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

           March     1998

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

 United States          138031  103838    2794    3430   27969    2031 

 Northeast               11708    9846     408     347    1107      99 
   New England            3652    3335      96      66     155      15 
     Connecticut           840     804       4      20      12       2 
     Maine                 319     300      14       0       5       1 
     Massachusetts        1620    1444      56      19     101       6 
     New Hampshire         464     418       6      18      22       3 
     Rhode Island          240     217      10       3      10       2 
     Vermont               169     152       6       6       5       1 

   Middle Atlantic        8056    6511     312     281     952      84 
     New Jersey           2099    1844      94      17     144      13 
     New York             2641    1719     176     180     566      42 
     Pennsylvania         3316    2948      42      84     242      29 

 Midwest                 25741   20051     722     625    4343     356 
   East North Central    18480   14260     488     397    3335     280 
     Illinois             3885    3101      66     118     600      47 
     Indiana              3640    2786      76      41     737      63 
     Michigan             4493    3553      80      61     799      69 
     Ohio                 3958    3145     132     119     562      46 
     Wisconsin            2504    1675     134      58     637      55 

   West North Central     7261    5791     234     228    1008      76 
     Iowa                  944     763      18      15     148      19 
     Kansas               1003     908      64      11      20       3 
     Minnesota            1994    1729      36     124     105      13 
     Missouri             2330    1658      94      62     516      31 
     Nebraska              616     451      12      16     137       6 
     North Dakota          188     105       6       0      77       3 
     South Dakota          186     177       4       0       5       1 

 South                   67521   47450    1102    1639   17330    1150 
   South Atlantic        39107   29100     486     420    9101     653 
     Delaware              425     391       6       0      28       3 
     Dist. of Columbia       7       7       0       0       0       0 
     Florida             12284    8042     168     250    3824     249 
     Georgia              8308    6488      52      22    1746      96 
     Maryland             2429    1949      10      19     451      42 
     North Carolina       7952    6038      86      78    1750     172 
     South Carolina       2775    2177      46      26     526      45 
     Virginia             4568    3714     116      22     716      37 
     West Virginia         359     294       2       3      60       9 

   East South Central     8506    6737     240     250    1279     112 
     Alabama              1910    1374      70      73     393      44 
     Kentucky             2222    1655     106     121     340      24 
     Mississippi           938     830      32       0      76       8 
     Tennessee            3436    2878      32      56     470      36 

   West South Central    19908   11613     376     969    6950     385 
     Arkansas             1093     807      82      57     147      13 
     Louisiana            1586    1300      84      55     147      12 
     Oklahoma             1389     829      38       8     514      21 
     Texas               15840    8677     172     849    6142     339 

 West                    33061   26491     562     819    5189     426 
   Mountain              16624   13196     194     360    2874     246 
     Arizona              5160    4694      32      51     383      48 
     Colorado             3940    3110      82     157     591      50 
     Idaho                1162     895      20      11     236      16 
     Montana               223     167       4       7      45       6 
     Nevada               3650    2252       2      52    1344     112 
     New Mexico            586     566       0       8      12       2 
     Utah                 1774    1383      54      74     263      12 
     Wyoming               129     129       0       0       0       0 

   Pacific               16437   13295     368     459    2315     180 
     Alaska                191     169      12       3       7       1 
     California          10024    8255      72     200    1497     103 
     Hawaii                272     192      10       0      70       7 
     Oregon               2154    1618     136      98     302      30 
     Washington           3796    3061     138     158     439      39