103,800 new homes started in September 2026

Column chart, new privately-owned housing units started in September of each year, United States, not seasonally adjusted: 2016 95,000; 2017 104,400; 2018 109,700; 2019 113,200; 2020 126,300; 2021 135,200; 2022 127,500; 2023 117,000; 2024 116,100; 2025 114,100; 2026 103,800. Sep 2026 is preliminary. Sample-survey estimates; levels only. Series: Census/HUD New Residential Construction, housing starts (STARTS), total, U.S., Census Economic Indicators API (resconst).

New privately-owned housing units (houses and apartments) started in September, U.S., not seasonally adjusted: 103,800 in Sep 2026 (preliminary); Septembers since 2016 ranged from 95,000 (2016) to 135,200 (2021). Each column is one September, so every column is the same calendar month. These are sample-survey estimates from Census and HUD; this chart shows levels only and does not test year-to-year differences.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and HUD, New Residential Construction, privately-owned housing units started, United States, total, not seasonally adjusted, September of each year (Census Economic Indicators API, timeseries/eits/resconst, category STARTS; matches Table 3b of the Sep 2026 release, Oct 20, 2026) · retrieved Oct 27, 2026

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