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Multifamily Units

Characteristics of Units in New Multifamily Buildings Started

 
All Units
(Excel format)
All Units
(PDF format)
Age Restricted
XLS [71kb]
PDF [21kb]

 


Characteristics of Units in New Multifamily Buildings Completed

Ranges for data on square feet per unit for New Multifamily Buildings Completed were updated with the release of the 2008 data. The tables show data with the new ranges back to 2002. Data for the previous ranges through 2007 are also available.

 
All Units
(Excel format)
All Units
(PDF format)
Number of Floors
XLS [71kb]
PDF [21kb]
Units per Building
XLS [101kb]
PDF [31kb]
Presence of Air Conditioning
XLS [74kb]
PDF [21kb]
Type of Heating Fuel
XLS [83kb]
PDF [23kb]
Presence of Heat Pump
XLS [71kb]
PDF [21kb]
Number of Bathrooms
XLS [75kb]
PDF [22kb]
Number of Bedrooms
XLS [78kb]
PDF [24kb]
Median and Average Square Feet by Location
XLS [32kb]
PDF [10kb]
Square Feet per Unit
XLS [72kb]
PDF [21kb]
Design Type
XLS [63kb]
PDF [16kb]
Number of Fireplaces
XLS [62kb]
PDF [16kb]
Age Restricted
XLS [63kb]
PDF [16kb]

 


Characteristics of Units in New Multfamily Buildings Completed (Old Categories)

The tables below show the square feet ranges prior to the 2008 category updates.
      Square Feet ranges are shown from 1978-2007.

 
All Units
[Excel format)
All Units
[PDF format)
Square Feet per Unit (1978-2007)
XLS [6kb]
PDF [24kb]

 


Announcements

The 2012 Annual Characteristics of New Housing are now available. For questions about these tables, please contact the Residential Construction Branch at (301) 763-5160.


Release Schedule

Annual Characteristics and SOC Microdata for the previous year are released on the first workday (exlcuding weekends and holidays) in June of the following year.


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Characteristics of New Housing | (301) 763-5160 |  Last Revised: June 28, 2012