# Housing starts in buildings with 5 or more units, SAAR in United States

Housing starts in buildings with 5 or more units, SAAR in United States was 344,000 in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `housing_starts_5plus_units_saar`
- Place id: `us`
- Unit: count
- Definition: The annualized number of privately owned housing units in buildings with five or more units whose construction started during the month. A start occurs when excavation begins for the building's footings or foundation.
- Note: A start occurs when excavation begins for a building's footings or foundation. For a multifamily building, all its units count as started when that excavation begins. This is a flow of housing units, not construction permits. Monthly estimates are seasonally adjusted annual rates. The latest month is preliminary and earlier estimates may be revised. Historical values before August 1963 combine buildings with two to four units and buildings with five or more units; the five-or-more-unit series begins in August 1963 to avoid that mixed category.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction: Housing starts in buildings with 5 or more units, SAAR, United States (https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/starts_cust.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. New Residential Construction: Housing starts in buildings with 5 or more units, SAAR, United States. https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/starts_cust.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/housing-starts-5plus-units/united-states
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=housing_starts_5plus_units_saar&place=us

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 344,000 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 444,000 |
| 2026-06 | 519,000 |
| 2026-05 | 282,000 |
| 2026-04 | 494,000 |
| 2026-03 | 481,000 |
| 2026-02 | 414,000 |
| 2026-01 | 469,000 |
| 2025-12 | 410,000 |
| 2025-11 | 375,000 |
| 2025-10 | 355,000 |
| 2025-09 | 471,000 |
| 2025-08 | 407,000 |
| 2025-07 | 453,000 |
| 2025-06 | 430,000 |
| 2025-05 | 324,000 |
| 2025-04 | 429,000 |
| 2025-03 | 393,000 |
| 2025-02 | 369,000 |
| 2025-01 | 328,000 |
| 2024-12 | 408,000 |
| 2024-11 | 275,000 |
| 2024-10 | 397,000 |
| 2024-09 | 291,000 |
| 2024-08 | 344,000 |
| 2024-07 | 366,000 |
| 2024-06 | 322,000 |
| 2024-05 | 315,000 |
| 2024-04 | 322,000 |
| 2024-03 | 259,000 |
| 2024-02 | 399,000 |
| 2024-01 | 344,000 |
| 2023-12 | 461,000 |
