# Single-family housing starts, contractor-built in United States

Single-family housing starts, contractor-built in United States was 34,000 in Q2 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `housing_starts_single_family_contractor_built`
- Place id: `us`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Estimated number of privately owned single-family housing units started in the quarter and built for an owner's occupancy on the owner's land under the supervision of a single general contractor.
- Note: 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 unit is counted as started when excavation begins for the building's footings or foundation. This category is contractor-built on the owner's land, not owner-built with the owner acting as general contractor.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction, quarterly intent and design: Single-family housing starts, contractor-built, United States (https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/starts_quarterly_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, quarterly intent and design: Single-family housing starts, contractor-built, United States. https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/starts_quarterly_cust.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-starts-contractor-built/united-states
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=housing_starts_single_family_contractor_built&place=us

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-Q2 | 34,000 (provisional) |
| 2026-Q1 | 24,000 |
| 2025-Q4 | 32,000 |
| 2025-Q3 | 35,000 |
| 2025-Q2 | 38,000 |
| 2025-Q1 | 25,000 |
| 2024-Q4 | 35,000 |
| 2024-Q3 | 32,000 |
| 2024-Q2 | 37,000 |
| 2024-Q1 | 24,000 |
| 2023-Q4 | 32,000 |
| 2023-Q3 | 35,000 |
| 2023-Q2 | 33,000 |
| 2023-Q1 | 24,000 |
| 2022-Q4 | 33,000 |
| 2022-Q3 | 42,000 |
| 2022-Q2 | 38,000 |
| 2022-Q1 | 32,000 |
| 2021-Q4 | 34,000 |
| 2021-Q3 | 39,000 |
| 2021-Q2 | 37,000 |
| 2021-Q1 | 26,000 |
| 2020-Q4 | 33,000 |
| 2020-Q3 | 35,000 |
| 2020-Q2 | 32,000 |
| 2020-Q1 | 23,000 |
| 2019-Q4 | 31,000 |
| 2019-Q3 | 39,000 |
| 2019-Q2 | 34,000 |
| 2019-Q1 | 20,000 |
| 2018-Q4 | 27,000 |
| 2018-Q3 | 37,000 |
| 2018-Q2 | 34,000 |
| 2018-Q1 | 21,000 |
| 2017-Q4 | 29,000 |
| 2017-Q3 | 33,000 |
| 2017-Q2 | 32,000 |
| 2017-Q1 | 22,000 |
| 2016-Q4 | 29,000 |
| 2016-Q3 | 34,000 |
| 2016-Q2 | 33,000 |
| 2016-Q1 | 24,000 |
| 2015-Q4 | 28,000 |
| 2015-Q3 | 33,000 |
| 2015-Q2 | 30,000 |
| 2015-Q1 | 18,000 |
| 2014-Q4 | 29,000 |
| 2014-Q3 | 31,000 |
| 2014-Q2 | 32,000 |
| 2014-Q1 | 18,000 |
| 2013-Q4 | 22,000 |
| 2013-Q3 | 27,000 |
| 2013-Q2 | 26,000 |
| 2013-Q1 | 16,000 |
| 2012-Q4 | 20,000 |
| 2012-Q3 | 22,000 |
| 2012-Q2 | 24,000 |
| 2012-Q1 | 17,000 |
| 2011-Q4 | 21,000 |
| 2011-Q3 | 21,000 |
| 2011-Q2 | 22,000 |
| 2011-Q1 | 12,000 |
| 2010-Q4 | 18,000 |
| 2010-Q3 | 24,000 |
| 2010-Q2 | 27,000 |
| 2010-Q1 | 16,000 |
| 2009-Q4 | 21,000 |
| 2009-Q3 | 26,000 |
| 2009-Q2 | 23,000 |
