U.S. 5+ Family Building Permits
See also, Annual Data.
| Date |
Number of Dwelling Units |
Average Value per Dwelling Unit ($) |
| Units | 12 Month | Average Value | 12 Month |
| Total | Percent Change | Average | Percent Change |
| 1994-Jan | 12,996 | 155,822 | 19 | 39,900 | 42,800 | -5 |
| Feb | 8,663 | 156,541 | 20 | 43,800 | 42,900 | -4 |
| Mar | 16,433 | 162,227 | 25 | 43,700 | 42,800 | -5 |
| Apr | 19,415 | 170,912 | 33 | 42,600 | 42,700 | -5 |
| May | 17,358 | 176,685 | 36 | 42,200 | 42,700 | -5 |
| Jun | 23,388 | 185,651 | 41 | 46,200 | 43,200 | -3 |
| Jul | 18,748 | 192,800 | 47 | 45,300 | 43,400 | -2 |
| Aug | 24,210 | 202,406 | 50 | 47,600 | 43,900 | 0 |
| Sep | 30,192 | 216,893 | 60 | 43,700 | 43,800 | 0 |
| Oct | 24,244 | 228,139 | 66 | 42,700 | 43,600 | -1 |
| Nov | 21,180 | 236,952 | 68 | 43,900 | 43,700 | -1 |
| Dec | 19,334 | 236,161 | 56 | 44,200 | 44,000 | 1 |
| 1995-Jan | 15,792 | 238,957 | 53 | 45,400 | 44,400 | 4 |
| Feb | 16,834 | 247,128 | 58 | 44,600 | 44,400 | 3 |
| Mar | 19,484 | 250,179 | 54 | 44,400 | 44,400 | 4 |
| Apr | 20,616 | 251,380 | 47 | 44,300 | 44,600 | 4 |
| May | 20,613 | 254,635 | 44 | 45,600 | 44,800 | 5 |
| Jun | 23,777 | 255,024 | 37 | 46,100 | 44,800 | 4 |
| Jul | 21,583 | 257,859 | 34 | 48,600 | 45,100 | 4 |
| Aug | 24,353 | 258,002 | 27 | 45,300 | 44,900 | 2 |
| Sep | 27,469 | 255,279 | 18 | 49,100 | 45,500 | 4 |
| Oct | 23,505 | 254,540 | 12 | 46,000 | 45,800 | 5 |
| Nov | 22,660 | 256,020 | 8 | 45,500 | 45,900 | 5 |
| Dec | 23,352 | 260,038 | 10 | 46,300 | 46,100 | 5 |
| 1996-Jan | 17,582 | 261,828 | 10 | 47,200 | 46,200 | 4 |
| Feb | 16,952 | 261,946 | 6 | 49,500 | 46,500 | 5 |
| Mar | 18,265 | 260,727 | 4 | 44,800 | 46,500 | 5 |
| Apr | 21,814 | 261,925 | 4 | 45,100 | 46,600 | 4 |
| May | 24,476 | 265,788 | 4 | 45,300 | 46,500 | 4 |
| Jun | 23,978 | 265,989 | 4 | 48,500 | 46,800 | 4 |
| Jul | 25,686 | 270,092 | 5 | 46,400 | 46,600 | 3 |
| Aug | 25,662 | 271,401 | 5 | 46,300 | 46,700 | 4 |
| Sep | 28,027 | 271,959 | 7 | 49,000 | 46,700 | 3 |
| Oct | 24,958 | 273,412 | 7 | 44,900 | 46,600 | 2 |
| Nov | 23,650 | 274,402 | 7 | 53,200 | 47,200 | 3 |
| Dec | 26,782 | 277,832 | 7 | 47,100 | 47,300 | 3 |
| 1997-Jan | 18,384 | 278,634 | 6 | 47,400 | 47,300 | 2 |
| Feb | 18,107 | 279,789 | 7 | 51,900 | 47,500 | 2 |
| Mar | 23,940 | 285,464 | 9 | 47,900 | 47,700 | 3 |
| Apr | 24,637 | 288,287 | 10 | 48,800 | 48,000 | 3 |
| May | 23,953 | 287,764 | 8 | 53,800 | 48,700 | 5 |
