Press release from Lattice Publishing:
Construction Coverage just released a new report about multi-family housing in the United States.
Looking at new units authorized by building permits in 2022 — as tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau — researchers identified the states and metros building the most multi-family housing.
The analysis found that across the country as a whole, 41.4% of new housing units authorized in 2022 were multi-family, marking the highest level since 1985.
Meanwhile, only 20.3% of the new housing units authorized in the Asheville metro area were multi-family.
Here is a summary of the rest of the data for the Asheville, NC metro:
Share of new housing units authorized in multi-family structures: 20.3%
Share of existing housing units in multi-family structures: 19.8%
Total new housing units authorized in multi-family structures: 718
Total new housing units in structures with 2 units: 2
Total new housing units in structures with 3–4 units: 0
Total new housing units in structures with 5+ units: 716
Total new single-family units: 2,813
Here are the statistics for the entire United States:Share of new housing units authorized in multi-family structures: 41.4%
Share of existing housing units in multi-family structures: 28.4%
Total new housing units authorized in multi-family structures: 689,504
Total new housing units in structures with 2 units: 31,626
Total new housing units in structures with 3–4 units: 23,205
Total new housing units in structures with 5+ units: 634,673
Total new single-family units: 975,584
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