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What percentage of American homes were built in the 1970s?

13.9% of American homes were built in the 1970s — about 14 in every 100, or 1 in 10. That is the figure published by the American Community Survey for 2023.

0 in 100100 in 100
13.9

Where this number comes from

Survey
American Community Survey
What it measured
American Community Survey 1-year estimate, published under the label “YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT → Total housing units → Built 1970 to 1979”.
Population
U.S. housing units
Year
2023
90% confidence interval
13.8% to 14%

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