# Single-family housing units under construction in United States

Single-family housing units under construction in United States was 589,000 in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `housing_units_under_construction_single_family`
- Place id: `us`
- Unit: count
- Definition: The estimated number of privately owned new single-family housing units under construction at the end of the month.
- Note: Seasonally adjusted month-end stock of privately owned new housing units under construction, not a monthly flow or annual rate. Values count housing units, rather than buildings, and include the specified structure-size group. The latest month is preliminary and earlier estimates may be revised.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction: Single-family housing units under construction, United States (https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/under_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: Single-family housing units under construction, United States. https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/under_cust.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units-single-family-under-construction/united-states
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=housing_units_under_construction_single_family&place=us

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 589,000 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 582,000 |
| 2026-06 | 588,000 |
| 2026-05 | 589,000 |
| 2026-04 | 591,000 |
| 2026-03 | 591,000 |
| 2026-02 | 579,000 |
| 2026-01 | 578,000 |
| 2025-12 | 584,000 |
| 2025-11 | 589,000 |
| 2025-10 | 596,000 |
| 2025-09 | 604,000 |
| 2025-08 | 610,000 |
| 2025-07 | 624,000 |
| 2025-06 | 625,000 |
| 2025-05 | 624,000 |
| 2025-04 | 632,000 |
| 2025-03 | 632,000 |
| 2025-02 | 645,000 |
| 2025-01 | 641,000 |
| 2024-12 | 644,000 |
| 2024-11 | 639,000 |
| 2024-10 | 644,000 |
| 2024-09 | 645,000 |
| 2024-08 | 642,000 |
| 2024-07 | 643,000 |
| 2024-06 | 659,000 |
| 2024-05 | 672,000 |
| 2024-04 | 677,000 |
| 2024-03 | 690,000 |
| 2024-02 | 683,000 |
| 2024-01 | 680,000 |
| 2023-12 | 677,000 |
| 2023-11 | 685,000 |
| 2023-10 | 672,000 |
| 2023-09 | 675,000 |
| 2023-08 | 681,000 |
| 2023-07 | 682,000 |
| 2023-06 | 681,000 |
| 2023-05 | 690,000 |
| 2023-04 | 695,000 |
| 2023-03 | 705,000 |
| 2023-02 | 722,000 |
| 2023-01 | 739,000 |
| 2022-12 | 755,000 |
| 2022-11 | 766,000 |
| 2022-10 | 789,000 |
