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Garage statistics
Every number here is from the US Census Bureau. Links at the bottom.
Short answer
89.3% of new single-family homes finished in 2025 came with a garage. 64% got a 2 car garage. Across all occupied homes, 67.6% have a garage or carport.
New homes in 2025
| Parking | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car garage | 102,000 | 10% |
| 2 car garage | 641,000 | 64% |
| 3 or more car garage | 154,000 | 15% |
| Carport | 16,000 | 2% |
| No garage or carport | 92,000 | 9% |
1,005,000 homes finished in all. Shares are the Census figures. The 89.3% with a garage is our sum of the three garage rows.
Garages in new homes since 1971
The 2 car garage took over in the 1980s. Carports and homes with no parking have mostly gone away.
| Year | 1 car | 2 car | 3+ car | Carport | None |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18% | 39% | n/a | 17% | 26% |
| 1975 | 14% | 53% | n/a | 9% | 24% |
| 1980 | 13% | 56% | n/a | 7% | 24% |
| 1985 | 15% | 55% | n/a | 5% | 25% |
| 1990 | 10% | 72% | n/a | 2% | 16% |
| 1992 | 8% | 64% | 11% | 2% | 15% |
| 1995 | 8% | 63% | 13% | 2% | 14% |
| 2000 | 7% | 65% | 17% | 1% | 11% |
| 2005 | 7% | 64% | 20% | 1% | 8% |
| 2010 | 6% | 63% | 16% | 1% | 13% |
| 2015 | 6% | 61% | 24% | 1% | 9% |
| 2020 | 6% | 67% | 18% | 1% | 7% |
| 2021 | 6% | 67% | 19% | 1% | 7% |
| 2022 | 7% | 66% | 19% | 1% | 8% |
| 2023 | 8% | 66% | 17% | 2% | 8% |
| 2024 | 9% | 65% | 15% | 1% | 9% |
| 2025 | 10% | 64% | 15% | 2% | 9% |
Before 1992 the Census counted 3+ car garages in the 2 car column. Rows may not add to 100 because of rounding.
By region, 2025
| Region | 1 car | 2 car | 3+ car | None |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 21% | 55% | 7% | 17% |
| Midwest | 5% | 57% | 30% | 8% |
| South | 11% | 66% | 11% | 10% |
| West | 7% | 65% | 22% | 6% |
The Midwest builds the most 3 car garages. The Northeast builds the most 1 car garages and the most homes with none.
New home size
| Year | Median | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1,525 sq ft | 1,660 sq ft |
| 1980 | 1,595 sq ft | 1,740 sq ft |
| 1990 | 1,905 sq ft | 2,080 sq ft |
| 2000 | 2,057 sq ft | 2,266 sq ft |
| 2007 | 2,277 sq ft | 2,521 sq ft |
| 2015 | 2,467 sq ft | 2,687 sq ft |
| 2020 | 2,261 sq ft | 2,480 sq ft |
| 2024 | 2,146 sq ft | 2,364 sq ft |
| 2025 | 2,142 sq ft | 2,378 sq ft |
Floor area of the house. We couldn't find a published figure for garage square footage, so there isn't one here.
All homes, not just new ones
The 2023 American Housing Survey counts 90,044,000 occupied homes with a garage or carport, out of 133,231,000. That works out to 67.6%. It lumps garages and carports together and counts apartments, which is part of why it's lower than the new-home number.
Planning one? See garage dimensions for the sizes.
Where the numbers come from
- US Census Bureau: type of parking facility of new single-family houses completed (parking_cust.xls)
- US Census Bureau: square feet of floor area in new single-family houses completed (squarefeet_cust.xls)
- US Census Bureau: characteristics of new housing
- US Census Bureau: American Housing Survey table creator (2023, National, Rooms, Size, and Amenities)