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American Housing Survey

July 09, 2013

News Releases

Press Release

Median Price of Homes Purchased Rose 2.3 Percent to $110,000

July 11, 2013

Homeowners in the U.S. paid a median price of $110,000 for their homes, according to a 2011 American Housing Survey profile released today.
Press Release

La mediana del precio de las viviendas compradas aumentó 2.3%

July 11, 2013

Los propietarios de viviendas pagaron una mediana de $110,000 por sus viviendas, según una reseña de la Encuesta sobre la Vivienda Estadounidense 2011.

News releases for selected metro areas

Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA Metro Division

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.36

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.37

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.38

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.39

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.40

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.41

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.42

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Columbus, OH Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.43

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metro Division

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.44

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Denver, CO Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.45

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Division

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.46

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.47

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.48

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.49

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.50

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.51

Primary Topic: Homeownership
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.52

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metro Division

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.53

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.54

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.55

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.56

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Providence, RI Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.57

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.58

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.59

Primary Topic: Homeownership
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.60

Primary Topic: Homeownership
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metro Division

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.61

Primary Topic: Homeownership
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.62

Primary Topic: Homeownership
St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.63

Primary Topic: Homeownership
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

July 11, 2013

Release Number: CB13-R.64

Primary Topic: Homeownership

Data

State and County Housing Unit Estimates: July 1, 2012

List of tables and downloadable data sets available in American FactFinder.

Previous News Releases

American Housing Survey for Selected Metropolitan Areas: 2011

February 28, 2013

The characteristics of housing in 29 selected metro areas are now available in Excel files and the Census Bureau's American FactFinder data access tool.
Housing and Urban Development and Census Bureau Expand Access

January 03, 2013

Nearly 20 percent of recent movers identified “convenience to job” as the most important factor in their choice of neighborhood in 2011.
American Housing Survey: 2011 Detailed Tables

Dozens of detailed tables on the characteristics of housing in the United States are now available.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD is responsible for programs concerned with the Nation's housing needs, fair housing opportunities, and improvement and development of communities.
American Housing Survey (AHS)

The AHS is sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Characteristics of New Housing

This page provides national, annual data on the characteristics of new privately-owned residential structures.
Survey of Construction (SOC)

Primary Topic: Construction

Provides data on starts, completions, characteristics of new, privately-owned single-family & multifamily housing units, & on sales of new single-family houses.