 1784 1987-03-01 1726 1987-04-01 1614 1987-05-01 1628 1987-06-01 1594 1987-07-01 1575 1987-08-01 1605 1987-09-01 1695 1987-10-01 1515 1987-11-01 1656 1987-12-01 1400 1988-01-01 1271 1988-02-01 1473 1988-03-01 1532 1988-04-01 1573 1988-05-01 1421 1988-06-01 1478 1988-07-01 1467 1988-08-01 1493 1988-09-01 1492 1988-10-01 1522 1988-11-01 1569 1988-12-01 1563 1989-01-01 1621 1989-02-01 1425 1989-03-01 1422 1989-04-01 1339 1989-05-01 1331 1989-06-01 1397 1989-07-01 1427 1989-08-01 1332 1989-09-01 1279 1989-10-01 1410 1989-11-01 1351 1989-12-01 1251 1990-01-01 1551 1990-02-01 1437 1990-03-01 1289 1990-04-01 1248 1990-05-01 1212 1990-06-01 1177 1990-07-01 1171 1990-08-01 1115 1990-09-01 1110 1990-10-01 1014 1990-11-01 1145 1990-12-01 969 1991-01-01 798 1991-02-01 965 1991-03-01 921 1991-04-01 1001 1991-05-01 996 1991-06-01 1036 1991-07-01 1063 1991-08-01 1049 1991-09-01 1015 1991-10-01 1079 1991-11-01 1103 1991-12-01 1079 1992-01-01 1176 1992-02-01 1250 1992-03-01 1297 1992-04-01 1099 1992-05-01 1214 1992-06-01 1145 1992-07-01 1139 1992-08-01 1226 1992-09-01 1186 1992-10-01 1244 1992-11-01 1214 1992-12-01 1227 1993-01-01 1210 1993-02-01 1210 1993-03-01 1083 1993-04-01 1258 1993-05-01 1260 1993-06-01 1280 1993-07-01 1254 1993-08-01 1300 1993-09-01 1343 1993-10-01 1392 1993-11-01 1376 1993-12-01 1533 1994-01-01 1272 1994-02-01 1337 1994-03-01 1564 1994-04-01 1465 1994-05-01 1526 1994-06-01 1409 1994-07-01 1439 1994-08-01 1450 1994-09-01 1474 1994-10-01 1450 1994-11-01 1511 1994-12-01 1455 1995-01-01 1407 1995-02-01 1316 1995-03-01 1249 1995-04-01 1267 1995-05-01 1314 1995-06-01 1281 1995-07-01 1461 1995-08-01 1416 1995-09-01 1369 1995-10-01 1369 1995-11-01 1452 1995-12-01 1431 1996-01-01 1467 1996-02-01 1491 1996-03-01 1424 1996-04-01 1516 1996-05-01 1504 1996-06-01 1467 1996-07-01 1472 1996-08-01 1557 1996-09-01 1475 1996-10-01 1392 1996-11-01 1489 1996-12-01 1370 1997-01-01 1355 1997-02-01 1486 1997-03-01 1457 1997-04-01 1492 1997-05-01 1442 1997-06-01 1494 1997-07-01 1437 1997-08-01 1390 1997-09-01 1546 1997-10-01 1520 1997-11-01 1510 1997-12-01 1566 1998-01-01 1525 1998-02-01 1584 1998-03-01 1567 1998-04-01 1540 1998-05-01 1536 1998-06-01 1641 1998-07-01 1698 1998-08-01 1614 1998-09-01 1582 1998-10-01 1715 1998-11-01 1660 1998-12-01 1792 1999-01-01 1748 1999-02-01 1670 1999-03-01 1710 1999-04-01 1553 1999-05-01 1611 1999-06-01 1559 1999-07-01 1669 1999-08-01 1648 1999-09-01 1635 1999-10-01 1608 1999-11-01 1648 1999-12-01 1708 2000-01-01 1636 2000-02-01 1737 2000-03-01 1604 2000-04-01 1626 2000-05-01 1575 2000-06-01 1559 2000-07-01 1463 2000-08-01 1541 2000-09-01 1507 2000-10-01 1549 2000-11-01 1551 2000-12-01 1532 2001-01-01 1600 2001-02-01 1625 2001-03-01 1590 2001-04-01 1649 2001-05-01 1605 2001-06-01 1636 2001-07-01 1670 2001-08-01 1567 2001-09-01 1562 2001-10-01 1540 2001-11-01 1602 2001-12-01 1568 2002-01-01 1698 2002-02-01 1829 2002-03-01 1642 2002-04-01 1592 2002-05-01 1764 2002-06-01 1717 2002-07-01 1655 2002-08-01 1633 2002-09-01 1804 2002-10-01 1648 2002-11-01 1753 2002-12-01 1788 2003-01-01 1853 2003-02-01 1629 2003-03-01 1726 2003-04-01 1643 2003-05-01 1751 2003-06-01 1867 2003-07-01 1897 2003-08-01 1833 2003-09-01 1939 2003-10-01 1967 2003-11-01 2083 2003-12-01 2057 2004-01-01 1911 2004-02-01 1846 2004-03-01 1998 2004-04-01 2003 2004-05-01 1981 2004-06-01 1828 2004-07-01 2002 2004-08-01 2024 2004-09-01 1905 2004-10-01 2072 2004-11-01 1782 2004-12-01 2042 2005-01-01 2144 2005-02-01 2207 2005-03-01 1864 2005-04-01 2061 2005-05-01 2025 2005-06-01 2068 