Evening star., 1937-08-28
D. c. HOUSING GAIN
OVER POPULATION
More New Homes Last Year
Than in Any One of Seven
Preceding.

New homes built in Washington
during 1886 provided housing for more
people than the estimated population
gain for last year, according to c. J.
Ryan, vice president Of Investors
Syndicate of Minneapolis. Residential
building in Washington, however, from
1881 to 1886, inclusive, sheltered only
<9,4 per cent Of the estimated popu-
Iation gain during that time.
This new housing situation in Wash
tngton was brought about by gain of
7l,3 per cent in new homes over
those OF 1885 and an increase of AZ
per cent in the estimated population
over the preceding year. Furthermore,
there were more new homes erected
IN Washington last year than in any
one year in more than seven. Wash
angton, ranked fifth among the list
OF a regions studied, in point of
persons provided with new homes.
These statements by Ryan were
based on housing survey by his
company of $40 cities, situated in AZ
States and the District of Columbia,
containing more than third of the
Nations population.
Residences put up in Washington"
Ryan explained, provided shelter for
25,5l6 people during 1886, although
1t Is estimated that population during
the same time increased by approx
nately $4,000. In Washington between
1881 and 1886, inclusive, new shelter
was provided for 65,792 people, but it
Is estimated that population during
these same years increased by 133, ,284
Residential Construction.
The Investors Syndicate survey
shows that residential construction
provided shelter for more people in
1886 than in any one year in the last
seven years, or as far back as this
study was carried Last year the
number Of people provided with new
homes was 1873 per cent of the total
IN the years 1881 to 1886, inclusive.
Persons housed in 1880 numbered
7,848, or 1l.9 per cent of the total
IN the next six years combined.
"One Of the interesting features of
this housing survey" said Ryan, was
the relation OF the cost of new housing
per person. Washington during 1896
had an average per capita cost of
1866 for those provided with new
homes, and thereby ranked twenty
second in the list of AZ areas studied.
The 1886 costs showed decline of
&8O3.43 from the average new housing
per capita costs of 1880. Washington's S
1896 costs were below the national
average new housing per capita costs
last year OF s10l5.30."
Value OF residential construction in
N Washington aggregated S24,649, 53l
IN 1885, or the fifth highest in the
q regions studied. These valua ations
showed an increase of s9,862,3O6, or
66.7 per cent over those of 1885 The
1885 valuations were IT'S per cent
higher than the 1880 total of s13.-
$4,000.
Value Fluctuated
The volume and value of home
building huctuated widely during the
last six years. The low point in the
number OF new homes in WASHINGTON
was reached in 1888, when only 1920
people were provided for. Cost of
new housing also reached a low point
In 1888 at s3,354,6oO.
The per capita new housing COSTS"
continued Ryan, have tended ir-
regularly downward. They reached
their lowest level in seven years during
1885, when they were 1866 for each
person provided with new housing.
This is ~ per cent lower than in
1888. In 1896 such per capita new
housing costs were asa per cent lower
than in 1880, which home builders
throughout the Nation class as
normal building year.
Investors Syndicate believes WASH
ngton actually relatively, will con-
tinue to forge ahead in residential
construction, because its home build
ing activities have not yet caught up
with the estimated increase in popu-
ation."