How The American Home Has Changed

THE EVOLUTION OF THE AMERICAN HOME A snapshot of newly built single-family houses Square footage 2004 1,800-2,399 | 28% # of fireplaces 1994 1| 59% Square footage 2014 1,800-2,399 | 26% # of fireplaces 2014 0 | 49% Each percentage represents the largest percentage for that category # of bathrooms 1994 2 | 40% # of bedrooms 1994 3 | 58% # of bedrooms 2014 4+ | 46% # of bathrooms 2014 3+ | 36% Outdoor features 2010 Porch or patio | 24% Outdoor features 2014 Average sale price 1994 $154,500 Average sale price 2014 $345,800 Porch or patio| 28% SOLD SOLD # of stories 2009 2 | 49% # of stories 2014 2 | 53% Exterior type 1994 Vinyl siding | 28% Exterior type 2014 Vinyl siding | 30% Garage capacity 1994 2 cars | 65% Garage capacity 2014 2 cars | 62% Air conditioning 1994 79% Air conditioning 2014 91% Of the 1.16 million single-family houses built in 1994: Of the 620,000 single-family houses built in 2014: 912,000 (79%) HAD AIR CONDITIONING 565,000 (91%) HAD AIR CONDITIONING 669,000 (58%) HAD THREE BEDROOMS 282,000 (45%) HAD FOUR BEDROOMS OR MORE 469,000 (40%) HAD TWO BATHROOMS 221,000 (36%) HAD THREE BATHROOMS OR MORE 325,000 (28%) HAD VINYL SIDING AS THE PRINCIPAL 184,000 (30%) HAD VINYL SIDING AS THE PRINCIPAL EXTERIOR EXTERIOR https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/pdf/squarefeet.pdf https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/pdf/bathrooms.pdf https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/pdf/bedrooms.pdf PRESENTED BY https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/pdf/fireplace.pdf https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/pdf/parking.pdf https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/pdf/stories.pdf https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/pdf/aircond.pdf https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/pdf/exwallmat.pdf https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/pdf/outdoorfeatures.pdf selfstorage.com https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/highlights.html https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/pdf/soldpricerange.pdf N NOWSOURCING