2005-07-01 2054 2005-08-01 2095 2005-09-01 2151 2005-10-01 2065 2005-11-01 2147 2005-12-01 1994 2006-01-01 2273 2006-02-01 2119 2006-03-01 1969 2006-04-01 1821 2006-05-01 1942 2006-06-01 1802 2006-07-01 1737 2006-08-01 1650 2006-09-01 1720 2006-10-01 1491 2006-11-01 1570 2006-12-01 1649 2007-01-01 1409 2007-02-01 1480 2007-03-01 1495 2007-04-01 1490 2007-05-01 1415 2007-06-01 1448 2007-07-01 1354 2007-08-01 1330 2007-09-01 1183 2007-10-01 1264 2007-11-01 1197 2007-12-01 1037 2008-01-01 1084 2008-02-01 1103 2008-03-01 1005 2008-04-01 1013 2008-05-01 973 2008-06-01 1046 2008-07-01 923 2008-08-01 844 2008-09-01 820 2008-10-01 777 2008-11-01 652 2008-12-01 560 2009-01-01 490 2009-02-01 582 2009-03-01 505 2009-04-01 478 2009-05-01 540 2009-06-01 585 2009-07-01 594 2009-08-01 586 2009-09-01 585 2009-10-01 534 2009-11-01 588 2009-12-01 581 2010-01-01 614 2010-02-01 604 2010-03-01 636 2010-04-01 687 2010-05-01 583 2010-06-01 536 2010-07-01 546 2010-08-01 599 2010-09-01 594 2010-10-01 543 2010-11-01 545 2010-12-01 539 2011-01-01 630 2011-02-01 517 2011-03-01 600 2011-04-01 554 2011-05-01 561 2011-06-01 608 2011-07-01 623 2011-08-01 585 2011-09-01 650 2011-10-01 610 2011-11-01 711 2011-12-01 694 2012-01-01 723 2012-02-01 704 2012-03-01 695 2012-04-01 753 2012-05-01 708 2012-06-01 757 2012-07-01 740 2012-08-01 754 2012-09-01 847 2012-10-01 915 2012-11-01 833 2012-12-01 976 2013-01-01 888 2013-02-01 962 2013-03-01 1010 2013-04-01 835 2013-05-01 930 2013-06-01 839 2013-07-01 880 2013-08-01 917 2013-09-01 850 2013-10-01 925 2013-11-01 1100 2013-12-01 1002 2014-01-01 888 2014-02-01 944 2014-03-01 970 2014-04-01 1043 2014-05-01 1007 2014-06-01 911 2014-07-01 1085 2014-08-01 984 2014-09-01 1023 2014-10-01 1074 2014-11-01 1001 2014-12-01 1073 2015-01-01 1085 2015-02-01 886 2015-03-01 960 2015-04-01 1190 2015-05-01 1079 2015-06-01 1205 2015-07-01 1146 2015-08-01 1130 2015-09-01 1224 2015-10-01 1058 2015-11-01 1172 2015-12-01 1146 2016-01-01 1092 2016-02-01 1225 2016-03-01 1111 2016-04-01 1163 2016-05-01 1148 2016-06-01 1203 2016-07-01 1239 2016-08-01 1171 2016-09-01 1068 2016-10-01 1313 2016-11-01 1140 2016-12-01 1252 2017-01-01 1190 2017-02-01 1271 2017-03-01 1190 2017-04-01 1146 2017-05-01 1157 2017-06-01 1249 2017-07-01 1206 2017-08-01 1159 2017-09-01 1181 2017-10-01 1257 2017-11-01 1273 2017-12-01 1177 2018-01-01 1299 2018-02-01 1277 2018-03-01 1318 2018-04-01 1276 2018-05-01 1357 2018-06-01 1192 2018-07-01 1208 2018-08-01 1288 2018-09-01 1250 2018-10-01 1221 2018-11-01 1181 2018-12-01 1095 2019-01-01 1232 2019-02-01 1128 2019-03-01 1195 2019-04-01 1267 2019-05-01 1307 2019-06-01 1228 2019-07-01 1245 2019-08-01 1367 2019-09-01 1300 2019-10-01 1332 2019-11-01 1346 2019-12-01 1551 2020-01-01 1572 2020-02-01 1565 2020-03-01 1267 2020-04-01 925 2020-05-01 1054 2020-06-01 1266 2020-07-01 1529 2020-08-01 1377 2020-09-01 1463 2020-10-01 1537 2020-11-01 1545 2020-12-01 1663 2021-01-01 1602 2021-02-01 1422 2021-03-01 1700 2021-04-01 1484 2021-05-01 1600 2021-06-01 1661 2021-07-01 1593 2021-08-01 1576 2021-09-01 1560 2021-10-01 1572 2021-11-01 1712 2021-12-01 1787 2022-01-01 1669 2022-02-01 1771 2022-03-01 1713 2022-04-01 1803 2022-05-01 1543 2022-06-01 1561 2022-07-01 1371 2022-08-01 1505 2022-09-01 1463 2022-10-01 1432 2022-11-01 1427 2022-12-01 1357 2023-01-01 1340 2023-02-01 1436 2023-03-01 1380 2023-04-01 1348 2023-05-01 1583 2023-06-01 1418 2023-07-01 1451 2023-08-01 1305 2023-09-01 1356 2023-10-01 1376 2023-11-01 1512 2023-12-01 1566 2024-01-01 1375 2024-02-01 1549 2024-03-01 1321