Single-family housing completions, contractor-built in United States
Single-family housing completions, contractor-built in the United States was 30,000 in Q2 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.3% from Q2 2025.
Single-family housing completions, contractor-built in United States, Q1 1999 to Q2 2026
All 110 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 30,000 Provisional |
| 2026-Q1 | 28,000 |
| 2025-Q4 | 35,000 |
| 2025-Q3 | 30,000 |
| 2025-Q2 | 32,000 |
| 2025-Q1 | 28,000 |
| 2024-Q4 | 30,000 |
| 2024-Q3 | 30,000 |
| 2024-Q2 | 34,000 |
| 2024-Q1 | 26,000 |
| 2023-Q4 | 33,000 |
| 2023-Q3 | 37,000 |
| 2023-Q2 | 38,000 |
| 2023-Q1 | 30,000 |
| 2022-Q4 | 36,000 |
| 2022-Q3 | 31,000 |
| 2022-Q2 | 32,000 |
| 2022-Q1 | 29,000 |
| 2021-Q4 | 28,000 |
| 2021-Q3 | 30,000 |
| 2021-Q2 | 27,000 |
| 2021-Q1 | 26,000 |
| 2020-Q4 | 31,000 |
| 2020-Q3 | 28,000 |
| 2020-Q2 | 28,000 |
| 2020-Q1 | 28,000 |
| 2019-Q4 | 33,000 |
| 2019-Q3 | 31,000 |
| 2019-Q2 | 32,000 |
| 2019-Q1 | 26,000 |
| 2018-Q4 | 26,000 |
| 2018-Q3 | 28,000 |
| 2018-Q2 | 28,000 |
| 2018-Q1 | 25,000 |
| 2017-Q4 | 29,000 |
| 2017-Q3 | 27,000 |
| 2017-Q2 | 28,000 |
| 2017-Q1 | 24,000 |
| 2016-Q4 | 29,000 |
| 2016-Q3 | 27,000 |
| 2016-Q2 | 28,000 |
| 2016-Q1 | 23,000 |
| 2015-Q4 | 27,000 |
| 2015-Q3 | 24,000 |
| 2015-Q2 | 26,000 |
| 2015-Q1 | 20,000 |
| 2014-Q4 | 30,000 |
| 2014-Q3 | 29,000 |
| 2014-Q2 | 22,000 |
| 2014-Q1 | 18,000 |
| 2013-Q4 | 24,000 |
| 2013-Q3 | 21,000 |
| 2013-Q2 | 19,000 |
| 2013-Q1 | 16,000 |
| 2012-Q4 | 22,000 |
| 2012-Q3 | 20,000 |
| 2012-Q2 | 20,000 |
| 2012-Q1 | 15,000 |
| 2011-Q4 | 23,000 |
| 2011-Q3 | 18,000 |
| 2011-Q2 | 17,000 |
| 2011-Q1 | 16,000 |
| 2010-Q4 | 24,000 |
| 2010-Q3 | 20,000 |
| 2010-Q2 | 23,000 |
| 2010-Q1 | 19,000 |
| 2009-Q4 | 24,000 |
| 2009-Q3 | 23,000 |
| 2009-Q2 | 26,000 |
| 2009-Q1 | 22,000 |
| 2008-Q4 | 33,000 |
| 2008-Q3 | 32,000 |
| 2008-Q2 | 34,000 |
| 2008-Q1 | 27,000 |
| 2007-Q4 | 46,000 |
| 2007-Q3 | 41,000 |
| 2007-Q2 | 43,000 |
| 2007-Q1 | 39,000 |
| 2006-Q4 | 58,000 |
| 2006-Q3 | 50,000 |
| 2006-Q2 | 47,000 |
| 2006-Q1 | 42,000 |
| 2005-Q4 | 51,000 |
| 2005-Q3 | 50,000 |
| 2005-Q2 | 48,000 |
| 2005-Q1 | 41,000 |
| 2004-Q4 | 53,000 |
| 2004-Q3 | 48,000 |
| 2004-Q2 | 48,000 |
| 2004-Q1 | 42,000 |
| 2003-Q4 | 56,000 |
| 2003-Q3 | 46,000 |
| 2003-Q2 | 46,000 |
| 2003-Q1 | 38,000 |
| 2002-Q4 | 57,000 |
| 2002-Q3 | 49,000 |
| 2002-Q2 | 46,000 |
| 2002-Q1 | 41,000 |
| 2001-Q4 | 59,000 |
| 2001-Q3 | 45,000 |
| 2001-Q2 | 46,000 |
| 2001-Q1 | 39,000 |
| 2000-Q4 | 50,000 |
| 2000-Q3 | 49,000 |
| 2000-Q2 | 48,000 |
| 2000-Q1 | 46,000 |
| 1999-Q4 | 58,000 |
| 1999-Q3 | 54,000 |
| 1999-Q2 | 48,000 |
| 1999-Q1 | 45,000 |
Definition
Estimated number of privately owned single-family housing units completed in the quarter and built for an owner's occupancy on the owner's land under the supervision of a single general contractor.
Quarterly estimates count units in privately owned new housing. They are not seasonally adjusted or annualized. Census marks the newest quarterly release as preliminary and revises the prior quarter; quarterly totals may differ from annual totals because annual figures include late reports and corrections. A single-family home is complete when finished flooring is installed, or earlier if it is occupied before construction is finished. This category is contractor-built on the owner's land, not owner-built with the owner acting as general contractor.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. New Residential Construction, quarterly intent and design: Single-family housing completions, contractor-built, United States. https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/comps_quarterly_cust.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). New Residential Construction, quarterly intent and design: Single-family housing completions, contractor-built, United States (Single-family housing completions, contractor-built, United States, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q2) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/comps_quarterly_cust.xlsx
MLA 9
New Residential Construction, quarterly intent and design: Single-family housing completions, contractor-built, United States, Single-family housing completions, contractor-built, United States, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q2. U.S. Census Bureau, 24 Sept. 2026, https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/comps_quarterly_cust.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-completions-contractor-built/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. New Residential Construction, quarterly intent and design: Single-family housing completions, contractor-built, United States. Single-family housing completions, contractor-built, United States, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q2. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/comps_quarterly_cust.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-completions-contractor-built/united-states.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) New Residential Construction, quarterly intent and design: Single-family housing completions, contractor-built, United States, Single-family housing completions, contractor-built, United States, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q2 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/comps_quarterly_cust.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-completions-contractor-built/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_single_family_housing_completions_2026,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{New Residential Construction, quarterly intent and design: Single-family housing completions, contractor-built, United States: Single-family housing completions, contractor-built, United States, 1999-Q1 to 2026-Q2}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/comps_quarterly_cust.xlsx},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-completions-contractor-built/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. New Residential Construction, quarterly intent and design: Single-family housing completions, contractor-built, United States. https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/comps\_quarterly\_cust.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the single-family housing completions, contractor-built in United States?
Single-family housing completions, contractor-built in the United States was 30,000 in Q2 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.3% from Q2 2025.
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U.S. Census Bureau. New Residential Construction, quarterly intent and design: Single-family housing completions, contractor-built, United States. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest single-family housing completions, contractor-built in United States?
59,000 in Q4 2001, the highest value since Q1 1999 in this series.