| 2022-09 | 797,000 |
| 2022-08 | 812,000 |
| 2022-07 | 819,000 |
| 2022-06 | 827,000 |
| 2022-05 | 827,000 |
| 2022-04 | 827,000 |
| 2022-03 | 811,000 |
| 2022-02 | 796,000 |
| 2022-01 | 783,000 |
| 2021-12 | 769,000 |
| 2021-11 | 758,000 |
| 2021-10 | 736,000 |
| 2021-09 | 725,000 |
| 2021-08 | 714,000 |
| 2021-07 | 697,000 |
| 2021-06 | 679,000 |
| 2021-05 | 656,000 |
| 2021-04 | 644,000 |
| 2021-03 | 634,000 |
| 2021-02 | 618,000 |
| 2021-01 | 611,000 |
| 2020-12 | 604,000 |
| 2020-11 | 586,000 |
| 2020-10 | 569,000 |
| 2020-09 | 549,000 |
| 2020-08 | 534,000 |
| 2020-07 | 521,000 |
| 2020-06 | 512,000 |
| 2020-05 | 509,000 |
| 2020-04 | 515,000 |
| 2020-03 | 529,000 |
| 2020-02 | 531,000 |
| 2020-01 | 523,000 |
| 2019-12 | 520,000 |
| 2019-11 | 519,000 |
| 2019-10 | 522,000 |
| 2019-09 | 527,000 |
| 2019-08 | 522,000 |
| 2019-07 | 526,000 |
| 2019-06 | 526,000 |
| 2019-05 | 526,000 |
| 2019-04 | 529,000 |
| 2019-03 | 529,000 |
| 2019-02 | 534,000 |
| 2019-01 | 535,000 |
| 2018-12 | 534,000 |
| 2018-11 | 530,000 |
| 2018-10 | 529,000 |
| 2018-09 | 527,000 |
| 2018-08 | 526,000 |
| 2018-07 | 528,000 |
| 2018-06 | 524,000 |
| 2018-05 | 523,000 |
| 2018-04 | 515,000 |
| 2018-03 | 504,000 |
| 2018-02 | 496,000 |
| 2018-01 | 494,000 |
| 2017-12 | 492,000 |
| 2017-11 | 495,000 |
| 2017-10 | 486,000 |
| 2017-09 | 482,000 |
| 2017-08 | 477,000 |
| 2017-07 | 466,000 |
| 2017-06 | 466,000 |
| 2017-05 | 461,000 |
| 2017-04 | 458,000 |
| 2017-03 | 452,000 |
| 2017-02 | 448,000 |
| 2017-01 | 442,000 |
| 2016-12 | 444,000 |
| 2016-11 | 443,000 |
| 2016-10 | 442,000 |
| 2016-09 | 434,000 |
| 2016-08 | 431,000 |
| 2016-07 | 432,000 |
| 2016-06 | 431,000 |
| 2016-05 | 430,000 |
| 2016-04 | 431,000 |
| 2016-03 | 426,000 |
| 2016-02 | 425,000 |
| 2016-01 | 417,000 |
| 2015-12 | 414,000 |
| 2015-11 | 413,000 |
| 2015-10 | 404,000 |
| 2015-09 | 402,000 |
| 2015-08 | 396,000 |
| 2015-07 | 387,000 |
| 2015-06 | 377,000 |
| 2015-05 | 371,000 |
| 2015-04 | 367,000 |
| 2015-03 | 361,000 |
| 2015-02 | 357,000 |
| 2015-01 | 362,000 |
| 2014-12 | 361,000 |
| 2014-11 | 358,000 |
| 2014-10 | 356,000 |
| 2014-09 | 351,000 |
| 2014-08 | 349,000 |
| 2014-07 | 344,000 |
| 2014-06 | 345,000 |
| 2014-05 | 342,000 |
| 2014-04 | 341,000 |
| 2014-03 | 337,000 |
| 2014-02 | 334,000 |
| 2014-01 | 335,000 |
| 2013-12 | 335,000 |
| 2013-11 | 327,000 |
| 2013-10 | 322,000 |
| 2013-09 | 323,000 |
| 2013-08 | 322,000 |
| 2013-07 | 318,000 |
