Regional Activity

Units Authorized by Building Permits, Year to Date: HUD Regions and States

HUD Region and State 2002 through September 2001 through September RATIO: 2002/2001 through September
Total Single Family Multi- Family* Total Single Family Multi- Family* Total Single Family Multi- Family*
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
   New England
7,431
5,327
13,134
6,394
1,889
2,338
36,513
6,527
4,621
10,046
4,971
1,633
1,763
29,561
904
706
3,088
1,423
256
575
6,952
7,014
4,523
12,557
4,686
1,729
1,969
32,478
5,904
4,111
9,804
4,289
1,606
1,695
27,409
1,110
412
2,753
397
123
274
5,069
1.059
1.178
1.046
1.364
1.093
1.187
1.124
1.106
1.124
1.025
1.159
1.017
1.040
1.079
0.814
1.714
1.122
3.584
2.081
2.099
1.371
New Jersey
New York
   New York/New
   Jersey
22,183
37,487

59,670
16,570
19,112

35,682
5,613
18,375

23,988
20,724
33,171

53,895
15,888
17,941

33,829
4,836
15,230

20,066
1.070
1.130

1.107
1.043
1.065

1.055
1.161
1.207

1.195
Delaware
District of Columbia**
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
   Mid-Atlantic

4,577
1,197
21,862
31,337
45,020
3,552
107,545

4,371
259
18,571
27,085
35,655
3,129
89,070
206
938
3,291
4,252
9,365
423
18,475
4,025
583
21,388
29,870
40,126
3,080
99,072
3,584
110
17,729
24,679
31,694
2,663
80,459
441
473
3,659
5,191
8,432
417
18,613
1.137
2.053
1.022
1.049
1.122
1.153
1.086
1.220
2.355
1.047
1.097
1.125
1.175
1.107
0.467
1.983
0.899
0.819
1.111
1.014
0.993
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
   Southeast/Caribbean
17,503
137,762
76,240
14,836
8,216
60,919
25,276
26,838
367,590
14,559
95,655
58,788
12,502
6,757
51,182
21,539
23,075
284,057
2,944
42,107
17,452
2,334
1,459
9,737
3,737
3,763
83,533
14,554
124,773
73,767
13,539
7,540
64,383
23,550
26,800
348,906
12,486
88,776
55,763
11,551
6,339
49,522
19,151
21,458
265,046
2,068
35,997
18,004
1,988
1,201
14,861
4,399
5,342
83,860
1.203
1.104
1.034
1.096
1.090
0.946
1.073
1.001
1.054
1.166
1.077
1.054
1.082
1.066
1.034
1.125
1.075
1.072
1.424
1.170
0.969
1.174
1.215
0.655
0.850
0.704
0.996
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
   Midwest
43,626
30,002
37,151
26,854
39,098
28,306
205,037
31,930
23,996
31,555
19,983
30,864
19,432
157,760
11,696
6,006
5,596
6,871
8,234
8,874
47,277
40,792
29,672
37,499
24,240
39,345
27,461
199,009
30,305
25,304
31,310
19,051
30,634
