The majority of the U.S. housing stock was between 42 and 51 years old as of 2021. According to the source, the median year was 1979, meaning that the median house age was 42 years. Housing construction in the U.S. plummeted between 2005 and 2010 and has since been slow to recover.
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Statista. (May 24, 2024). Number of homes in the United States in 2021, by age (in units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042458/home-age-usa/
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