Table 2u. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized
           Unadjusted Units for Regions, Divisions, and States 

           June      1997 Year-to-Date

                                                                Num of
                                                                Struc-
                                                                 tures
                                                                  With
                                               3 and 4 5 Units 5 Units
                         Total  1 Unit 2 Units   Units or More or More


 United States          705129  529682   17158   16091  142198    9944 

 Northeast               68951   52399    2608    1287   12657     688 
   New England           19720   16744     386     279    2311     154 
     Connecticut          4713    3868      54      74     717      32 
     Maine                2005    1878      62       4      61       4 
     Massachusetts        8451    7270     202      99     880      57 
     New Hampshire        2529    1954      22      41     512      42 
     Rhode Island         1114    1023      26      14      51       6 
     Vermont               908     751      20      47      90      13 

   Middle Atlantic       49231   35655    2222    1008   10346     534 
     New Jersey          12768   10799     516     128    1325      79 
     New York            15475    9126    1318     505    4526     213 
     Pennsylvania        20988   15730     388     375    4495     242 

 Midwest                142090  106337    5634    5256   24863    2049 
   East North Central   100225   74901    3750    4072   17502    1549 
     Illinois            23085   16010     730    1149    5196     372 
     Indiana             17585   14077     562     221    2725     233 
     Michigan            23499   19256     450     707    3086     319 
     Ohio                21815   15941     780    1372    3722     373 
     Wisconsin           14241    9617    1228     623    2773     252 

   West North Central    41865   31436    1884    1184    7361     500 
     Iowa                 6009    3930     168     181    1730     139 
     Kansas               6087    4655     474      71     887      79 
     Minnesota           11169    9249     234     309    1377      74 
     Missouri            12162    9215     806     511    1630     117 
     Nebraska             4229    2803     168      84    1174      59 
     North Dakota          915     464      16      12     423      22 
     South Dakota         1294    1120      18      16     140      10 

 South                  321007  238222    5084    5615   72086    4754 
   South Atlantic       196150  149667    2652    3248   40583    2569 
     Delaware             2340    2107      12      25     196      19 
     Dist. of Columbia       0       0       0       0       0       0 
     Florida             66756   45605     794    1253   19104    1088 
     Georgia             39032   30801     574    1063    6594     364 
     Maryland            12380   10628      30      59    1663      90 
     North Carolina      36837   29091     656     380    6710     521 
     South Carolina      14773   11516     196     197    2864     219 
     Virginia            21714   18428     342     203    2741     200 
     West Virginia        2318    1491      48      68     711      68 

   East South Central    43895   33630    1212    1149    7904     787 
     Alabama              9470    7127     180     161    2002     194 
     Kentucky             9718    7372     538     462    1346     160 
     Mississippi          5384    3928     112     228    1116     103 
     Tennessee           19323   15203     382     298    3440     330 

   West South Central    80962   54925    1220    1218   23599    1398 
     Arkansas             5986    3563     226     166    2031     141 
     Louisiana            9023    6685     232     174    1932      91 
     Oklahoma             5987    4241     100      28    1618     103 
     Texas               59966   40436     662     850   18018    1063 

 West                   173081  132724    3832    3933   32592    2453 
   Mountain              86308   66882    1288    1750   16388    1350 
     Arizona             26840   21803     252     277    4508     378 
     Colorado            21394   16213     348     434    4399     360 
     Idaho                4518    4068     104      96     250      32 
     Montana              1220     714     108      70     328      16 
     Nevada              16908   11478      80     515    4835     436 
     New Mexico           5331    4399      22      36     874      43 
     Utah                 9312    7576     352     305    1079      80 
     Wyoming               785     631      22      17     115       5 

   Pacific               86773   65842    2544    2183   16204    1103 
     Alaska               1287    1039     114      18     116      15 
     California          50380   39883     528    1138    8831     547 
     Hawaii               1963    1185      28      34     716       9 
     Oregon              13339    8898    1092     533    2816     243 
     Washington          19804   14837     782     460    3725     289