Number of Bathrooms in New Homes
Every year, the US Census Bureau publishes data on the characteristics of new single-family homes started in its Survey of Construction, including data on full and half bathrooms. In 2017, 4 percent of new single-family homes started had 1 full bathroom or less, 60 percent had 2 full bathrooms, 27 percent had 3 full bathrooms, and 9 percent had four full bathrooms or more (Figure 1). In the post-recession era (starting in 2009) there was a steady rise in the share of new sing