# RESIDENTIAL ROOFING MATERIALS AND MARKET SHARE STATISTICS FOR 2026 REFERENCE > See residential roofing statistics for 2026 from EIA's preliminary 2024 data, including asphalt, metal, tile and regional material counts. Canonical: https://commercialroofingadvisors.com/resources/residential-roofing-materials-statistics Last updated: 2026-08-24 Residential roof-material counts and calculated stock shares from EIA's preliminary 2024 survey, with housing-type and regional breakdowns. [Talk to an advisor](https://commercialroofingadvisors.com/contact) Resources Composition and asphalt shingles remain the largest residential roof-material category in the federal housing survey. [EIA's preliminary 2024 Residential Energy Consumption Survey](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.6_2024.pdf), released in March 2026, estimated 100.67 million occupied primary residences with that major roofing material. That is an installed-stock finding. It does not measure the share of roofs installed in 2026, manufacturer sales or dollars spent on replacement projects. A single apartment building can contain many surveyed homes beneath one roof. This page uses the latest residential characteristics release reviewed for this reference and keeps those definitions visible. It separates household counts from building counts and avoids treating a market forecast as a completed year's result. ## Calculated Shares of the Installed Housing Stock Dividing the rounded national estimates in [EIA's preliminary 2024 Table HC2.1](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.1_2024.pdf) gives about 76.0% of primary occupied homes with composition or asphalt shingles and 9.4% with metal as the major roof material. These are calculations from third-party survey estimates. The formulas are 100.67 million divided by 132.54 million for shingles, and 12.42 million divided by 132.54 million for metal, then multiplied by 100. Rounding the published counts limits precision. The denominator is occupied housing units, including apartments. The figures should not be described as shares of distinct building roofs, roof area, annual installations or sales. They are an installed-stock benchmark for the 2024 survey period, presented here in 2026. ## Key Residential Roofing Statistics at a Glance - The survey represented 132.54 million primary occupied US homes in 2024, according to [EIA's preliminary Table HC2.6](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.6_2024.pdf). - Composition or asphalt shingles were the major roofing material for 100.67 million homes in 2024, according to [EIA Table HC2.6](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.6_2024.pdf). - Metal was the major roofing material for 12.42 million homes in 2024, according to [EIA Table HC2.6](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.6_2024.pdf). - Ceramic or clay tiles accounted for 6.27 million homes in 2024, according to [EIA Table HC2.6](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.6_2024.pdf). - Concrete tiles accounted for 4.68 million homes in 2024, according to [EIA Table HC2.6](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.6_2024.pdf). - Wood shingles or shakes accounted for 4.31 million homes in 2024, according to [EIA Table HC2.6](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.6_2024.pdf). - Slate or synthetic slate accounted for 1.95 million homes in 2024, according to [EIA Table HC2.6](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.6_2024.pdf). - Detached single-family homes accounted for 82.51 million occupied homes in 2024, according to [EIA Table HC2.1](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.1_2024.pdf). ## How Common Are Asphalt Shingles on Detached Single-Family Homes? Composition or asphalt shingles were the major roofing material on an estimated 67.59 million detached single-family homes in 2024, according to [EIA's preliminary Table HC2.1](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.1_2024.pdf). That category is useful for readers asking about houses rather than every type of housing unit. The survey distinguishes detached homes, attached homes, small apartment buildings, larger apartment buildings and mobile homes. Mixing those categories changes the question being answered. A count of occupied detached homes is still different from a count of replacement roofs sold in a year. It includes roofs installed over many years and in varying conditions. It tells an owner about the installed base, rather than how quickly that base will turn over. For a portfolio with mixed residential and commercial assets, keep the inventory classifications separate. The roof construction and operating demands of a retail property should not be inferred from the material most often reported on houses. ## How Many Detached Homes Have Metal Roofs? Metal was the major roofing material on 7.12 million detached single-family homes in 2024, in [EIA's preliminary Table HC2.1](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.1_2024.pdf). The national all-home metal count includes other housing types. Mobile homes accounted for 2.92 million metal-roofed housing units in the same [EIA table for 2024](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.1_2024.pdf). That difference shows why a broad household percentage should not be relabeled as a detached-house share. Neither count proves a product's expected service life or suitability for a particular building. Those questions need a system review and condition evidence. A market statistic can describe adoption without ranking performance. For commercial owners investigating metal alongside membranes, the [commercial roof systems comparison](https://commercialroofingadvisors.com/commercial-roof-systems) explains the questions that belong in a specification. Installed popularity does not settle