| 2023-11 | 384,000 |
| 2023-10 | 376,000 |
| 2023-09 | 376,000 |
| 2023-08 | 355,000 |
| 2023-07 | 448,000 |
| 2023-06 | 465,000 |
| 2023-05 | 597,000 |
| 2023-04 | 463,000 |
| 2023-03 | 515,000 |
| 2023-02 | 565,000 |
| 2023-01 | 515,000 |
| 2022-12 | 437,000 |
| 2022-11 | 629,000 |
| 2022-10 | 556,000 |
| 2022-09 | 571,000 |
| 2022-08 | 584,000 |
| 2022-07 | 456,000 |
| 2022-06 | 535,000 |
| 2022-05 | 464,000 |
| 2022-04 | 593,000 |
| 2022-03 | 519,000 |
| 2022-02 | 506,000 |
| 2022-01 | 511,000 |
| 2021-12 | 539,000 |
| 2021-11 | 475,000 |
| 2021-10 | 469,000 |
| 2021-09 | 468,000 |
| 2021-08 | 482,000 |
| 2021-07 | 444,000 |
| 2021-06 | 480,000 |
| 2021-05 | 496,000 |
| 2021-04 | 415,000 |
| 2021-03 | 453,000 |
| 2021-02 | 344,000 |
| 2021-01 | 481,000 |
| 2020-12 | 331,000 |
| 2020-11 | 359,000 |
| 2020-10 | 339,000 |
| 2020-09 | 353,000 |
| 2020-08 | 333,000 |
| 2020-07 | 508,000 |
| 2020-06 | 356,000 |
| 2020-05 | 291,000 |
| 2020-04 | 233,000 |
| 2020-03 | 375,000 |
| 2020-02 | 497,000 |
| 2020-01 | 602,000 |
| 2019-12 | 524,000 |
| 2019-11 | 419,000 |
| 2019-10 | 422,000 |
| 2019-09 | 372,000 |
| 2019-08 | 451,000 |
| 2019-07 | 340,000 |
| 2019-06 | 353,000 |
| 2019-05 | 437,000 |
| 2019-04 | 376,000 |
| 2019-03 | 349,000 |
| 2019-02 | 338,000 |
| 2019-01 | 293,000 |
| 2018-12 | 300,000 |
| 2018-11 | 389,000 |
| 2018-10 | 330,000 |
| 2018-09 | 366,000 |
| 2018-08 | 371,000 |
| 2018-07 | 333,000 |
| 2018-06 | 316,000 |
| 2018-05 | 375,000 |
| 2018-04 | 347,000 |
| 2018-03 | 429,000 |
| 2018-02 | 366,000 |
| 2018-01 | 415,000 |
| 2017-12 | 349,000 |
| 2017-11 | 341,000 |
| 2017-10 | 361,000 |
| 2017-09 | 324,000 |
| 2017-08 | 284,000 |
| 2017-07 | 353,000 |
| 2017-06 | 376,000 |
| 2017-05 | 312,000 |
| 2017-04 | 305,000 |
| 2017-03 | 345,000 |
| 2017-02 | 389,000 |
| 2017-01 | 402,000 |
| 2016-12 | 440,000 |
| 2016-11 | 320,000 |
| 2016-10 | 444,000 |
| 2016-09 | 276,000 |
| 2016-08 | 420,000 |
| 2016-07 | 462,000 |
| 2016-06 | 415,000 |
| 2016-05 | 390,000 |
| 2016-04 | 373,000 |
| 2016-03 | 349,000 |
| 2016-02 | 354,000 |
| 2016-01 | 322,000 |
| 2015-12 | 364,000 |
| 2015-11 | 392,000 |
| 2015-10 | 341,000 |
| 2015-09 | 467,000 |
| 2015-08 | 390,000 |
| 2015-07 | 376,000 |
| 2015-06 | 491,000 |
| 2015-05 | 362,000 |
| 2015-04 | 429,000 |
| 2015-03 | 313,000 |
| 2015-02 | 294,000 |
| 2015-01 | 376,000 |
| 2014-12 | 333,000 |
| 2014-11 | 334,000 |
| 2014-10 | 358,000 |
| 2014-09 | 347,000 |
| 2014-08 | 322,000 |
| 2014-07 | 413,000 |