| Jun | 25,697 | 289,483 | 9 | 49,300 | 48,700 | 4 |
| Jul | 26,126 | 289,923 | 7 | 47,800 | 48,900 | 5 |
| Aug | 27,389 | 291,650 | 7 | 51,400 | 49,300 | 6 |
| Sep | 31,866 | 295,489 | 9 | 49,800 | 49,400 | 6 |
| Oct | 29,425 | 299,956 | 10 | 51,100 | 49,900 | 7 |
| Nov | 22,839 | 299,145 | 9 | 50,500 | 49,700 | 5 |
| Dec | 27,376 | 299,739 | 8 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 6 |
| 1998-Jan | 21,058 | 302,413 | 9 | 50,500 | 50,200 | 6 |
| Feb | 22,836 | 307,142 | 10 | 48,100 | 49,900 | 5 |
| Mar | 27,916 | 311,118 | 9 | 47,800 | 49,900 | 5 |
| Apr | 26,627 | 313,108 | 9 | 50,600 | 50,000 | 4 |
| May | 24,596 | 313,751 | 9 | 48,500 | 49,600 | 2 |
| Jun | 29,292 | 317,346 | 10 | 54,100 | 50,100 | 3 |
| Jul | 30,285 | 321,505 | 11 | 54,000 | 50,600 | 3 |
| Aug | 32,862 | 326,978 | 12 | 53,300 | 50,800 | 3 |
| Sep | 32,204 | 327,316 | 11 | 55,300 | 51,400 | 4 |
| Oct | 36,912 | 334,803 | 12 | 52,900 | 51,600 | 3 |
| Nov | 27,942 | 339,906 | 14 | 53,400 | 51,800 | 4 |
| Dec | 28,867 | 341,397 | 14 | 53,500 | 52,100 | 4 |
| 1999-Jan | 26,554 | 346,893 | 15 | 52,900 | 52,200 | 4 |
| Feb | 22,380 | 346,437 | 13 | 54,200 | 52,600 | 5 |
| Mar | 29,190 | 347,711 | 12 | 57,900 | 53,500 | 7 |
| Apr | 25,465 | 346,549 | 11 | 54,500 | 53,800 | 8 |
| May | 24,298 | 346,251 | 10 | 54,500 | 54,200 | 9 |
| Jun | 33,080 | 350,039 | 10 | 54,700 | 54,200 | 8 |
| Jul | 28,666 | 348,420 | 8 | 55,100 | 54,300 | 7 |
| Aug | 30,550 | 346,108 | 6 | 56,100 | 54,600 | 7 |
| Sep | 26,522 | 340,426 | 4 | 55,900 | 54,600 | 6 |
| Oct | 33,321 | 336,835 | 1 | 55,900 | 54,900 | 6 |
| Nov | 25,706 | 334,599 | -2 | 55,400 | 55,100 | 6 |
| Dec | 28,411 | 334,143 | -2 | 54,800 | 55,200 | 6 |
| 2000-Jan | 24,147 | 331,736 | -4 | 62,200 | 55,900 | 7 |
| Feb | 25,233 | 334,589 | -3 | 59,600 | 56,300 | 7 |
| Mar | 27,182 | 332,581 | -4 | 57,200 | 56,200 | 5 |
| Apr | 25,547 | 332,663 | -4 | 61,000 | 56,700 | 5 |
| May | 22,621 | 330,986 | -4 | 59,900 | 57,100 | 5 |
| Jun | 33,605 | 331,511 | -5 | 60,200 | 57,700 | 6 |
| Jul | 24,955 | 327,800 | -6 | 61,600 | 58,200 | 7 |
| Aug | 27,782 | 325,032 | -6 | 64,800 | 59,000 | 8 |
| Sep | 28,779 | 327,289 | -4 | 61,200 | 59,400 | 9 |
| Oct | 24,967 | 318,935 | -5 | 57,700 | 59,600 | 9 |
| Nov | 27,966 | 321,195 | -4 | 68,800 | 60,800 | 10 |
| Dec | 24,549 | 317,333 | -5 | 63,400 | 61,500 | 11 |
| 2001-Jan | 27,787 | 320,973 | -3 | 62,700 | 61,600 | 10 |