18,571
155,175
10,487
4,368
6,189
5,189
8,711
8,890
43,834
1.069
1.011
0.991
1.108
0.994
1.031
1.030
1.054
0.948
1.008
1.049
1.008
1.046
1.017
1.115
1.375
0.904
1.324
0.945
0.998
1.079
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
   Southwest
10,320
14,735
9,174
9,931
121,674
165,834
6,370
11,613
8,015
8,382
93,414
127,794
3,950
3,122
1,159
1,549
28,260
38,040
8,659
11,958
8,273
8,877
110,255
148,022
5,998
10,142
7,312
7,513
86,906
117,871
2,661
1,816
961
1,364
23,349
30,151
1.192
1.232
1.109
1.119
1.104
1.120
1.062
1.145
1.096
1.116
1.075
1.084
1.484
1.719
1.206
1.136
1.210
1.262
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
   Great Plains
10,819
8,882
20,874
7,036
47,611
7,421
6,983
15,309
5,278
34,991
3,398
1,899
5,565
1,758
12,620
8,860
10,308
18,273
6,313
43,754
6,759
6,973
14,031
5,167
32,930
2,101
3,335
4,242
1,146
10,824
1.221
0.862
1.142
1.115
1.088
1.098
1.001
1.091
1.021
1.063
1.617
0.569
1.312
1.534
1.166
Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
   Rocky Mountains
36,899
2,681
2,687
3,318
14,717
1,563
61,865
27,546
1,508
1,424
2,755
11,844
1,340
46,417
9,353
1,173
1,263
563
2,873
223
15,448
44,182
1,810
1,901
3,342
14,182
1,446
66,863
29,650
1,337
1,071
2,643
11,114
1,130
46,945
14,532
473
830
699
3,068
316
19,918
0.835
1.481
1.413
0.993
1.038
1.081
0.925
0.929
1.128
1.330
1.042
1.066
1.186
0.989
0.644
2.480
1.522
0.805
0.936
0.706
0.776
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada
   Pacific
48,127
115,117
4,338
25,725
193,307
41,685
90,320
3,360
19,872
155,237
6,442
24,797
978
5,853
38,070
48,220
110,135
3,770
28,993
191,118
38,892
82,689
3,152
21,234
145,967
9,328
27,446
618
7,759
45,151
0.998
1.045
1.151
0.887
1.011
1.072
1.092
1.066
0.936
1.064
0.691
0.903
1.583
0.754
0.843
Alaska
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
   Northwest
2,533
9,032
17,540
31,254
60,359
1,425
7,694
13,767
24,986
47,872
1,108
1,338
3,773
6,268
12,487
2,463
9,057
16,668
31,635
59,823
1,456
7,598
12,948
22,594
44,596
1,007
1,459
3,720
9,041
15,227
1.028
0.997
1.052
0.988
1.009
0.979
1.013
1.063
1.106
1.073
1.100
0.917
1.014
0.693
0.820
United States 1,305,331 1,008,441 296,890 1,242,940 950,227 292,713 1.050 1.061 1.014
*Multifamily is two or more units in structure.
**District of Columbia not fully reported.
Source: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

