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America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
How the Nation’s Housing Changed in 20 Years
It’s been 20 years since the American Community Survey (ACS) began collecting detailed information on the U.S. population and the housing they live in, giving us a window into changes that reshaped the nation’s housing over two decades.
Despite the 2007 housing crash sparked by the subprime mortgage crisis and Great Recession, the nation’s housing stock continued to expand to accommodate a growing population — over 288 million people in households in 2005, the first year of the ACS, to a household population of nearly 332 million in 2024, the most recent data released last week.
But the type of housing built changed.
Of the more than 22 million houses added between 2005 and 2024, the majority — about 13.5 million — were still single-family detached homes, representing a 17.8% increase.
Continue reading to learn how the ACS has captured the way U.S. housing has evolved, offering a view of long-term change.
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