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Wood framing continues to dominate the U.S. single-family home construction market, according to an NAHB analysis of 2025 Census Bureau data. In 2025, wood framing accounted for 94% of all completed single-family homes, maintaining its position as the leading construction method. Concrete-framed homes represented 5% of completions, while steel-framed homes remained relatively rare, comprising half a percent of the market.
On a count basis, approximately 947,000 wood-framed homes were completed in 2025. This was a 1% decrease compared to the 2024 total. Despite the decline in the number of wood-framed homes, the wood-framed market share remained unchanged at 94% in 2025. Steel-framed homes, while still uncommon, continued to increase. About 5,000 steel-framed homes were completed in 2025, representing a 25% increase from the previous year.
Meanwhile, concrete-framed homes also experienced a decline. The concrete market share remained at 5% in 2025, while the number of concrete-framed homes completed fell to approximately 53,000, a 4% decrease compared to the prior year. Non-wood-based framing methods are primarily concentrated in the South due to residential resiliency requirements. In 2025, concrete-framed homes made up 9% of all single-family home completions in the South. Additionally, about 60% of all steel-framed homes completed in 2025 were built in the South, highlighting the region’s distinct building trends.
