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

           December  1996

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

 United States           99946   66296    2016    2077   29557    2119 

 Northeast                9776    6927     404     229    2216     122 
   New England            3086    2379      88      20     599      30 
     Connecticut           776     567       6       4     199       9 
     Maine                 239     237       2       0       0       0 
     Massachusetts        1460    1071      48      10     331      16 
     New Hampshire         293     263      14       3      13       2 
     Rhode Island          169     150      16       3       0       0 
     Vermont               149      91       2       0      56       3 

   Middle Atlantic        6690    4548     316     209    1617      92 
     New Jersey           1937    1612      94      62     169      18 
     New York             2523    1207     174      53    1089      47 
     Pennsylvania         2230    1729      48      94     359      27 

 Midwest                 19089   11985     656     768    5680     454 
   East North Central    12491    8333     436     545    3177     258 
     Illinois             2692    1880     114     231     467      43 
     Indiana              2681    1615      64      27     975      65 
     Michigan             2908    2128      40     122     618      46 
     Ohio                 2647    1838      96     129     584      60 
     Wisconsin            1563     872     122      36     533      44 

   West North Central     6598    3652     220     223    2503     196 
     Iowa                 1396     352       4      20    1020      65 
     Kansas                891     678      80      19     114      13 
     Minnesota            1803    1016      20      69     698      85 
     Missouri             1458    1148     100     108     102       8 
     Nebraska              838     366      10       0     462      19 
     North Dakota           14      14       0       0       0       0 
     South Dakota          198      78       6       7     107       6 

 South                   47284   31061     548     562   15113    1029 
   South Atlantic        27150   19892     344     323    6591     458 
     Delaware              338     282       2       4      50       7 
     Dist. of Columbia       0       0       0       0       0       0 
     Florida              8798    6461     112     196    2029     132 
     Georgia              6011    4008      78      19    1906     126 
     Maryland             1632    1437       6       0     189      14 
     North Carolina       4801    3626      74      79    1022      90 
     South Carolina       2430    1725      52       8     645      43 
     Virginia             2957    2189      10      13     745      45 
     West Virginia         183     164      10       4       5       1 

   East South Central     6909    4286     106      96    2421     287 
     Alabama              2226     840      12       9    1365     169 
     Kentucky             1001     789      42      45     125      20 
     Mississippi           780     461       6       4     309      39 
     Tennessee            2902    2196      46      38     622      59 

   West South Central    13225    6883      98     143    6101     284 
     Arkansas              767     394      28      30     315      19 
     Louisiana             943     759       8      56     120       1 
     Oklahoma              575     544      10       6      15       3 
     Texas               10940    5186      52      51    5651     261 

 West                    23797   16323     408     518    6548     514 
   Mountain              12762    8522     152     250    3838     330 
     Arizona              3881    2928      22      14     917      88 
     Colorado             3151    1914      40     119    1078      87 
     Idaho                 400     349       8       3      40       2 
     Montana                76      44      16       3      13       2 
     Nevada               3063    1656       8      16    1383     115 
     New Mexico            882     644       2       8     228      20 
     Utah                 1223     924      54      71     174      15 
     Wyoming                86      63       2      16       5       1 

   Pacific               11035    7801     256     268    2710     184 
     Alaska                 77      63       4       0      10       2 
     California           6219    4731     102     100    1286      71 
     Hawaii                185     137       0       0      48       6 
     Oregon               1595    1036      56      81     422      33 
     Washington           2959    1834      94      87     944      72