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Median size of single family house in the U.S. 2000-2018
Median size of single family housing unit in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in square feet)
by Jennifer Rudden,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
The average family house in the United States has been steadily increasing in size, reaching a median size of 2,386 square feet in 2018, up from 2,057 square feet in the year 2000.
‘Single family house’
A single family home is defined as a dwelling designed to house a single family only. This means there are no common walls with other dwellings, the house has been built on its own parcel of land, and that it has its own private entry and exit to a street or thoroughfare. This definition excludes apartments, which are significantly smaller, and have actually been reducing in size over the same time period.
‘Housing in the U.S.’
In 2018, there were a total of 79.36 million owner occupied and 43.11 million renter occupied housing units in the United States. Single family homes are by far the most common type of residential property purchased in the United States, but there are more multi-dwelling housing units than single family homes on the rental market.
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by Jennifer Rudden,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
The average family house in the United States has been steadily increasing in size, reaching a median size of 2,386 square feet in 2018, up from 2,057 square feet in the year 2000.
‘Single family house’
A single family home is defined as a dwelling designed to house a single family only. This means there are no common walls with other dwellings, the house has been built on its own parcel of land, and that it has its own private entry and exit to a street or thoroughfare. This definition excludes apartments, which are significantly smaller, and have actually been reducing in size over the same time period.
‘Housing in the U.S.’
In 2018, there were a total of 79.36 million owner occupied and 43.11 million renter occupied housing units in the United States. Single family homes are by far the most common type of residential property purchased in the United States, but there are more multi-dwelling housing units than single family homes on the rental market.
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- Total home sales in the United States from 2011 to 2020 (in millions)Total home sales in the U.S. 2011-2020
- Median price of existing homes in the United States from 3rd quarter of 2017 to 2nd quarter of 2020 (in thousand U.S. dollars)Existing homes - median price in the U.S. 2017-2019
- Number of households and residents renting in the United States in 2017, by structure type (in millions)Number of households and residents renting in the U.S. 2017
- Number of owner occupied houses in the United States 2017, by units in structure Number of owner occupied houses in the U.S. 2017, by units in structure
- Median size of single family housing unit in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in square feet)Median size of single family house in the U.S. 2000-2018
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- Average size of floor area in new single-family houses built for sale in the United States from 1975 to 2017 (in square feet)Size of floor area in new single-family homes in the U.S. 1975-2017
- Number of single family building permits in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in thousands)Number of single family building permits in the U.S. 2000-2018
- Number of single-family housing unit starts in the United States from 2000 to 2020 (in thousands)Number of single-family housing unit starts in the U.S. 2000-2020
- Volume of single-family home starts in San Francisco, California from 2015 to 2018Number of single-family home starts in San Francisco, California 2015-2018
- Average construction costs for single-family homes in the United States from 1998 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)Average construction costs for single-family homes in the U.S. 1998-2017
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- Leading days to buy a home in the United States from 2013 to 2017, by discount (in U.S. dollars)Leading days to buy a home in the U.S. 2017, by discount
- Sales price of existing single-family homes in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in thousand U.S. dollars)Sales price of existing single-family houses in the U.S. 2000-2018
- Sales price of new single-family homes in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in thousand U.S. dollars)Sales price of new single-family homes in the U.S. 2000-2018
- Median sales price of existing single-family homes in the U.S. from 2002 to 2018, by region (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)U.S. housing: sales price of existing homes by region 2002-2018
- Median sales price of new single-family homes in the United States from 2000 to 2018, by region (in thousand U.S. dollars)Sales price of new single-family homes in the U.S. 2000-2018, by region
- Number of single family homes and condos flipped in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in 1,000s)Number of single family homes and condos flipped in the U.S. 2000-2017
- Outdoor features
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- Number of single-family houses built with outdoor features in the United States in 2018, by feature (in thousands)Number of single-family homes built with outdoor features U.S. 2018, by feature
- Number of single-family houses built with no outdoor features in the United States from 2010 to 2018 (in thousands)Number of single-family homes built without outdoor features U.S. 2010-2018
- Number of single-family houses built with a deck only in the United States from 2010 to 2018 (in thousands)Number of single-family homes built with decks U.S. 2010-2018
- Number of single-family houses built with a deck and a porch in the United States from 2010 to 2018 (in thousands)Number of single-family homes built with decks and porches U.S. 2010-2018
- Number of single-family houses built with a deck, a porch and a patio in the United States from 2010 to 2018 (in thousands)Number of single-family homes built with decks, porches and patios U.S. 2010-2018
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- Total home sales in the United States from 2011 to 2020 (in millions)
- Median price of existing homes in the United States from 3rd quarter of 2017 to 2nd quarter of 2020 (in thousand U.S. dollars)
- Number of households and residents renting in the United States in 2017, by structure type (in millions)
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- Number of single family building permits in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in thousands)
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- Average construction costs for single-family homes in the United States from 1998 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
- Leading days to buy a home in the United States from 2013 to 2017, by discount (in U.S. dollars)
- Sales price of existing single-family homes in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in thousand U.S. dollars)
- Sales price of new single-family homes in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in thousand U.S. dollars)
- Median sales price of existing single-family homes in the U.S. from 2002 to 2018, by region (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
- Median sales price of new single-family homes in the United States from 2000 to 2018, by region (in thousand U.S. dollars)
- Number of single family homes and condos flipped in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in 1,000s)
- Number of single-family houses built with outdoor features in the United States from 2010 to 2018 (in thousands)
- Number of single-family houses built with outdoor features in the United States in 2018, by feature (in thousands)
- Number of single-family houses built with no outdoor features in the United States from 2010 to 2018 (in thousands)
- Number of single-family houses built with a deck only in the United States from 2010 to 2018 (in thousands)
- Number of single-family houses built with a deck and a porch in the United States from 2010 to 2018 (in thousands)
- Number of single-family houses built with a deck, a porch and a patio in the United States from 2010 to 2018 (in thousands)
- Median size of multifamily housing units in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in square feet)
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