| 2014-06 | 287,000 |
| 2014-05 | 345,000 |
| 2014-04 | 388,000 |
| 2014-03 | 304,000 |
| 2014-02 | 339,000 |
| 2014-01 | 313,000 |
| 2013-12 | 334,000 |
| 2013-11 | 392,000 |
| 2013-10 | 319,000 |
| 2013-09 | 263,000 |
| 2013-08 | 273,000 |
| 2013-07 | 269,000 |
| 2013-06 | 214,000 |
| 2013-05 | 311,000 |
| 2013-04 | 234,000 |
| 2013-03 | 360,000 |
| 2013-02 | 301,000 |
| 2013-01 | 273,000 |
| 2012-12 | 344,000 |
| 2012-11 | 254,000 |
| 2012-10 | 285,000 |
| 2012-09 | 245,000 |
| 2012-08 | 210,000 |
| 2012-07 | 212,000 |
| 2012-06 | 224,000 |
| 2012-05 | 175,000 |
| 2012-04 | 240,000 |
| 2012-03 | 213,000 |
| 2012-02 | 230,000 |
| 2012-01 | 189,000 |
| 2011-12 | 149,000 |
| 2011-11 | 237,000 |
| 2011-10 | 157,000 |
| 2011-09 | 226,000 |
| 2011-08 | 156,000 |
| 2011-07 | 181,000 |
| 2011-06 | 166,000 |
| 2011-05 | 140,000 |
| 2011-04 | 125,000 |
| 2011-03 | 160,000 |
| 2011-02 | 109,000 |
| 2011-01 | 188,000 |
| 2010-12 | 101,000 |
| 2010-11 | 79,000 |
| 2010-10 | 93,000 |
| 2010-09 | 139,000 |
| 2010-08 | 168,000 |
| 2010-07 | 101,000 |
| 2010-06 | 86,000 |
| 2010-05 | 114,000 |
| 2010-04 | 108,000 |
| 2010-03 | 86,000 |
| 2010-02 | 62,000 |
| 2010-01 | 97,000 |
| 2009-12 | 84,000 |
| 2009-11 | 81,000 |
| 2009-10 | 53,000 |
| 2009-09 | 66,000 |
| 2009-08 | 93,000 |
| 2009-07 | 70,000 |
| 2009-06 | 93,000 |
| 2009-05 | 124,000 |
| 2009-04 | 80,000 |
| 2009-03 | 122,000 |
| 2009-02 | 210,000 |
| 2009-01 | 119,000 |
| 2008-12 | 149,000 |
| 2008-11 | 175,000 |
| 2008-10 | 225,000 |
| 2008-09 | 263,000 |
| 2008-08 | 222,000 |
| 2008-07 | 294,000 |
| 2008-06 | 378,000 |
| 2008-05 | 275,000 |
| 2008-04 | 316,000 |
| 2008-03 | 261,000 |
| 2008-02 | 350,000 |
| 2008-01 | 285,000 |
| 2007-12 | 221,000 |
| 2007-11 | 343,000 |
| 2007-10 | 347,000 |
| 2007-09 | 219,000 |
| 2007-08 | 336,000 |
| 2007-07 | 273,000 |
| 2007-06 | 279,000 |
| 2007-05 | 252,000 |
| 2007-04 | 256,000 |
| 2007-03 | 256,000 |
| 2007-02 | 262,000 |
| 2007-01 | 256,000 |
| 2006-12 | 350,000 |
| 2006-11 | 261,000 |
| 2006-10 | 242,000 |
| 2006-09 | 306,000 |
| 2006-08 | 246,000 |
| 2006-07 | 230,000 |
| 2006-06 | 307,000 |
| 2006-05 | 320,000 |
| 2006-04 | 254,000 |
| 2006-03 | 331,000 |
| 2006-02 | 280,000 |
| 2006-01 | 423,000 |
| 2005-12 | 335,000 |
| 2005-11 | 300,000 |
| 2005-10 | 292,000 |
| 2005-09 | 305,000 |
| 2005-08 | 324,000 |
| 2005-07 | 294,000 |
| 2005-06 | 312,000 |
| 2005-05 | 275,000 |
| 2005-04 | 354,000 |
| 2005-03 | 247,000 |
| 2005-02 | 363,000 |
| 2005-01 | 358,000 |
