United States new residential construction will continue growing over the coming years.
The average length of time from start to completion of new privately owned residential buildings with one unit in the United States increased by over one month in 2022. Meanwhile, it took an average of 17 months from start to completion to build new privately owned residential buildings with multiple units that year. In 2021, one-unit buildings took around 8.3 months on average to build. It has been estimated that the Average length of time from start to completion of new privately owned residential buildings in the U.S. from 1971 to 2022 (in months)
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Other statistics that may interest you Residential construction in the United States
Residential construction market
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- Premium Statistic Residential construction put in place in the U.S. 2005-2022, with forecasts to 2027
- Premium Statistic Value of public residential construction spending in the U.S. 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Value of new private residential construction in the U.S. 1964-2022
- Premium Statistic Residential improvements in the U.S. 2005-2022, with forecasts up until 2027
- Basic Statistic Metropolitan areas with highest value of new home construction in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Residential construction supply in the U.S. 2000-2023, by stage
- Premium Statistic Number of private housing starts in the U.S. 2020-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Time of U.S. residential building construction 1971-2022
Single-family homes
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- Premium Statistic Value single family construction put in place U.S. 2005-2022 with forecasts to 2027
- Premium Statistic Monthly homebuilder sentiment in the U.S. 2000-2023
- Premium Statistic Single-family housing starts in the U.S. 1980-2022, with forecasts until 2024
- Premium Statistic Size of floor area in new single-family homes in the U.S. 1975-2022
- Premium Statistic Lot inventory for new home construction in 30 cities in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Average construction costs for single-family homes in the U.S. 1998-2022
- Premium Statistic Cost breakdown of the sales price of single-family homes in the U.S. 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Distribution of construction costs of single-family homes in the U.S. 2015-2022
Multi-family homes
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- Premium Statistic Value of multifamily construction put in place U.S. 2005-2022, with forecasts to 2027
- Premium Statistic Multifamily house starts in the U.S. 1980-2022, with 2022 and 2024 forecasts
- Premium Statistic Volume of multifamily housing units completed in the U.S. 1997-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading metro areas' commercial building and housing construction starts U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of beds in student housing to be delivered in colleges in the U.S. in 2023
Residential building permits
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- Premium Statistic Private housing building permits in the U.S. 2019-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic New home construction permits per capita in the U.S. 2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Building permits for housing starts 2019-2022, by state
- Premium Statistic Building permits housing starts in the U.S. 1968-2023, per month
- Premium Statistic Number of single family building permits in the U.S. 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of multifamily building permits in the U.S. 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Building permits for private housing in the U.S. 2010-2022, by structure size
Leading companies
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- Basic Statistic Leading home builders in the U.S. 2022, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading apartment developers in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Fluor Corporation's total revenue worldwide 2008-2022
- Premium Statistic KB Home's total revenue 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Taylor Morrison's total revenue 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Homebuilding revenue of D.R. Horton worldwide FY 2022, by region
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US Census Bureau. (February 1, 2023). Average length of time from start to completion of new privately owned residential buildings in the U.S. from 1971 to 2022 (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/909951/us-construction-of-residential-buildings-average-time/
US Census Bureau. "Average length of time from start to completion of new privately owned residential buildings in the U.S. from 1971 to 2022 (in months)." Chart. February 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/909951/us-construction-of-residential-buildings-average-time/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Average length of time from start to completion of new privately owned residential buildings in the U.S. from 1971 to 2022 (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/909951/us-construction-of-residential-buildings-average-time/
US Census Bureau. "Average Length of Time from Start to Completion of New Privately Owned Residential Buildings in The U.S. from 1971 to 2022 (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/909951/us-construction-of-residential-buildings-average-time/
US Census Bureau, Average length of time from start to completion of new privately owned residential buildings in the U.S. from 1971 to 2022 (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/909951/us-construction-of-residential-buildings-average-time/ (last visited September 23, 2023)
Average length of time from start to completion of new privately owned residential buildings in the U.S. from 1971 to 2022 (in months) [Graph], US Census Bureau, February 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/909951/us-construction-of-residential-buildings-average-time/