2021 Manufactured Home Shipments Exceed 100,000 – Highest Total Since 2006

According to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Monthly Economic Report, in December 2021, 8,030 new manufactured homes were shipped, a decrease of 1,030 homes or 11.4 percent compared to November 2021, an increase of 398 homes or 5.2 percent increase compared to December 2020. Compared with the same month last year, shipments of single-section and multi-section homes were both up 2.8 percent and 7.1 percent, respectively. Total floors (sections) shipped in December 2021 were 12,656, an increase of 6.0 percent compared with the same month last year. There were 45 FEMA designated units produced in December 2021, whereas no FEMA units were produced in December 2020.

Cumulative shipments for 2021 totaled 105,775 homes compared with 94,401 homes in 2020, a net increase of 12.0 percent. The 2021 manufactured home shipments were the highest total in 15 years.

The seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of shipments was 105,626 in December 2021, down 1.3 percent compared to the adjusted rate of 107,047 in November 2021. The SAAR corrects for normal seasonal variations and projects annual shipments based on the current monthly total.

In December 2021, 8,014 new manufactured homes were produced, a decrease of 1,055 homes or 11.6 percent compared to November 2021, and an increase of 381 homes or 5.0 percent compared to December 2020. MHI’s Monthly Economic Report includes numbers for both manufactured home production and shipments. The difference between the two is attributed to the number of homes that have been produced, but their destination is pending.

The number of manufacturing plants reporting production in December 2021 was 139 and the number of active corporations was 33, the same number of corporations, yet one more plant in the month.

Top 10 Manufactured Home Shipment States

According to the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), further analysis of the official industry statistics shows that the top ten states from the beginning of the industry production rebound in August 2011 through December 2021 – with cumulative, monthly, current year (2021) and prior year (2020) shipments per category as indicated — are:

   State          Cumulative      Current Month (Dec 2021)      2021          2020

1. Texas                 137,460                  1,474                            18,478                 16,609
2. Florida         50,761 685                 8,231                              6,681
3. Louisiana           43,368                     438                             5,623                    4,246
4. N.C.                     35,847                     477                               6,119                    5,505
5. Alabama            34,587                     398                               5,153                    4,530
6. Mississippi       28,907                     337                               4,419                    3,888
7. Michigan          28,004                     290                              4,037                    3,478
8. California          27,669                     242                              3,344                    3,232
9. Kentucky          25,949                     235                              3,884                     3,455
10. Tennessee        22,772                     308                               3,698                     3,118

Notes: The December 2021 data results in no changes to the cumulative top-ten shipment list.
The totals are for shipments of HUD Code manufactured homes only  Most manufactured home manufacturers also produce modular homes, which are not reflected in the production and shipments reports.