Housing in the United States

Housing in the United States includes both detached homes and apartment buildings. Housing is a vital economic sector, contributing to 15% of the GDP.[1] For regional details, see also housing in the United States by state.

A single family home in Tacoma, Washington.

Construction
Home construction in Phoenix, Arizona.

Wood framing is widely used in home construction in the United States. Concrete is used to build a foundation, usually with either a crawl space, or basement included. Interiors usually have drywall. Roofing often consists of asphalt shingles, although steel, and tile materials are also used.[2]

Homelessness
Official homelessness statistics by state, 2019
Main article: Homelessness in the United States

In 2014, approximately 1.5 million homeless people resided in shelters.[3] As of 2018, the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported there were roughly 553,000 homeless people in the United States on a given night,[4] or 0.17% of the population. Annual federal HUD reports contradict private state and local reports where homelessness is shown to have increased across several major American cities, with 40 percent increases noted in 2017[5] and in 2019.[6] In January of 2018 the federal government statistics gave comprehensive encompassing nationwide statistics, with a total number of 552,830 individuals, of which 358,363 (65%) were sheltered in provided housing, while some 194,467 (35%) were unsheltered.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Housing and GDP" (PDF).
  2. Anderson, L. O. (1975). Wood-Frame House Construction. US Department of Agriculture.
  3. "Here are 10 New Facts About Sheltered Homelessness in America". National Alliance to End Homelessness. November 10, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  4. The 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress. December 2018. Authors: Meghan Henry, Anna Mahathey, Tyler Morrill, Anna Robinson, Azim Shivji, and Rian Watt, Abt Associates. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
  5. "Seattle's homeless population went up 44% in the last two years". Q13 FOX News. December 6, 2017.
  6. Cowan, Jill (June 5, 2019). "Homeless Populations Are Surging in Los Angeles. Here's Why". The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  7. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-State-of-Homelessness-in-America.pdf

Further reading
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