attachment, condensation, penetrations or future maintenance requirements. ## How Does Roofing Material Vary Across the South and West? The South had an estimated 6.79 million occupied homes with metal roofing in 2024, compared with 1.61 million in the West, according to [EIA's preliminary Table HC2.8](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.8_2024.pdf). Tile showed a different pattern. The West had 2.85 million homes with ceramic or clay tile and 2.61 million with concrete tile in 2024, in [EIA Table HC2.8](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.8_2024.pdf). These are counts, rather than percentages within each region. A larger region can have more roofs of a material without that material being more prevalent among its own homes. A regional share needs the corresponding regional housing total as its denominator. This distinction matters when describing an opportunity by geography. A national material mix can hide differences between a local service area and the country. For project planning, a known local installed base is more informative than an unrelated national percentage. The table reports the major covering. It does not inventory each roof plane, addition or accessory. A property record should identify mixed materials and roof sections separately when those details affect maintenance or replacement work. ## What Do the Northeast and Midwest Figures Show? Composition or asphalt shingles were the major covering for 18.71 million occupied homes in the Northeast and 22.65 million in the Midwest in 2024, according to [EIA's preliminary Table HC2.7](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.7_2024.pdf). Metal accounted for 1.70 million homes in the Northeast and 2.32 million in the Midwest in that same [EIA table for 2024](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.7_2024.pdf). These estimates describe the existing housing stock at the survey date. They do not establish the cause of regional differences. Climate, housing type, local construction practices and the timing of past projects may all be relevant, but this table does not isolate their effects. A report describing demand should say whether it is discussing existing roofs or current installations. An installer can have a busy replacement year in a region with a stable material mix. A manufacturer can report changing shipments before the installed base shifts enough to appear in a household survey. ## How Does the Roof-Material Mix Change by Climate Region? EIA estimated 2.52 million homes with ceramic or clay tile in the combined mixed-dry and hot-dry climate region in 2024, compared with 0.49 million in the mixed-humid region, in its preliminary [Table HC2.6](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2024/hc/pdf/HC2.6_2024.pdf). Climate regions are different from Census regions. A comparison should use one geographic classification consistently. A dry-climate figure should not be set beside a whole Census division and described as an equivalent regional market. The numbers help frame questions for a building review. They do not prove that a popular material is optimal for every property in that climate. Slope, structure, exposure and the current assembly still govern a specific recommendation. For a commercial asset, an [independent roof evaluation](https://commercialroofingadvisors.com/services/roof-evaluations) can document those conditions. Residential adoption figures can inform broader industry research without becoming the design basis for a commercial roof. ## What Does a Roofing Shipment Report Measure? ARMA's third-quarter 2026 report covers shipments during that quarter and year to date, according to its [October 26, 2026 release](https://www.asphaltroofing.org/arma-releases-2026-q3-report-on-asphalt-roofing-product-shipments/). It aggregates information from participating manufacturers. Shipment data describe a flow of products. The household survey describes stock already installed. Products can move through distribution inventories before reaching a roof, and a shipment series can include several end uses. A shipment change should not be interpreted as the same percentage change in the number of existing roofs. Revenue adds another distinction because the value of sales can move with both quantities and prices. For a useful market-share comparison, start with a matched unit. Installed households, installed square footage, shipped squares and revenue each answer a different question. An article should name the unit before putting a percentage into a headline. ## Which Homes Are Included in These Statistics? The preliminary 2024 RECS represents primary occupied housing units across the 50 states and District of Columbia, according to [EIA's survey release](https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/). It excludes vacant homes, seasonal units, second homes, military housing and group quarters. That scope explains why these figures should not be presented as every residential building or every roof in the country. Apartments are housing units, and several can share a building roof. Vacant properties can have roofs without appearing in this occupied-household denominator. The estimates come from a survey rather than a physical inspection of every roof. Keep the preliminary label visible when citing the current release. Small categories carry greater uncertainty than a national total, and withheld entries should not be treated as zero. Comparing releases requires a further check. Questions, covered housing types and estimation methods can change. A later count should not become a growth claim before those differences are reviewed. ## Use Material Statistics With the Right Property Scope Commercial Roofing Advisors focuses on owner-side commercial roof decisions. 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