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Housing and Development Resources

Historical Statistics

U.S. Housing Market Conditions / Historical Data
Every issue contains extensive compiled data. For reports back to 1994, select USHMC Archives on the right.
Housing Characteristics in the U.S.
U.S. and state summary statistics from the Housing Censuses. Most time series cover 1940 to 2000.
Housing Vacancies and Homeownership. Historical Tables
Some data back to 1956.
Value of Construction Put in Place, 2003 -
The Value of Construction Put in Place Survey (VIP) provides monthly estimates of the total dollar value of construction work done in the U.S. Data from 1964 to 2002 (old classification system) are also available.
Census of Population and Housing
The U.S. Bureau of the Census has digitized many of the earlier decennial census reports which include extensive housing data:
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1790
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1800
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1810
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1820
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1830
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1840
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1850
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1860
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1870
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1880
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1890
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1900
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1910
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1920
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1930
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1940
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1950
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1960
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1970
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1980
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 1990
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 2000
U.S. Census of Population and Housing: 2010

New Jersey

One-half Century of Housing Production in New Jersey, 1940 to 1990.
James W. Hughes. New Brunswick, N.J., Dept. of Urban Planning and Policy Development, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, 1990. Available?