| 2013-06 | 314,000 |
| 2013-05 | 306,000 |
| 2013-04 | 302,000 |
| 2013-03 | 295,000 |
| 2013-02 | 292,000 |
| 2013-01 | 285,000 |
| 2012-12 | 284,000 |
| 2012-11 | 279,000 |
| 2012-10 | 275,000 |
| 2012-09 | 271,000 |
| 2012-08 | 265,000 |
| 2012-07 | 262,000 |
| 2012-06 | 257,000 |
| 2012-05 | 253,000 |
| 2012-04 | 246,000 |
| 2012-03 | 246,000 |
| 2012-02 | 245,000 |
| 2012-01 | 241,000 |
| 2011-12 | 236,000 |
| 2011-11 | 236,000 |
| 2011-10 | 235,000 |
| 2011-09 | 237,000 |
| 2011-08 | 238,000 |
| 2011-07 | 242,000 |
| 2011-06 | 246,000 |
| 2011-05 | 246,000 |
| 2011-04 | 249,000 |
| 2011-03 | 253,000 |
| 2011-02 | 253,000 |
| 2011-01 | 260,000 |
| 2010-12 | 262,000 |
| 2010-11 | 266,000 |
| 2010-10 | 266,000 |
| 2010-09 | 270,000 |
| 2010-08 | 273,000 |
| 2010-07 | 277,000 |
| 2010-06 | 282,000 |
| 2010-05 | 301,000 |
| 2010-04 | 307,000 |
| 2010-03 | 306,000 |
| 2010-02 | 302,000 |
| 2010-01 | 299,000 |
| 2009-12 | 300,000 |
| 2009-11 | 301,000 |
| 2009-10 | 308,000 |
| 2009-09 | 314,000 |
| 2009-08 | 311,000 |
| 2009-07 | 316,000 |
| 2009-06 | 314,000 |
| 2009-05 | 316,000 |
| 2009-04 | 327,000 |
| 2009-03 | 344,000 |
| 2009-02 | 366,000 |
| 2009-01 | 383,000 |
| 2008-12 | 397,000 |
| 2008-11 | 417,000 |
| 2008-10 | 437,000 |
| 2008-09 | 456,000 |
| 2008-08 | 479,000 |
| 2008-07 | 489,000 |
| 2008-06 | 511,000 |
| 2008-05 | 532,000 |
| 2008-04 | 552,000 |
| 2008-03 | 563,000 |
| 2008-02 | 578,000 |
| 2008-01 | 592,000 |
| 2007-12 | 611,000 |
| 2007-11 | 625,000 |
| 2007-10 | 649,000 |
| 2007-09 | 667,000 |
| 2007-08 | 682,000 |
| 2007-07 | 709,000 |
| 2007-06 | 722,000 |
| 2007-05 | 730,000 |
| 2007-04 | 747,000 |
| 2007-03 | 757,000 |
| 2007-02 | 769,000 |
| 2007-01 | 779,000 |
| 2006-12 | 805,000 |
| 2006-11 | 822,000 |
| 2006-10 | 837,000 |
| 2006-09 | 864,000 |
| 2006-08 | 888,000 |
| 2006-07 | 913,000 |
| 2006-06 | 934,000 |
| 2006-05 | 960,000 |
| 2006-04 | 962,000 |
| 2006-03 | 983,000 |
| 2006-02 | 990,000 |
| 2006-01 | 989,000 |
| 2005-12 | 976,000 |
| 2005-11 | 971,000 |
| 2005-10 | 955,000 |
| 2005-09 | 945,000 |
| 2005-08 | 933,000 |
| 2005-07 | 920,000 |
| 2005-06 | 913,000 |
| 2005-05 | 913,000 |
| 2005-04 | 912,000 |
| 2005-03 | 908,000 |
| 2005-02 | 918,000 |
| 2005-01 | 904,000 |
| 2004-12 | 891,000 |
| 2004-11 | 884,000 |
| 2004-10 | 880,000 |
| 2004-09 | 870,000 |
| 2004-08 | 867,000 |
| 2004-07 | 859,000 |
| 2004-06 | 855,000 |
| 2004-05 | 853,000 |
