Housing Statistics
Housing Starts
                 
   
Def Code
All data are in thousands of units.
  
   
Geographical Definitions
 
   
Northeast

 

The Northest region includes: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachesetts, Rhode Island,Connecticut, new York, New Jersey, & Pennsylvania

 

  
   
Midwest
 The Midwest region includes Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota,, Nebraska, & Kansas.  
   
South
 The South region includes Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennesee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Lousiana, Oklahoma, Texas.  
   
West

Montana, California, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada,Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii

  
       
   
Housing Start - The start of construction of a privately-owned housing unit when excavation begins forthe footings ofthe foundation of a building intenedd priamrily as a housekeeping residential structure and designed for non-transient occupancy.