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NAICS 2361
Residential building construction

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of business done ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

23	Construction	710,307	1,196,555,587	254,292,144	7,193,069
236	Construction of buildings	211,845	521,849,755	62,411,875	1,669,391
2361	Residential building construction	171,655	262,855,123	29,192,729	878,205
23611	Residential building construction	171,655	262,855,123	29,192,729	878,205

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Value of business done ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Value of business done ($1,000)

23	Construction	2,781,624	1,311,825,020	2,071,317	74.5	115,269,433	8.8	710,307	1,196,555,587
236	Construction of buildings	677,880	562,080,970	466,035	68.7	40,231,215	7.2	211,845	521,849,755
2361	Residential building construction	574,487	298,767,061	402,832	70.1	35,911,938	12.0	171,655	262,855,123
23611	Residential building construction	574,487	298,767,061	402,832	70.1	35,911,938	12.0	171,655	262,855,123

Definition: NAICS 2361 Residential building construction

This Industry comprises establishments primarily responsible for the construction or remodeling and renovation of single-family and multifamily residential buildings. Included in this industry are residential housing general contractors (i.e., new construction, remodeling or renovating existing residential structures), operative builders and remodelers of residential structures, residential project construction management firms, and residential design-build firms.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Performing specialized construction work on houses and other residential buildings, generally on a subcontract basis--are classified in Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors;
Performing manufactured (mobile) home setup and tie-down work--are classified in Industry 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors; and
Constructing and leasing residential buildings on their own account--are classified in Industry 531110, Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings.

Historical comparability

Almost Comparable NAICS 2361, Residential building construction, is close, but not quite comparable to 1997 NAICS 2332 Residential building construction. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

In the following table, both 1997 and 2002 data are classified by 1997 NAICS, so that the two years are comparable.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Value of business done ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

2332	Residential building construction	2002	171,944	267,463,055	29,552,787	885,940
		1997	146,394	163,246,976	16,731,210	629,887
		% change	17.5	63.8	76.6	40.7

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Geographic Distribution -- Residential building construction: 2002

Data for the Construction sector are published for the U.S.and states.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Value of business done
($1,000)

Value of business done
% of
U.S.

Value of business done
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

171,655

262,855,123

100.00

912

29,192,729

878,205

California

17,492

35,819,674

13.63

1,023

4,331,321

118,832

Florida

8,816

25,359,982

9.65

1,520

2,228,326

60,553

Texas

6,735

21,587,452

8.21

992

1,975,224

47,495

Illinois

7,651

11,473,707

4.37

911

1,315,426

37,749

Georgia

4,811

10,021,934

3.81

1,166

806,708

23,510

New York

10,007

9,663,255

3.68

504

1,369,710

43,298

Virginia

5,424

9,550,293

3.63

1,311

1,098,246

31,790

North Carolina

6,576

9,536,880

3.63

1,147

938,440

31,056

Arizona

2,927

9,003,236

3.43

1,653

744,672

20,623

Colorado

4,294

9,002,536

3.42

2,001

827,383

22,267

Pennsylvania

6,828

8,093,039

3.08

657

1,028,708

33,077

Ohio

6,183

8,075,788

3.07

708

878,295

29,008

New Jersey

5,833

7,793,962

2.97

909

963,789

26,339

Michigan

7,134

7,255,819

2.76

723

948,527

30,819

Minnesota

4,190

6,693,827

2.55

1,332

663,960

19,778

Maryland

3,998

6,622,114

2.52

1,217

849,707

23,510

Washington

7,005

6,546,374

2.49

1,078

787,197

27,228

Indiana

3,831

5,051,886

1.92

821

546,830

18,427

Nevada

1,050

4,693,226

1.79

2,164

438,957

10,898

Massachusetts

3,529

4,360,148

1.66

678

581,323

15,893

Wisconsin

4,003

4,146,381

1.58

762

560,014

19,073

Missouri

3,880

4,094,173

1.56

721

542,375

18,566

South Carolina

2,615

3,516,477

1.34

857

363,085

12,475

Tennessee

2,219

3,191,591

1.21

551

417,544

11,676

Oregon

3,484

2,996,558

1.14

850

343,602

12,470

Kentucky

1,809

2,834,930

1.08

693

279,058

9,547

Connecticut

2,033

2,383,090

0.91

689

332,228

9,043

Alabama

2,156

2,378,322

0.90

531

229,949

8,729

Utah

1,768

2,291,006

0.87

985

223,652

7,990

Kansas

1,844

1,855,346

0.71

683

200,812

7,331

Idaho

1,348

1,536,520

0.58

1,143

134,023

5,434

Oklahoma

1,502

1,465,174

0.56

420

150,335

6,109

Hawaii

566

1,454,831

0.55

1,180

173,663

4,237

New Mexico

1,495

1,415,413

0.54

763

156,501

6,364

Louisiana

1,547

1,325,624

0.50

297

172,544

6,160

Nebraska

1,228

1,251,118

0.48

724

150,383

5,185

Iowa

2,059

1,246,378

0.47

425

178,307

7,568

New Hampshire

978

1,022,109

0.39

802

154,923

4,810

Arkansas

1,102

983,089

0.37

363

108,962

4,178

Delaware

668

960,677

0.37

1,193

106,242

3,407

Montana

1,217

862,845

0.33

948

112,305

4,543

Maine

1,344

836,539

0.32

645

132,044

5,194

Mississippi

892

721,344

0.27

252

73,081

3,498

Rhode Island

805

646,372

0.25

605

81,818

3,005

Vermont

888

604,784

0.23

981

89,526

3,352

West Virginia

1,473

571,617

0.22

317

100,976

5,240

Alaska

593

567,182

0.22

885

76,528

2,534

South Dakota

750

507,585

0.19

668

59,401

2,863

Wyoming

532

373,197

0.14

748

75,025

2,621

District of Columbia

134

253,461

0.10

438

49,552

1,150

North Dakota

406

249,937

0.10

394

40,837

1,691

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Residential building construction
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-BDG	Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997	Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined	US
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-23SG-1	Industry Summary	Employment & General Statistics for Establishments by Industry	US
EC02-23SG-1	Industry Summary	Selected Statistics for Establishments by Industry & Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-23A	Geographic Area Series	General Statistics for Establishments by State	States

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 2361
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas