According to an analysis of 2025 Census Bureau data by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), wood framing remains the predominant method of construction for single-family homes in the United States.
In 2025, wood framing remained the predominant construction method, accounting for 94% of all completed single-family homes.
Steel-framed homes were relatively uncommon, accounting for only half of one percent of the market, while concrete-framed homes accounted for 5% of completions.
Approximately 947,000 wood-framed dwellings were completed in 2025 on a count basis.
In comparison to the 2024 total, this represented a 1% decline.
In 2025, the wood-framed market share remained constant at 94%, despite the decrease in the number of wood-framed dwellings.
Although steel-framed homes are still uncommon, their prevalence has continued to rise.
In 2025, approximately 5,000 steel-framed dwellings were completed, which is a 25% increase from the previous year.
Concrete-framed residences, on the other hand, also encountered a decline.
Compared to the previous year, the number of concrete-framed homes completed decreased by 4% to approximately 53,000, while the concrete market share remained at 5% in 2025.
The Southern region is the primary location for non-wood-based framing methods, as they are necessary for residential resilience.
Concrete-framed homes comprised 9% of all single-family home completions in the South in 2025.
Furthermore, the South was the site of approximately 60% of all steel-framed residences constructed in 2025, underscoring the region’s distinctive construction trends.
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