| 2004-04 | 838,000 |
| 2004-03 | 837,000 |
| 2004-02 | 818,000 |
| 2004-01 | 818,000 |
| 2003-12 | 812,000 |
| 2003-11 | 794,000 |
| 2003-10 | 781,000 |
| 2003-09 | 769,000 |
| 2003-08 | 756,000 |
| 2003-07 | 744,000 |
| 2003-06 | 737,000 |
| 2003-05 | 724,000 |
| 2003-04 | 723,000 |
| 2003-03 | 721,000 |
| 2003-02 | 715,000 |
| 2003-01 | 717,000 |
| 2002-12 | 700,000 |
| 2002-11 | 695,000 |
| 2002-10 | 694,000 |
| 2002-09 | 691,000 |
| 2002-08 | 684,000 |
| 2002-07 | 696,000 |
| 2002-06 | 689,000 |
| 2002-05 | 686,000 |
| 2002-04 | 679,000 |
| 2002-03 | 676,000 |
| 2002-02 | 676,000 |
| 2002-01 | 669,000 |
| 2001-12 | 673,000 |
| 2001-11 | 683,000 |
| 2001-10 | 681,000 |
| 2001-09 | 690,000 |
| 2001-08 | 692,000 |
| 2001-07 | 689,000 |
| 2001-06 | 688,000 |
| 2001-05 | 687,000 |
| 2001-04 | 683,000 |
| 2001-03 | 676,000 |
| 2001-02 | 672,000 |
| 2001-01 | 670,000 |
| 2000-12 | 655,000 |
| 2000-11 | 655,000 |
| 2000-10 | 660,000 |
| 2000-09 | 656,000 |
| 2000-08 | 659,000 |
| 2000-07 | 658,000 |
| 2000-06 | 663,000 |
| 2000-05 | 666,000 |
| 2000-04 | 672,000 |
| 2000-03 | 675,000 |
| 2000-02 | 678,000 |
| 2000-01 | 679,000 |
| 1999-12 | 677,000 |
| 1999-11 | 676,000 |
| 1999-10 | 673,000 |
| 1999-09 | 671,000 |
| 1999-08 | 675,000 |
| 1999-07 | 672,000 |
| 1999-06 | 668,000 |
| 1999-05 | 674,000 |
| 1999-04 | 672,000 |
| 1999-03 | 676,000 |
| 1999-02 | 672,000 |
| 1999-01 | 663,000 |
| 1998-12 | 690,000 |
| 1998-11 | 671,000 |
| 1998-10 | 662,000 |
| 1998-09 | 654,000 |
| 1998-08 | 647,000 |
| 1998-07 | 642,000 |
| 1998-06 | 636,000 |
| 1998-05 | 624,000 |
| 1998-04 | 616,000 |
| 1998-03 | 611,000 |
| 1998-02 | 601,000 |
| 1998-01 | 592,000 |
| 1997-12 | 580,000 |
| 1997-11 | 578,000 |
| 1997-10 | 579,000 |
| 1997-09 | 574,000 |
| 1997-08 | 569,000 |
| 1997-07 | 568,000 |
| 1997-06 | 562,000 |
| 1997-05 | 564,000 |
| 1997-04 | 562,000 |
| 1997-03 | 562,000 |
| 1997-02 | 567,000 |
| 1997-01 | 573,000 |
| 1996-12 | 572,000 |
| 1996-11 | 586,000 |
| 1996-10 | 585,000 |
| 1996-09 | 590,000 |
| 1996-08 | 591,000 |
| 1996-07 | 591,000 |
| 1996-06 | 593,000 |
| 1996-05 | 592,000 |
| 1996-04 | 592,000 |
| 1996-03 | 581,000 |
| 1996-02 | 563,000 |
| 1996-01 | 570,000 |
| 1995-12 | 569,000 |
| 1995-11 | 559,000 |
| 1995-10 | 557,000 |
| 1995-09 | 552,000 |
| 1995-08 | 547,000 |
| 1995-07 | 539,000 |
| 1995-06 | 537,000 |
| 1995-05 | 540,000 |
| 1995-04 | 544,000 |
| 1995-03 | 554,000 |
| 1995-02 | 577,000 |
