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Housing and Development Resources

Housing Statistics

American Housing Survey
Biennial survey collects data on apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, vacant homes, family composition, income, housing and neighborhood quality, housing costs, equipment, fuels, size of housing unit, and recent movers. Metropolitan data measuring local conditions collected in 4-6 year cycles. The American Housing Survey Table Creatorallows you to create tables based on location and housing characteriistics.
U.S. Census Bureau Housing Topics
Housing Affordability
Based on 2002, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004, and 2009 surveys.
Housing Vacancies and Homeownership
Annual and quarterly statistics. Historical Tables include some data back to 1956.
U.S. Housing Market Conditions
Quarterly journal published by HUD. Includes current and historical national data and trends as well as an overview of trends in 10 regional areas.

New Jersey Housing

Housing Statistics - Smart-Growth Data Sources
List of Housing Statistics resources, compiled by New Jersey Future
Local Market Updates 
"Monthly metrics by county for the entire state of New Jersey. Links directly to PDF reports." Provided by New Jersey Realtors®.
U.S. Census - New Jersey Quick Facts 
New Jersey specific census data, including Housing Statistics