National Association of Home Builders The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is a federation of more than 800 state and local builders associations throughout the United States. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Research The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has information on trends and statistics. Census Non-Employer Statistics Provides periodic statistics that count and profile U.S. businesses with no paid employment and payroll. The United States Code, Titles 13 and 26, authorizes this program. Characteristics of Business Owners Survey The 1992 Characteristics of Business Owners (CBO) Survey provides the only national data available for comparing selected economic, demographic, and sociological characteristics among minority, women, nonminority male, and all business owners and their businesses. Statistics about Business Size (including Small Business) from the U.S. Census Bureau The Census Bureau does not define small or large business, but provides statistics that allow users to define business categories in any of several ways: in terms of employers and nonemployers, employment size of firms, employment size of establishments, receipts size of firms, and legal form of organizations. Related topic Real estate tax center