| 2004-12 | 281,000 |
| 2004-11 | 285,000 |
| 2004-10 | 370,000 |
| 2004-09 | 319,000 |
| 2004-08 | 266,000 |
| 2004-07 | 263,000 |
| 2004-06 | 276,000 |
| 2004-05 | 272,000 |
| 2004-04 | 320,000 |
| 2004-03 | 334,000 |
| 2004-02 | 336,000 |
| 2004-01 | 322,000 |
| 2003-12 | 381,000 |
| 2003-11 | 351,000 |
| 2003-10 | 307,000 |
| 2003-09 | 339,000 |
| 2003-08 | 316,000 |
| 2003-07 | 326,000 |
| 2003-06 | 325,000 |
| 2003-05 | 333,000 |
| 2003-04 | 238,000 |
| 2003-03 | 293,000 |
| 2003-02 | 298,000 |
| 2003-01 | 275,000 |
| 2002-12 | 314,000 |
| 2002-11 | 325,000 |
| 2002-10 | 262,000 |
| 2002-09 | 321,000 |
| 2002-08 | 355,000 |
| 2002-07 | 301,000 |
| 2002-06 | 302,000 |
| 2002-05 | 325,000 |
| 2002-04 | 287,000 |
| 2002-03 | 305,000 |
| 2002-02 | 284,000 |
| 2002-01 | 311,000 |
| 2001-12 | 266,000 |
| 2001-11 | 320,000 |
| 2001-10 | 266,000 |
| 2001-09 | 273,000 |
| 2001-08 | 255,000 |
| 2001-07 | 331,000 |
| 2001-06 | 287,000 |
| 2001-05 | 292,000 |
| 2001-04 | 295,000 |
| 2001-03 | 329,000 |
| 2001-02 | 319,000 |
| 2001-01 | 286,000 |
| 2000-12 | 267,000 |
| 2000-11 | 297,000 |
| 2000-10 | 275,000 |
| 2000-09 | 276,000 |
| 2000-08 | 261,000 |
| 2000-07 | 273,000 |
| 2000-06 | 301,000 |
| 2000-05 | 323,000 |
| 2000-04 | 316,000 |
| 2000-03 | 269,000 |
| 2000-02 | 436,000 |
| 2000-01 | 338,000 |
| 1999-12 | 307,000 |
| 1999-11 | 299,000 |
| 1999-10 | 275,000 |
| 1999-09 | 311,000 |
| 1999-08 | 356,000 |
| 1999-07 | 318,000 |
| 1999-06 | 260,000 |
| 1999-05 | 273,000 |
| 1999-04 | 288,000 |
| 1999-03 | 326,000 |
| 1999-02 | 331,000 |
| 1999-01 | 368,000 |
| 1998-12 | 353,000 |
| 1998-11 | 244,000 |
| 1998-10 | 374,000 |
| 1998-09 | 295,000 |
| 1998-08 | 289,000 |
| 1998-07 | 358,000 |
| 1998-06 | 320,000 |
| 1998-05 | 270,000 |
| 1998-04 | 268,000 |
| 1998-03 | 304,000 |
| 1998-02 | 280,000 |
| 1998-01 | 252,000 |
| 1997-12 | 355,000 |
| 1997-11 | 309,000 |
| 1997-10 | 329,000 |
| 1997-09 | 294,000 |
| 1997-08 | 252,000 |
| 1997-07 | 267,000 |
| 1997-06 | 335,000 |
| 1997-05 | 301,000 |
| 1997-04 | 327,000 |
| 1997-03 | 285,000 |
| 1997-02 | 264,000 |
| 1997-01 | 206,000 |
| 1996-12 | 265,000 |
| 1996-11 | 301,000 |
| 1996-10 | 227,000 |
| 1996-09 | 282,000 |
| 1996-08 | 269,000 |
| 1996-07 | 274,000 |
| 1996-06 | 228,000 |
| 1996-05 | 297,000 |
| 1996-04 | 249,000 |
| 1996-03 | 252,000 |
| 1996-02 | 300,000 |
| 1996-01 | 302,000 |
| 1995-12 | 234,000 |
| 1995-11 | 291,000 |
| 1995-10 | 215,000 |
| 1995-09 | 235,000 |
| 1995-08 | 247,000 |
