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Carpenters work on building new townhomes that are still under construction in Tampa, Florida, on May 5, 2021.Octavio Jones/ReutersThe Census Bureau recently released data about homes that were completed and sold in 2020.The median size of a completed house in 2020 was larger than in 2010 but smaller than in 2019.The following charts look at some of the characteristics for completed single-family houses in 2020.

These 7 charts show how American homes have changed over the decade | Business Insider India

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The median area of a new house dropped again in 2020, but was still larger than completed homes two decades or even a decade ago.

The median size of a single-family house that was actually sold in 2020 was slightly larger than in 2019, and much larger than a house sold 20 years ago.

For completed single-family homes, 45% of the 912,000 homes had two stories in 2020, lower than the share in 2015.

The share of new homes completed in 2020 with at least four bedrooms was higher than the share from 2010.

More homes have at least three bathrooms in 2020 than at the start of the decade.

Over the decade, most new homes completed have had two-car garages.

More and more new homes built have air conditioning.

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These 7 charts show how American homes have changed over the decade

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These 7 charts show how American homes have changed over the decade

Madison Hoff

The median area of a new house dropped again in 2020, but was still larger than completed homes two decades or even a decade ago.

The median size of a single-family house that was actually sold in 2020 was slightly larger than in 2019, and much larger than a house sold 20 years ago.

For completed single-family homes, 45% of the 912,000 homes had two stories in 2020, lower than the share in 2015.

The share of new homes completed in 2020 with at least four bedrooms was higher than the share from 2010.

More homes have at least three bathrooms in 2020 than at the start of the decade.

Over the decade, most new homes completed have had two-car garages.

More and more new homes built have air conditioning.

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