Single-Family Homes in California: 7.59 Million (2022)

Per U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey, 2022), California had approximately 7.59 million detached single-family homes — the most of any state.

📊 Context

🏘️ Why Lower % Than US Average?

• High density in LA, SF, SD metros — apartments, condos, ADUs
• Land scarcity + cost → vertical development
• State mandates (RHNA) pushing multi-family

📈 Trends

• SFH construction slowing — ADUs (granny flats) surging (20k+/yr post-2017 law)
• Wildfire risk reducing insurability in WUI zones
• Investor ownership rising — 25%+ of purchases in some metros

7.59M detached homes — but the "California Dream" of a standalone house is increasingly a luxury product.