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NAICS 236115
New single-family housing construction (except operative builders)

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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.
Indus- try Detail	NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of business done ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
r = revised;
	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
	236115	New single-family general contractors	58,488	61,875,636	8,268,129	273,202

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)
N = Not available; r = revised
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
236115	New single-family general contractors	N	N	N	N	N	N	58,488	61,875,636

Definition: NAICS 236115 New single-family housing construction (except operative builders)

This U.S. industry comprises general contractor establishments primarily responsible for the entire construction of new single-family housing, such as single-family detached houses and town houses or row houses where each housing unit (1) is separated from its neighbors by a ground-to-roof wall and (2) has no housing units constructed above or below. This industry includes general contractors responsible for the on-site assembly of modular and prefabricated houses. Single-family housing design-build firms and single-family construction management firms acting as general contractors are included in this industry.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Building single-family houses on their own account for sale as operative or speculative builders--are classified in U.S. Industry 236117, New Housing Operative Builders;
Remodeling or repairing existing houses and other residential buildings--are classified in U.S. Industry 236118, Residential Remodelers;
Performing manufactured (mobile) home setup and tie-down work--are classified in Industry 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors;
Performing specialized construction work on houses and other residential buildings, generally on a subcontract basis--are classified in Subsector 238, 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 - Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS

Figures to the left of 1997 NAICS codes indicate the percent of 2002 receipts (as classified by 1997 NAICS) represented by that part; and link to a complementary table where other parts of the 1997 NAICS are shown. Table description discusses features and symbols.
2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of business done		Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)

2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	($1,000)	(Pct)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)
236115			New single-family general contractors	58,494	62,273,850	100.0	8,269,866	273,263
26% of	233210		Single family housing construction (General contractors)	58,494	62,273,850	100.0	8,269,866	273,263

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

233210	Single family housing construction	2002	164,284	241,314,507	26,470,549	806,059
		1997	138,850	148,530,256	14,964,583	570,990
		% change	18.3	62.5	76.9	41.2

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Geographic Distribution -- New single-family housing construction (except operative builders): 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.

Other
Indus-
tries

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

58,488

61,875,636

100.00

215

8,268,129

273,202

Florida

3,342

6,744,365

10.90

404

623,196

18,779

California

5,524

6,719,892

10.86

192

1,219,998

34,757

Texas

2,412

3,443,245

5.56

158

378,921

11,477

Pennsylvania

2,316

2,709,870

4.38

220

331,279

11,157

North Carolina

2,488

2,421,618

3.91

291

296,428

11,079

New York

2,812

2,272,802

3.67

119

293,373

10,187

New Jersey

1,530

2,245,611

3.63

262

333,040

8,179

Ohio

2,176

2,129,369

3.44

187

229,460

8,252

Virginia

1,774

2,041,865

3.30

280

275,340

8,910

Wisconsin

1,916

2,027,643

3.28

373

263,725

9,136

Michigan

2,580

2,018,698

3.26

201

320,792

11,165

Illinois

2,306

1,960,770

3.17

156

295,064

9,858

Colorado

1,683

1,702,045

2.75

378

227,832

7,230

Georgia

1,402

1,673,183

2.70

195

158,663

5,813

Arizona

1,022

1,632,233

2.64

300

188,617

5,690

Washington

2,180

1,522,984

2.46

251

210,877

7,769

Maryland

1,192

1,455,420

2.35

267

197,182

6,218

Minnesota

1,409

1,389,835

2.25

277

185,551

5,730

Massachusetts

963

1,358,347

2.20

211

192,993

5,227

Indiana

1,283

1,308,775

2.12

213

155,256

5,637

South Carolina

994

1,024,026

1.65

250

129,876

4,417

Connecticut

595

854,033

1.38

247

111,098

2,717

Missouri

1,456

776,712

1.26

137

156,450

6,084

Hawaii

264

708,651

1.15

575

105,601

2,399

Oregon

1,112

707,319

1.14

201

88,722

3,411

Tennessee

823

689,855

1.11

119

109,705

3,968

Utah

735

657,494

1.06

283

82,954

3,286

Alabama

625

628,339

1.02

140

67,696

2,732

Kentucky

586

548,576

0.89

134

56,437

2,531

Idaho

563

523,149

0.85

389

54,338

2,279

Montana

571

493,516

0.80

542

69,712

2,758

Kansas

603

470,216

0.76

173

63,950

2,592

New Mexico

591

443,231

0.72

239

67,489

2,879

Oklahoma

570

440,969

0.71

126

59,408

2,635

Maine

588

435,092

0.70

336

65,911

2,603

Nevada

347

417,943

0.68

193

67,381

2,240

Iowa

739

373,700

0.60

127

61,578

2,875

Louisiana

456

373,164

0.60

50,230

1,799

New Hampshire

337

359,115

0.58

282

45,912

1,616

Delaware

282

323,181

0.52

401

36,259

1,356

Vermont

348

319,628

0.52

519

45,659

1,600

Nebraska

427

273,954

0.44

159

34,358

1,524

Arkansas

449

257,175

0.42

31,204

1,305

Wyoming

278

239,925

0.39

481

48,372

1,539

West Virginia

527

239,748

0.39

133

42,710

2,182

Rhode Island

260

221,129

0.36

207

28,530

1,093

Mississippi

364

204,816

0.33

28,626

1,480

South Dakota

278

189,150

0.31

249

24,206

1,143

Alaska

266

165,463

0.27

258

29,610

1,002

North Dakota

115

70,863

0.11

112

16,878

702

District of Columbia

s 29

56,183

0.09

9,551

200

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- New single-family housing construction (except operative builders)
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
EC02-23SG-2	Kind of Business and Type of Construction	Selected Statistics for Establishments by Housing Starts Size Class	US
EC02-23A	Geographic Area Series	General Statistics for Establishments by State	States
EC02-23I-236115	Industry Series (data may be inconsistent with final figures in Summary Series)	Industry Statistics on 2002 NAICS Basis Distributed Among 1997 NAICS-Based Industries	US
		Employment Statistics for Establishments	US, states
		General Statistics for Establishments	US, states
		Detailed Statistics for Establishments	US
		Relative Standard Errors of Estimates for Detailed Statistics for Establishments	US
		Selected Statistics for Establishments by Employment Size Class	US
		Selected Statistics for Establishments by Value of Business Done Size Class	US
		Value of Construction Work for Establishments by Type of Construction	US
		Selected Statistics for Establishments by Specialization in Types of Construction	US
		Value of Business Done for Establishments by Kind-of-Business Activity	US
		Selected Statistics for Establishments by Specialization in Kind-of-Business Activity	US
		Value of Construction Work for Establishments by Location of Construction Work	US, states

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 236115
Hypertext Tables	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
	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

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Industry Statistics Sampler NAICS 236115 New single-family housing construction (except operative builders)

Definition: NAICS 236115 New single-family housing construction (except operative builders)

Industry Statistics Sampler
NAICS 236115
New single-family housing construction (except operative builders)