| 1995-07 | 286,000 |
| 1995-06 | 225,000 |
| 1995-05 | 255,000 |
| 1995-04 | 231,000 |
| 1995-03 | 216,000 |
| 1995-02 | 220,000 |
| 1995-01 | 280,000 |
| 1994-12 | 267,000 |
| 1994-11 | 267,000 |
| 1994-10 | 264,000 |
| 1994-09 | 234,000 |
| 1994-08 | 254,000 |
| 1994-07 | 179,000 |
| 1994-06 | 199,000 |
| 1994-05 | 246,000 |
| 1994-04 | 227,000 |
| 1994-03 | 225,000 |
| 1994-02 | 172,000 |
| 1994-01 | 107,000 |
| 1993-12 | 195,000 |
| 1993-11 | 120,000 |
| 1993-10 | 148,000 |
| 1993-09 | 170,000 |
| 1993-08 | 119,000 |
| 1993-07 | 117,000 |
| 1993-06 | 165,000 |
| 1993-05 | 107,000 |
| 1993-04 | 120,000 |
| 1993-03 | 105,000 |
| 1993-02 | 125,000 |
| 1993-01 | 92,000 |
| 1992-12 | 117,000 |
| 1992-11 | 112,000 |
| 1992-10 | 131,000 |
| 1992-09 | 135,000 |
| 1992-08 | 157,000 |
| 1992-07 | 129,000 |
| 1992-06 | 107,000 |
| 1992-05 | 144,000 |
| 1992-04 | 125,000 |
| 1992-03 | 216,000 |
| 1992-02 | 123,000 |
| 1992-01 | 176,000 |
| 1991-12 | 90,000 |
| 1991-11 | 156,000 |
| 1991-10 | 148,000 |
| 1991-09 | 119,000 |
| 1991-08 | 128,000 |
| 1991-07 | 132,000 |
| 1991-06 | 139,000 |
| 1991-05 | 119,000 |
| 1991-04 | 150,000 |
| 1991-03 | 144,000 |
| 1991-02 | 171,000 |
| 1991-01 | 164,000 |
| 1990-12 | 203,000 |
| 1990-11 | 309,000 |
| 1990-10 | 156,000 |
| 1990-09 | 216,000 |
| 1990-08 | 258,000 |
| 1990-07 | 258,000 |
| 1990-06 | 251,000 |
| 1990-05 | 281,000 |
| 1990-04 | 275,000 |
| 1990-03 | 281,000 |
| 1990-02 | 294,000 |
| 1990-01 | 395,000 |
| 1989-12 | 292,000 |
| 1989-11 | 279,000 |
| 1989-10 | 325,000 |
| 1989-09 | 258,000 |
| 1989-08 | 278,000 |
| 1989-07 | 342,000 |
| 1989-06 | 370,000 |
| 1989-05 | 297,000 |
| 1989-04 | 252,000 |
| 1989-03 | 385,000 |
| 1989-02 | 363,000 |
| 1989-01 | 407,000 |
| 1988-12 | 370,000 |
| 1988-11 | 360,000 |
| 1988-10 | 324,000 |
| 1988-09 | 385,000 |
| 1988-08 | 324,000 |
| 1988-07 | 353,000 |
| 1988-06 | 314,000 |
| 1988-05 | 346,000 |
| 1988-04 | 446,000 |
| 1988-03 | 293,000 |
| 1988-02 | 344,000 |
| 1988-01 | 298,000 |
| 1987-12 | 315,000 |
| 1987-11 | 492,000 |
| 1987-10 | 361,000 |
| 1987-09 | 414,000 |
| 1987-08 | 426,000 |
| 1987-07 | 376,000 |
| 1987-06 | 419,000 |
| 1987-05 | 419,000 |
| 1987-04 | 371,000 |
| 1987-03 | 435,000 |
| 1987-02 | 431,000 |
| 1987-01 | 474,000 |
| 1986-12 | 495,000 |
| 1986-11 | 439,000 |
| 1986-10 | 471,000 |
| 1986-09 | 486,000 |
| 1986-08 | 527,000 |
| 1986-07 | 549,000 |
| 1986-06 | 550,000 |
| 1986-05 | 543,000 |
| 1986-04 | 656,000 |
| 1986-03 | 617,000 |
| 1986-02 | 603,000 |