| 1995-01 | 571,000 |
| 1994-12 | 579,000 |
| 1994-11 | 585,000 |
| 1994-10 | 583,000 |
| 1994-09 | 590,000 |
| 1994-08 | 590,000 |
| 1994-07 | 590,000 |
| 1994-06 | 590,000 |
| 1994-05 | 585,000 |
| 1994-04 | 584,000 |
| 1994-03 | 585,000 |
| 1994-02 | 573,000 |
| 1994-01 | 569,000 |
| 1993-12 | 565,000 |
| 1993-11 | 559,000 |
| 1993-10 | 551,000 |
| 1993-09 | 543,000 |
| 1993-08 | 537,000 |
| 1993-07 | 530,000 |
| 1993-06 | 523,000 |
| 1993-05 | 518,000 |
| 1993-04 | 505,000 |
| 1993-03 | 500,000 |
| 1993-02 | 507,000 |
| 1993-01 | 500,000 |
| 1992-12 | 496,000 |
| 1992-11 | 497,000 |
| 1992-10 | 493,000 |
| 1992-09 | 486,000 |
| 1992-08 | 482,000 |
| 1992-07 | 477,000 |
| 1992-06 | 483,000 |
| 1992-05 | 483,000 |
| 1992-04 | 482,000 |
| 1992-03 | 481,000 |
| 1992-02 | 464,000 |
| 1992-01 | 464,000 |
| 1991-12 | 458,000 |
| 1991-11 | 456,000 |
| 1991-10 | 451,000 |
| 1991-09 | 454,000 |
| 1991-08 | 456,000 |
| 1991-07 | 451,000 |
| 1991-06 | 446,000 |
| 1991-05 | 443,000 |
| 1991-04 | 441,000 |
| 1991-03 | 442,000 |
| 1991-02 | 457,000 |
| 1991-01 | 459,000 |
| 1990-12 | 477,000 |
| 1990-11 | 487,000 |
| 1990-10 | 494,000 |
| 1990-09 | 504,000 |
| 1990-08 | 514,000 |
| 1990-07 | 528,000 |
| 1990-06 | 537,000 |
| 1990-05 | 548,000 |
| 1990-04 | 558,000 |
| 1990-03 | 566,000 |
| 1990-02 | 576,000 |
| 1990-01 | 569,000 |
| 1989-12 | 566,000 |
| 1989-11 | 559,000 |
| 1989-10 | 566,000 |
| 1989-09 | 567,000 |
| 1989-08 | 565,000 |
| 1989-07 | 576,000 |
| 1989-06 | 571,000 |
| 1989-05 | 574,000 |
| 1989-04 | 578,000 |
| 1989-03 | 585,000 |
| 1989-02 | 593,000 |
| 1989-01 | 601,000 |
| 1988-12 | 601,000 |
| 1988-11 | 604,000 |
| 1988-10 | 598,000 |
| 1988-09 | 597,000 |
| 1988-08 | 605,000 |
| 1988-07 | 605,000 |
| 1988-06 | 609,000 |
| 1988-05 | 611,000 |
| 1988-04 | 621,000 |
| 1988-03 | 615,000 |
| 1988-02 | 592,000 |
| 1988-01 | 613,000 |
| 1987-12 | 619,000 |
| 1987-11 | 624,000 |
| 1987-10 | 625,000 |
| 1987-09 | 628,000 |
| 1987-08 | 621,000 |
| 1987-07 | 622,000 |
| 1987-06 | 622,000 |
| 1987-05 | 627,000 |
| 1987-04 | 627,000 |
| 1987-03 | 622,000 |
| 1987-02 | 619,000 |
| 1987-01 | 610,000 |
| 1986-12 | 613,000 |
| 1986-11 | 615,000 |
| 1986-10 | 620,000 |
| 1986-09 | 624,000 |
| 1986-08 | 624,000 |
| 1986-07 | 617,000 |
| 1986-06 | 610,000 |
| 1986-05 | 598,000 |
| 1986-04 | 587,000 |
| 1986-03 | 580,000 |
| 1986-02 | 580,000 |
| 1986-01 | 575,000 |
| 1985-12 | 568,000 |
