Survey of Construction (SOC)

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Summary

The Survey of Construction (SOC) provides national and regional statistics on starts and completions of new single-family and multifamily housing units and statistics on sales of new single-family houses in the United States. The SOC also provides statistics on characteristics of new privately-owned residential structures in the United States. Data included are various characteristics of new single-family houses completed, new multifamily housing completed, new single-family houses sold, and new contractor-built houses started. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) partially funds this survey.

Agency DOC, CENSUS
Related Agency HUD
Data Checkup

Historical Data Availability

No Known Issue

Future Data Availability

No Known Issue

Data Quality

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Statutory Context

Moderate Risk
Statutory authorization is vague, but information is required to support a principal federal economic indicator.

Staffing and Funding

Moderate Risk
From FY2024 to FY2026, the Census Bureau has lost more than 2,500 staff (~20%). While the FY27 President's Budget requests an approximately 30% increase for the Census Bureau, the proposal recommends reductions to many programs and surveys. In May 2026, the House Appropriations Committee advanced its version of the budget, proposing level funding at FY26 levels.

Policy

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Last updated: 2026-06-17

Details

OMB Control Number 0607-0110
Authorizing Statutes 12 USC 1701z-1 and 1701z-2g, 13 USC 8(b), 131, 182
Related ICRs
Reference Number Title Agency Status Request Type
202312-0607-003 Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and Completions DOC/CENSUS Active
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
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