09/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2024 14:10
HUD No. 24-249 HUD Public Affairs (202) 708-0685 |
FOR RELEASE Wednesday September 25, 2024 |
The 2023 American Housing Survey marks 50 years of providing a comprehensive assessment of housing in America and includes key benchmarks to strengthen America's housing industry
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau, released the 2023 American Housing Survey (AHS). The release of this latest survey marks 50 years of AHS being the most comprehensive and authoritative assessment of the nation's housing inventory.
"At HUD we know the importance of detailed, accurate, and timely data to guide our policymaking. We use insights from the American Housing Survey to develop innovative, data-driven, and effective policies to boost affordable housing and lower housing costs for families," said Solomon Greene, HUD's Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
Every two years, HUD and the Census Bureau produce the American Housing Survey (AHS), the most comprehensive analysis of the nation's housing inventory. The AHS covers a variety of important housing topics, including the composition and quality of the nation's housing stock; rents, mortgages and other housing costs; and neighborhood conditions. The AHS is used by the public, policymakers and professionals in many fields for research, planning, and decision making, as well as to understand the current state of our nation's housing markets and how they have changed over time. Today's release includes a Table Creator, which can be used to create custom tables by geographic area, demographics, income, and other characteristics and the Public Use File, which contains household-level survey responses.
The American Housing Survey (AHS) is the largest regular national housing sample survey in the U.S. and tracks housing units over time. This can provide us insights on how homes age and how the occupants of homes change. Findings included in the 2023 AHS will inform policymakers and professionals for research, planning, and evidence-based decisions that benefit Americans and strengthen the domestic housing industry.
HUD found a variety of key findings from this year's survey:
The 2023 AHS includes new information on housing insecurity, extreme heat, power outages, health and safety characteristics of housing units, perceptions of urbanization, first generation homeownership, the generation of the householder, and the sexual orientation and gender identity of the respondent.
Key Metropolitan Area Statistics
Similar statistics are available for the following 20 metropolitan areas and 11 states:
15 Largest Metropolitan Areas
5 Additional Large Metropolitan Areas
11 States
For more information on the American Housing Survey, see the Census Bureau's website. All differences in this release are statistically significant at the 90% confidence level.
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