| 1985-11 | 573,000 |
| 1985-10 | 575,000 |
| 1985-09 | 568,000 |
| 1985-08 | 578,000 |
| 1985-07 | 575,000 |
| 1985-06 | 573,000 |
| 1985-05 | 579,000 |
| 1985-04 | 581,000 |
| 1985-03 | 579,000 |
| 1985-02 | 576,000 |
| 1985-01 | 574,000 |
| 1984-12 | 582,000 |
| 1984-11 | 577,000 |
| 1984-10 | 573,000 |
| 1984-09 | 569,000 |
| 1984-08 | 571,000 |
| 1984-07 | 580,000 |
| 1984-06 | 584,000 |
| 1984-05 | 581,000 |
| 1984-04 | 578,000 |
| 1984-03 | 571,000 |
| 1984-02 | 558,000 |
| 1984-01 | 558,000 |
| 1983-12 | 547,000 |
| 1983-11 | 548,000 |
| 1983-10 | 544,000 |
| 1983-09 | 545,000 |
| 1983-08 | 544,000 |
| 1983-07 | 536,000 |
| 1983-06 | 525,000 |
| 1983-05 | 510,000 |
| 1983-04 | 484,000 |
| 1983-03 | 467,000 |
| 1983-02 | 455,000 |
| 1983-01 | 430,000 |
| 1982-12 | 415,000 |
| 1982-11 | 400,000 |
| 1982-10 | 388,000 |
| 1982-09 | 382,000 |
| 1982-08 | 375,000 |
| 1982-07 | 376,000 |
| 1982-06 | 378,000 |
| 1982-05 | 378,000 |
| 1982-04 | 388,000 |
| 1982-03 | 392,000 |
| 1982-02 | 399,000 |
| 1982-01 | 394,000 |
| 1981-12 | 394,000 |
| 1981-11 | 402,000 |
| 1981-10 | 415,000 |
| 1981-09 | 431,000 |
| 1981-08 | 448,000 |
| 1981-07 | 467,000 |
| 1981-06 | 483,000 |
| 1981-05 | 501,000 |
| 1981-04 | 515,000 |
| 1981-03 | 523,000 |
| 1981-02 | 532,000 |
| 1981-01 | 535,000 |
| 1980-12 | 531,000 |
| 1980-11 | 529,000 |
| 1980-10 | 519,000 |
| 1980-09 | 503,000 |
| 1980-08 | 481,000 |
| 1980-07 | 481,000 |
| 1980-06 | 482,000 |
| 1980-05 | 500,000 |
| 1980-04 | 535,000 |
| 1980-03 | 580,000 |
| 1980-02 | 607,000 |
| 1980-01 | 645,000 |
| 1979-12 | 658,000 |
| 1979-11 | 682,000 |
| 1979-10 | 707,000 |
| 1979-09 | 718,000 |
| 1979-08 | 727,000 |
| 1979-07 | 732,000 |
| 1979-06 | 739,000 |
| 1979-05 | 739,000 |
| 1979-04 | 743,000 |
| 1979-03 | 761,000 |
| 1979-02 | 775,000 |
| 1979-01 | 785,000 |
| 1978-12 | 798,000 |
| 1978-11 | 786,000 |
| 1978-10 | 778,000 |
| 1978-09 | 781,000 |
| 1978-08 | 788,000 |
| 1978-07 | 787,000 |
| 1978-06 | 786,000 |
| 1978-05 | 782,000 |
| 1978-04 | 782,000 |
| 1978-03 | 776,000 |
| 1978-02 | 774,000 |
| 1978-01 | 766,000 |
| 1977-12 | 759,000 |
| 1977-11 | 743,000 |
| 1977-10 | 730,000 |
| 1977-09 | 710,000 |
| 1977-08 | 712,000 |
| 1977-07 | 704,000 |
| 1977-06 | 694,000 |
| 1977-05 | 678,000 |
| 1977-04 | 654,000 |
| 1977-03 | 632,000 |
| 1977-02 | 613,000 |
| 1977-01 | 598,000 |
| 1976-12 | 587,000 |
| 1976-11 | 577,000 |
| 1976-10 | 572,000 |
| 1976-09 | 558,000 |