United States - Dwelling Stocks





United States: Dwelling Stocks

Mnemonic HSTK.IUSA
Unit Ths. #
Annual 1.15 %
Data 2022 143,786
2021 142,151

Series Information

Source U.S. Census Bureau (BOC)
Release Annual Estimates of Housing Units for the United States, States and Counties
Frequency Annual
Start Date 12/31/1980
End Date 12/31/2022

United States: Real Estate

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Building Completions Jan 2024 1,416 1,541 Ths., SAAR Monthly
House Price Value for Existing Homes Jan 2024 405.63 399.92 Ths. USD, SA Monthly
House Price Value for New Homes Jan 2024 419,991 401,134 USD, SA Monthly
Residential Building Permits Jan 2024 1,489 1,493 Ths. #, SAAR Monthly
Residential Housing Starts Jan 2024 1,331 1,562 Ths. #, SAAR Monthly
House Price Index 2023 Q4 657.67 657.42 Index 1980Q1=100, NSA Quarterly
Dwelling Stocks 2022 143,786 142,151 Ths. # Annual

Release Information

This data comes from the Housing Vacancy and Homeownership Survey and the Decennial Census of Population and Housing Characteristics. It is presented in thousands of units.

Housing stock is defined as a house, an apartment, a mobile home or trailer, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied, or, if vacant, is intended for occupancy as separate living quarters.

The source estimates housing stock based on the most recent decennial census. The do so by taking the housing unit number from the census and adding new residential construction and new mobile homes while subtracting housing units lost. New residential construction includes building permits times permit completions rate plus estimates of non-permitted construction. New mobile homes is based on mobile home shipments. 

The source also annual retabulates the most recent census based on current geographic boundaries. 

(Housing Vacancy and Homeownership)

The statistics in this report are based on data collected in two different sample surveys conducted by the Bureau of the Census. Estimates and characteristics of occupied and vacant housing units are based on data obtained in the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS/HVS). Characteristics of occupied housing units are from the American Housing Survey.

(Decennial Census)

The 1990 Decennial Census of Population and Housing encompasses the US, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Data is gathered by issuing questionnaires to residents.

Data will generally revise back to the most recent decennial census on an annual basis. This is because the source retabulates the most recent census data based on current geographic boundaries.

https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/methodology/2010-2016/2016-hu-meth.pdf