Most of the new privately owned housing permits in the United States in 2022 were either single-family or multifamily residential buildings with 5 units or more. In 2021, there had been over a million single-family homes authorized through building permits. The south of the United States was the region where the highest number of single-family building permits was issued.
New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the United States from 2010 to 2022, by structure size
(in 1,000s)
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1 unit
2 units
3 to 4 units
5 units or more
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US Census Bureau. (April 1, 2023). New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the United States from 2010 to 2022, by structure size (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/664586/building-permits-for-privately-owned-housing-units-in-the-us-by-structure/
US Census Bureau. "New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the United States from 2010 to 2022, by structure size (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/664586/building-permits-for-privately-owned-housing-units-in-the-us-by-structure/
US Census Bureau. (2023). New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the United States from 2010 to 2022, by structure size (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/664586/building-permits-for-privately-owned-housing-units-in-the-us-by-structure/
US Census Bureau. "New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits in The United States from 2010 to 2022, by Structure Size (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/664586/building-permits-for-privately-owned-housing-units-in-the-us-by-structure/
US Census Bureau, New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the United States from 2010 to 2022, by structure size (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/664586/building-permits-for-privately-owned-housing-units-in-the-us-by-structure/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the United States from 2010 to 2022, by structure size (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, April 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/664586/building-permits-for-privately-owned-housing-units-in-the-us-by-structure/