| 1986-01 | 602,000 |
| 1985-12 | 733,000 |
| 1985-11 | 579,000 |
| 1985-10 | 595,000 |
| 1985-09 | 566,000 |
| 1985-08 | 570,000 |
| 1985-07 | 518,000 |
| 1985-06 | 552,000 |
| 1985-05 | 548,000 |
| 1985-04 | 608,000 |
| 1985-03 | 571,000 |
| 1985-02 | 464,000 |
| 1985-01 | 622,000 |
| 1984-12 | 399,000 |
| 1984-11 | 473,000 |
| 1984-10 | 477,000 |
| 1984-09 | 549,000 |
| 1984-08 | 510,000 |
| 1984-07 | 605,000 |
| 1984-06 | 646,000 |
| 1984-05 | 561,000 |
| 1984-04 | 573,000 |
| 1984-03 | 482,000 |
| 1984-02 | 712,000 |
| 1984-01 | 566,000 |
| 1983-12 | 547,000 |
| 1983-11 | 547,000 |
| 1983-10 | 578,000 |
| 1983-09 | 530,000 |
| 1983-08 | 647,000 |
| 1983-07 | 589,000 |
| 1983-06 | 488,000 |
| 1983-05 | 536,000 |
| 1983-04 | 370,000 |
| 1983-03 | 507,000 |
| 1983-02 | 544,000 |
| 1983-01 | 441,000 |
| 1982-12 | 360,000 |
| 1982-11 | 428,000 |
| 1982-10 | 365,000 |
| 1982-09 | 364,000 |
| 1982-08 | 305,000 |
| 1982-07 | 435,000 |
| 1982-06 | 204,000 |
| 1982-05 | 330,000 |
| 1982-04 | 269,000 |
| 1982-03 | 253,000 |
| 1982-02 | 246,000 |
| 1982-01 | 216,000 |
| 1981-12 | 271,000 |
| 1981-11 | 217,000 |
| 1981-10 | 267,000 |
| 1981-09 | 216,000 |
| 1981-08 | 253,000 |
| 1981-07 | 262,000 |
| 1981-06 | 258,000 |
| 1981-05 | 277,000 |
| 1981-04 | 358,000 |
| 1981-03 | 344,000 |
| 1981-02 | 329,000 |
| 1981-01 | 465,000 |
| 1980-12 | 421,000 |
| 1980-11 | 379,000 |
| 1980-10 | 396,000 |
| 1980-09 | 312,000 |
| 1980-08 | 310,000 |
| 1980-07 | 332,000 |
| 1980-06 | 341,000 |
| 1980-05 | 190,000 |
| 1980-04 | 298,000 |
| 1980-03 | 320,000 |
| 1980-02 | 443,000 |
| 1980-01 | 287,000 |
| 1979-12 | 374,000 |
| 1979-11 | 461,000 |
| 1979-10 | 434,000 |
| 1979-09 | 523,000 |
| 1979-08 | 407,000 |
| 1979-07 | 429,000 |
| 1979-06 | 474,000 |
| 1979-05 | 474,000 |
| 1979-04 | 343,000 |
| 1979-03 | 405,000 |
| 1979-02 | 375,000 |
| 1979-01 | 410,000 |
| 1978-12 | 463,000 |
| 1978-11 | 425,000 |
| 1978-10 | 465,000 |
| 1978-09 | 471,000 |
| 1978-08 | 443,000 |
| 1978-07 | 497,000 |
| 1978-06 | 493,000 |
| 1978-05 | 473,000 |
| 1978-04 | 544,000 |
| 1978-03 | 478,000 |
| 1978-02 | 399,000 |
| 1978-01 | 357,000 |
| 1977-12 | 465,000 |
| 1977-11 | 407,000 |
| 1977-10 | 437,000 |
| 1977-09 | 352,000 |
| 1977-08 | 463,000 |
| 1977-07 | 487,000 |
| 1977-06 | 394,000 |
| 1977-05 | 386,000 |
| 1977-04 | 355,000 |
| 1977-03 | 464,000 |
| 1977-02 | 295,000 |
| 1977-01 | 315,000 |
| 1976-12 | 388,000 |
| 1976-11 | 334,000 |
| 1976-10 | 308,000 |
| 1976-09 | 390,000 |