| Feb | 23,973 | 319,713 | -4 | 61,400 | 61,700 | 10 |
| Mar | 28,704 | 321,235 | -3 | 58,700 | 61,800 | 10 |
| Apr | 25,622 | 321,310 | -3 | 63,500 | 62,000 | 9 |
| May | 28,021 | 326,710 | -1 | 65,000 | 62,400 | 9 |
| Jun | 25,142 | 318,247 | -4 | 61,600 | 62,600 | 8 |
| Jul | 23,701 | 316,993 | -3 | 64,200 | 62,800 | 8 |
| Aug | 27,636 | 316,847 | -3 | 60,200 | 62,400 | 6 |
| Sep | 26,043 | 314,111 | -4 | 63,700 | 62,600 | 5 |
| Oct | 27,576 | 316,720 | -1 | 66,900 | 63,400 | 6 |
| Nov | 26,526 | 315,280 | -2 | 66,700 | 63,200 | 4 |
| Dec | 26,600 | 317,331 | 0 | 63,400 | 63,200 | 3 |
| 2002-Jan | 22,209 | 311,753 | -3 | 65,200 | 63,400 | 3 |
| Feb | 21,965 | 309,745 | -3 | 67,100 | 63,800 | 3 |
| Mar | 25,964 | 307,005 | -4 | 60,500 | 64,000 | 4 |
| Apr | 23,558 | 304,941 | -5 | 66,400 | 64,200 | 4 |
| May | 29,279 | 306,199 | -6 | 66,200 | 64,300 | 3 |
| Jun | 29,996 | 311,053 | -2 | 68,100 | 64,900 | 4 |
| Jul | 29,416 | 316,768 | 0 | 68,400 | 65,300 | 4 |
| Aug | 26,313 | 315,445 | 0 | 63,700 | 65,600 | 5 |
| Sep | 30,782 | 320,184 | 2 | 69,900 | 66,100 | 6 |
| Oct | 32,087 | 324,695 | 3 | 68,700 | 66,300 | 5 |
| Nov | 24,250 | 322,419 | 2 | 68,700 | 66,500 | 5 |
| Dec | 34,177 | 329,996 | 4 | 61,400 | 66,200 | 5 |
| 2003-Jan | 22,405 | 330,192 | 6 | 68,400 | 66,400 | 5 |
| Feb | 28,691 | 336,918 | 9 | 68,500 | 66,500 | 4 |
| Mar | 23,574 | 334,528 | 9 | 70,200 | 67,300 | 5 |
| Apr | 24,615 | 335,585 | 10 | 67,400 | 67,400 | 5 |
| May | 28,877 | 335,183 | 9 | 70,000 | 67,700 | 5 |
| Jun | 29,019 | 334,206 | 7 | 68,500 | 67,700 | 4 |
| Jul | 26,789 | 331,579 | 5 | 71,800 | 68,000 | 4 |
| Aug | 29,799 | 335,065 | 6 | 73,700 | 68,800 | 5 |
| Sep | 28,606 | 332,889 | 4 | 71,000 | 68,900 | 4 |
| Oct | 34,944 | 335,746 | 3 | 70,600 | 69,100 | 4 |
| Nov | 23,102 | 334,598 | 4 | 75,900 | 69,600 | 5 |
| Dec | 30,689 | 331,110 | 0 | 71,700 | 70,700 | 7 |
| 2004-Jan | 23,122 | 331,827 | 0 | 77,700 | 71,300 | 7 |
| Feb | 23,130 | 326,266 | -3 | 82,500 | 72,300 | 9 |
| Mar | 27,250 | 329,942 | -1 | 76,900 | 72,900 | 8 |
| Apr | 29,157 | 334,484 | 0 | 77,200 | 73,600 | 9 |
| May | 30,798 | 336,405 | 0 | 73,100 | 73,900 | 9 |
| Jun | 28,804 | 336,190 | 1 | 81,500 | 75,000 | 11 |
| Jul | 31,602 | 341,003 | 3 | 82,600 | 76,000 | 12 |
| Aug | 29,356 | 340,560 | 2 | 78,700 | 76,400 | 11 |
| Sep | 32,596 | 344,550 | 4 | 72,300 | 76,500 | 11 |
| Oct | 36,153 | 345,759 | 3 | 78,300 | 77,200 | 12 |
| Nov | 32,950 | 355,607 | 6 | 80,300 | 77,600 | 11 |
