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Americans Enjoy Twice the Square Footage In a New Home Than In 1973

The quality is far higher too.

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Jul 22, 2016
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by Mark J. Perry
July 22, 2016 

The Census Bureau recently released its annual report on “Characteristics of New Housing,” with more than 700 pages of detailed data on the characteristics of new single-family houses and multifamily buildings in 2015.

Here are some interesting details of new single-family houses built last year:

1. Average/Median House Size

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