| 2009-Q1 | 15,000 |
| 2008-Q4 | 20,000 |
| 2008-Q3 | 31,000 |
| 2008-Q2 | 33,000 |
| 2008-Q1 | 23,000 |
| 2007-Q4 | 31,000 |
| 2007-Q3 | 41,000 |
| 2007-Q2 | 45,000 |
| 2007-Q1 | 33,000 |
| 2006-Q4 | 41,000 |
| 2006-Q3 | 55,000 |
| 2006-Q2 | 53,000 |
| 2006-Q1 | 38,000 |
| 2005-Q4 | 47,000 |
| 2005-Q3 | 59,000 |
| 2005-Q2 | 52,000 |
| 2005-Q1 | 38,000 |
| 2004-Q4 | 44,000 |
| 2004-Q3 | 57,000 |
| 2004-Q2 | 57,000 |
| 2004-Q1 | 41,000 |
| 2003-Q4 | 53,000 |
| 2003-Q3 | 58,000 |
| 2003-Q2 | 55,000 |
| 2003-Q1 | 41,000 |
| 2002-Q4 | 44,000 |
| 2002-Q3 | 56,000 |
| 2002-Q2 | 57,000 |
| 2002-Q1 | 41,000 |
| 2001-Q4 | 45,000 |
| 2001-Q3 | 53,000 |
| 2001-Q2 | 54,000 |
| 2001-Q1 | 33,000 |
| 2000-Q4 | 44,000 |
| 2000-Q3 | 54,000 |
| 2000-Q2 | 58,000 |
| 2000-Q1 | 41,000 |
| 1999-Q4 | 49,000 |
| 1999-Q3 | 57,000 |
| 1999-Q2 | 63,000 |
| 1999-Q1 | 42,000 |
| 1998-Q4 | 49,000 |
| 1998-Q3 | 67,000 |
| 1998-Q2 | 60,000 |
| 1998-Q1 | 36,000 |
| 1997-Q4 | 42,000 |
| 1997-Q3 | 55,000 |
| 1997-Q2 | 56,000 |
| 1997-Q1 | 36,000 |
| 1996-Q4 | 46,000 |
| 1996-Q3 | 63,000 |
| 1996-Q2 | 70,000 |
| 1996-Q1 | 40,000 |
| 1995-Q4 | 46,000 |
| 1995-Q3 | 59,000 |
| 1995-Q2 | 54,000 |
| 1995-Q1 | 37,000 |
| 1994-Q4 | 52,000 |
| 1994-Q3 | 71,000 |
| 1994-Q2 | 75,000 |
| 1994-Q1 | 46,000 |
| 1993-Q4 | 55,000 |
| 1993-Q3 | 64,000 |
| 1993-Q2 | 62,000 |
| 1993-Q1 | 42,000 |
| 1992-Q4 | 52,000 |
| 1992-Q3 | 64,000 |
| 1992-Q2 | 67,000 |
| 1992-Q1 | 42,000 |
| 1991-Q4 | 47,000 |
| 1991-Q3 | 60,000 |
| 1991-Q2 | 59,000 |
| 1991-Q1 | 33,000 |
| 1990-Q4 | 43,000 |
| 1990-Q3 | 58,000 |
| 1990-Q2 | 59,000 |
| 1990-Q1 | 37,000 |
| 1989-Q4 | 45,000 |
| 1989-Q3 | 56,000 |
| 1989-Q2 | 58,000 |
| 1989-Q1 | 33,000 |
| 1988-Q4 | 44,000 |
| 1988-Q3 | 59,000 |
| 1988-Q2 | 59,000 |
| 1988-Q1 | 34,000 |
| 1987-Q4 | 45,000 |
| 1987-Q3 | 64,000 |
| 1987-Q2 | 62,000 |
| 1987-Q1 | 38,000 |
| 1986-Q4 | 47,000 |
| 1986-Q3 | 63,000 |
| 1986-Q2 | 62,000 |
| 1986-Q1 | 32,000 |
| 1985-Q4 | 44,000 |
| 1985-Q3 | 51,000 |
| 1985-Q2 | 51,000 |
| 1985-Q1 | 31,000 |
| 1984-Q4 | 35,000 |
| 1984-Q3 | 44,000 |
| 1984-Q2 | 49,000 |
| 1984-Q1 | 30,000 |
| 1983-Q4 | 35,000 |
| 1983-Q3 | 47,000 |
| 1983-Q2 | 46,000 |
| 1983-Q1 | 23,000 |
| 1982-Q4 | 29,000 |
| 1982-Q3 | 30,000 |
| 1982-Q2 | 33,000 |
| 1982-Q1 | 17,000 |
| 1981-Q4 | 23,000 |
| 1981-Q3 | 34,000 |
| 1981-Q2 | 38,000 |
| 1981-Q1 | 27,000 |
| 1980-Q4 | 40,000 |
| 1980-Q3 | 43,000 |
| 1980-Q2 | 41,000 |
| 1980-Q1 | 25,000 |
| 1979-Q4 | 44,000 |
| 1979-Q3 | 64,000 |
| 1979-Q2 | 67,000 |
| 1979-Q1 | 38,000 |
| 1978-Q4 | 66,000 |
| 1978-Q3 | 83,000 |
| 1978-Q2 | 92,000 |
| 1978-Q1 | 47,000 |
| 1977-Q4 | 66,000 |
| 1977-Q3 | 88,000 |
| 1977-Q2 | 95,000 |
| 1977-Q1 | 48,000 |
| 1976-Q4 | 57,000 |
| 1976-Q3 | 70,000 |
| 1976-Q2 | 74,000 |
| 1976-Q1 | 40,000 |
| 1975-Q4 | 48,000 |
| 1975-Q3 | 58,000 |
| 1975-Q2 | 54,000 |
| 1975-Q1 | 30,000 |
| 1974-Q4 | 40,000 |
| 1974-Q3 | 60,000 |
| 1974-Q2 | 69,000 |
| 1974-Q1 | 36,000 |