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The Census Bureau’s housing data present a comprehensive picture of housing in America. You’ll find a wide range of data on the size, age and type of American homes; home values, rents and mortgages, the housing and construction industry, and more.
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Housing Affordability
Reports changes in housing affordability for families and individuals at different price levels and chances of affordability by demographic characteristic.
Housing Patterns
Data on residential housing pattern measures, includes dissimilarity, isolation, absolute centralization and spatial proximity indexes.
Housing Vacancies
Housing vacancy data from the Decennial Census and American Community Survey (ACS) are available on American FactFinder.
New Housing (Construction)
Construction covers national and regional data on the number of new housing units authorized by building permits.
Rental Housing
Housing inventory estimates and characteristics of renter occupied housing units are available for all levels all geography down to the Census tract level.
Residential Financing
Mortgage data includes: financial characteristics of housing units with and without a mortgage, mortgage status by age of householder, and more.
News
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Random Samplings Blog
How Is the Planning Database Updated and How Is It Used?
March 16, 2026
Planning Database now contains operational data and 2020 Census low response score.
Press Release
2024 Rental Housing Finance Survey Data Released
February 19, 2026
The U.S. Census Bureau releases 2024 Rental Housing Finance Survey data.
Press Release
2024 Planning Database and New 2020 Census Operational Data
January 22, 2026
The U.S. Census Bureau releases updated Planning Database, which includes the Low Response Score and other new 2020 Census operational data.
Data
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Webinar
Understanding Housing Data from the American Community Survey
June 24, 2026
Explore the diverse range of American Community Survey housing data, to include topics such as tenure, vacancy, rent, home value, and utility costs.
Webinar
Understanding Housing Change with Census Data Tools
May 06, 2026
Are you ready to see what’s changed in your community? Join this housing webinar to access the latest housing insights using census data.
Data Gem
How to Visualize Data for Your Area on data.census.gov
March 17, 2026
Discover how to visualize the most popular statistics for your area through the data visualization profiles on data.census.gov.
Surveys
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American Community Survey (ACS)
The American Community Survey is the premier source for information about America's changing population, housing and workforce.
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.
Building Permits Survey (BPS)
The purpose of the Building Permits Survey is to provide national, state, and local statistics on new privately-owned residential construction.
Publications
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Publication
Housing Availability and Affordability: 2023
September 04, 2025
This report focuses on several measures that capture changes in housing availability and affordability using recently released American Community Survey data.
Publication
Aging-Ready Homes in the United States—Perception Versus Reality of Aging-Accessibility Needs: 2019
October 10, 2023
This report looks at aging-accessible features of U.S. homes and the number of older Americans who report difficulty using some part of or living in their home.
Publication
Housing Characteristics: 2020
September 28, 2023
The brief uses 2020 Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC) data highlighting the nation's housing in 2020 as well as changes between 2010 and 2020.
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