The importance of housing participation to the wellbeing of households cannot be overemphasized. This because when people participate in a process, they are usually satisfied with the outcome. However, the dimension of housing participation is yet to receive require attention in literature. This study examines these dimensions in Akure, Nigeria through structured questionnaire survey. The data obtained were subjected to Single-Factor Descriptive Analysis and Principal Component Analysis. The findings show that much of the variance (73.943%) in the level of housing participation in the study area were explained by the factors of level of participation in housing development, red level of participation in housing development, stages and importance of participation in housing development. The level of participation in housing development component contributed the most in explaining this variance. It concludes that for residents to be satisfied with their housing, there is a need for them to be involved in the process of developing it. And since they are willing to be involved in the process, emphasis should be placed on the different dimensions. It recommends that developers, architects and government authorities should develop strategies for involving users in housing development based on the different dimensions.