The market share of homes 5,000 square feet or more accounted for 2.9% of all new home starts in 2025. According to annual data from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC), both the number and market share of homes with 5,000 square feet or more increased, from 24,000 homes in 2024 to 27,000 homes in 2025.
In 2015, the 5,000-square-foot share reached a record high of 3.9%. Since then, it has fluctuated between 2.3% and 3.1%.
Among homes of 5,000 square feet or more built in 2025, 86% have a porch, 73% have a finished basement, 73% have four or more bathrooms, 68% have a patio, 66% have a three-or-more-car garage, 57% have five or more bedrooms and 51% belong to a community association.