| Dec | 33,280 | 358,198 | 8 | 81,300 | 78,500 | 11 |
| 2005-Jan | 28,102 | 363,178 | 9 | 87,000 | 79,200 | 11 |
| Feb | 26,051 | 366,099 | 12 | 86,500 | 79,500 | 10 |
| Mar | 30,758 | 369,607 | 12 | 94,500 | 80,900 | 11 |
| Apr | 32,376 | 372,826 | 11 | 88,000 | 81,800 | 11 |
| May | 28,240 | 370,268 | 10 | 97,800 | 83,800 | 13 |
| Jun | 34,874 | 376,338 | 12 | 96,000 | 85,100 | 13 |
| Jul | 30,488 | 375,224 | 10 | 98,700 | 86,400 | 14 |
| Aug | 36,361 | 382,229 | 12 | 89,700 | 87,300 | 14 |
| Sep | 33,551 | 383,184 | 11 | 95,200 | 89,300 | 17 |
| Oct | 28,708 | 375,739 | 9 | 98,000 | 91,000 | 18 |
| Nov | 30,983 | 373,772 | 5 | 94,700 | 92,300 | 19 |
| Dec | 32,711 | 373,203 | 4 | 103,200 | 94,200 | 20 |
| 2006-Jan | 31,424 | 376,525 | 4 | 96,200 | 94,900 | 20 |
| Feb | 29,440 | 379,914 | 4 | 99,100 | 95,800 | 21 |
| Mar | 39,192 | 388,348 | 5 | 98,300 | 96,200 | 19 |
| Apr | 28,974 | 384,946 | 3 | 106,400 | 97,600 | 19 |
| May | 31,497 | 388,203 | 5 | 96,700 | 97,500 | 16 |
| Jun | 36,109 | 389,438 | 3 | 99,100 | 97,800 | 15 |
| Jul | 28,947 | 387,897 | 3 | 102,000 | 98,000 | 13 |
| Aug | 30,458 | 381,994 | 0 | 97,700 | 98,800 | 13 |
| Sep | 30,944 | 379,387 | -1 | 100,900 | 99,300 | 11 |
| Oct | 27,883 | 378,562 | 1 | 100,700 | 99,500 | 9 |
| Nov | 23,440 | 371,019 | -1 | 96,300 | 99,700 | 8 |
| Dec | 30,822 | 369,130 | -1 | 92,800 | 98,800 | 5 |
| 2007-Jan | 27,984 | 365,690 | -3 | 97,600 | 98,900 | 4 |
| Feb | 26,636 | 362,886 | -4 | 93,500 | 98,500 | 3 |
| Mar | 28,879 | 352,573 | -9 | 98,800 | 98,600 | 2 |
| Apr | 25,028 | 348,627 | -9 | 103,000 | 98,200 | 1 |
| May | 31,337 | 348,467 | -10 | 97,700 | 98,300 | 1 |
| Jun | 30,972 | 343,330 | -12 | 98,800 | 98,300 | 1 |
| Jul | 25,862 | 340,245 | -12 | 97,200 | 97,900 | 0 |
| Aug | 31,065 | 340,852 | -11 | 99,200 | 98,000 | -1 |
| Sep | 28,306 | 338,214 | -11 | 110,500 | 98,800 | -1 |
| Oct | 27,007 | 337,338 | -11 | 108,100 | 99,400 | 0 |
| Nov | 29,127 | 343,025 | -8 | 95,900 | 99,300 | 0 |
| Dec | 26,559 | 338,762 | -8 | 95,100 | 99,600 | 1 |
| 2008-Jan | 28,173 | 338,951 | -7 | 86,600 | 98,700 | 0 |
| Feb | 23,213 | 335,528 | -8 | 96,200 | 98,900 | 0 |
| Mar | 20,577 | 327,226 | -7 | 92,100 | 98,500 | 0 |
| Apr | 24,370 | 326,568 | -6 | 97,400 | 98,100 | 0 |
| May | 25,597 | 320,828 | -8 | 107,700 | 98,900 | 1 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
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