Table 2u. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized
          Unadjusted Units for Regions, Divisions, and States
 
          December  2005 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               2147617  1681184    39402    44558   382473    22024
 
Northeast                    199845   124854    10622     9116    55253     2752
  New England                 57800    41546     2166     1148    12940      730
    Connecticut               11671     8586      176      141     2768      169
    Maine                      8765     7847      252      160      506       51
    Massachusetts             23840    14236     1164      532     7908      386
    New Hampshire              7699     6457      258      162      822       61
    Rhode Island               2791     1765      152       85      789       37
    Vermont                    3034     2655      164       68      147       26
 
  Middle Atlantic            142045    83308     8456     7968    42313     2022
    New Jersey                38481    21892     3180     1447    11962      550
    New York                  59386    24166     4610     5637    24973     1118
    Pennsylvania              44178    37250      666      884     5378      354
 
Midwest                      362753   288204     9102    11247    54200     3849
  East North Central         243914   193060     6012     8368    36474     2757
    Illinois                  67852    49084     1400     3462    13906      771
    Indiana                   37993    31582     1112      688     4611      381
    Michigan                  46989    40392      428      617     5552      447
    Ohio                      55237    45155     1232     2657     6193      715
    Wisconsin                 35843    26847     1840      944     6212      443
 
  West North Central         118839    95144     3090     2879    17726     1092
    Iowa                      16733    12712      322      495     3204      187
    Kansas                    14404    11814      552      361     1677      137
    Minnesota                 35877    29276      312      500     5789      313
    Missouri                  31278    24732     1586     1026     3934      266
    Nebraska                  10922     9547      162       99     1114       83
    North Dakota               3835     2186       58      118     1473       62
    South Dakota               5790     4877       98      280      535       44
 
South                       1027708   820096    12224    11759   183629    10049
  South Atlantic             652598   514734     6544     6807   124513     6441
    Delaware                   7977     6768      216      197      796       88
    District of Columbia       2294      123       20       27     2124       19
    Florida                  285062   208528     2378     4055    70101     3691
    Georgia                  104659    90250      642      517    13250      448
    Maryland                  32276    24108      818       73     7277      365
    North Carolina           100220    86193     1558      816    11653      819
    South Carolina            53755    43599      454      440     9262      560
    Virginia                  60956    50054      416      642     9844      418
    West Virginia              5399     5111       42       40      206       33
 
  East South Central         109407    92519     1310     1504    14074      885
    Alabama                   30272    24065      112      127     5968      325
    Kentucky                  19943    17405      406      281     1851      144
    Mississippi               12988    11372       72      182     1362       88
    Tennessee                 46204    39677      720      914     4893      328
 
  West South Central         265703   212843     4370     3448    45042     2723
    Arkansas                  16625    11925      696      274     3730      296
    Louisiana                 21794    19783      308      128     1575      163
    Oklahoma                  18304    15556      432      152     2164      157
    Texas                    208980   165579     2934     2894    37573     2107
 
West                         557311   448030     7454    12436    89391     5374
  Mountain                   257737   222832     2164     4873    27868     1809
    Arizona                   91436    80648      518      815     9455      547
    Colorado                  46262    40477      492      611     4682      368
    Idaho                     21767    19464      432      866     1005       86
    Montana                    5068     3822      232      329      685       66
    Nevada                    47038    37438      118     1232     8250      484
    New Mexico                14331    13553       22      160      596       35
    Utah                      28302    24645      322      716     2619      175
    Wyoming                    3533     2785       28      144      576       48
 
  Pacific                    299574   225198     5290     7563    61523     3565
    Alaska                     2877     1682      490      250      455       36
    California               202221   151022     2630     4969    43600     2380
    Hawaii                     9828     6641      204      328     2655      231
    Oregon                    31864    24925      864      792     5283      293
    Washington                52784    40928     1102     1224     9530      625