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Units Authorized by Building Permits, Year to Date: 50 Most Active Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Listed by Total Building Permits)

MSA/PMSA Name 2002 through September 2001 through September RATIO: 2002/2001
through September
Total Single Family Multi- Family* Total Single Family Multi- Family* Total Single Family Multi- Family*
Atlanta GA
Phoenix-Mesa AZ
Chicago IL
Houston TX
Washington DC-MD-VA-WV**
Dallas TX
Riverside-San Bernardino CA
Las Vegas NV-AZ
Orlando FL
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL
New York NY
Denver CO
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill NC-SC
Sacramento CA
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC
Fort Worth-Arlington TX
Detroit MI
Indianapolis IN
Columbus OH
Los Angeles-Long Beach CA
Philadelphia PA-NJ
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA
Portland-Vancouver OR-WA
Jacksonville FL
St. Louis MO-IL
San Diego CA
Kansas City MO-KS
Miami FL
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL
Fort Lauderdale FL
Austin-San Marcos TX
San Antonio TX
Nashville TN
Baltimore MD
Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point NC
Orange County CA
Naples FL
Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL
Sarasota-Bradenton FL-MS
Cincinnati OH-KY-IN
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News VA-NC
Salt Lake City-Ogden UT
Richmond-Petersburg VA
Oakland CA
Memphis TN-AR-MS
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson SC
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH
Boston MA-NH
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission TX
51,428
35,440
31,650
29,990
29,521
25,139
24,006
23,272
19,632
18,284
18,217
16,489
15,985
15,500
14,685
13,294
13,281
13,132
12,798
12,519
11,978
11,767
11,574
11,204
11,019
10,980
10,423
10,305
10,232
10,000
9,669
9,587
9,389
8,939
8,603
8,301
7,959
7,913
7,909
7,750
7,486
7,212
6,856
6,827
6,623
6,208
5,978
5,792
5,712
5,599
39,557
30,306
22,321
22,428
23,049
19,455
22,306
17,910
12,904
13,095
13,586
2,166
10,784
13,266
12,218
10,602
10,650
10,607
10,174
8,055
6,175
10,214
7,595
8,222
7,978
8,618
6,636
7,974
5,077
6,832
4,592
5,528
6,909
8,196
7,323
6,535
5,156
5,299
5,112
6,440
5,742
5,642
5,343
5,752
5,432
5,281
3,320
5,107
3,568
4,845
11,871
5,134
9,329
7,562
6,472
5,684
1,700
5,362
6,728
5,189
4,631
14,323
5,201
2,234
2,467
2,692
2,631
2,525
2,624
4,464
5,803
1,553
3,979
2,982
3,041
2,362
3,787
2,331
5,155
3,168
5,077
4,059
2,480
743
1,280
1,766
2,803
2,614
2,797
1,310
1,744
1,570
1,513
1,075
1,191
927
2,658
685
2,144
754
51,858
35,973
30,267
24,430
28,893
26,535
19,823
25,824
18,540
16,269
15,951
14,235
22,110
17,293
12,570
16,500
10,798
12,853
13,185
11,847
13,725
10,557
12,731
10,926
9,762
9,624
12,490
11,397
10,537
7,966
8,417
9,291
8,695
9,736
8,055
8,438
6,541
8,196
6,558
8,073
6,473
7,274
6,442
6,113
6,041
5,446
6,171
5,605
5,708
4,489
38,372
28,105
21,553
19,934
22,113
20,416
17,600
18,912
12,771
12,651
12,222
2,544
11,778
13,497
10,669
11,333
9,159
10,226
11,524
7,926
6,427
9,070
7,199
8,484
7,409
7,925
7,594
7,238
4,927
5,928
6,613
5,014
6,648
8,104
6,690
6,754
4,870
4,567
5,186
6,294
5,169
5,544
5,035
4,557
4,718
4,782
3,064
5,141
3,542
3,947
13,486
7,868
8,714
4,496
6,780
6,119
2,223
6,912
5,769
3,618
3,729
11,691
10,332
3,796
1,901
5,167
1,639
2,627
1,661
3,921
7,298
1,487
5,532
2,442
2,353
1,699
4,896
4,159
5,610
2,038
1,804
4,277
2,047
1,632
1,365
1,684
1,671
3,629
1,372
1,779
1,304
1,730
1,407
1,556
1,323
664
3,107
464
2,166
542
0.992
0.985
1.046
1.228
1.022
0.947
1.211
0.901
1.059
1.124
1.142
1.158
0.723
0.896
1.168
0.806
1.230
1.022
0.971
1.057
0.873
1.115
0.909
1.025
1.129
1.141
0.835
0.904
0.971
1.255
1.149
1.032
1.080
0.918
1.068
0.984
1.217
0.965
1.206
0.960
1.156
0.991
1.064
1.117
1.096
1.140
0.969
1.033
1.001
1.247
1.031
1.078
1.036
1.125
1.042
0.953
1.267
0.947
1.010
1.035
1.112
0.851
0.916
0.983
1.145
0.935
1.163
1.037
0.883
1.016
0.961
1.126
1.055
0.969
1.077
1.087
0.874
1.102
1.030
1.152
0.694
1.103
1.039
1.011
1.095
0.968
1.059
1.160
0.986
1.023
1.111
1.018
1.061
1.262
1.151
1.104
1.084
0.993
1.007
1.228
0.880
0.653
1.071
1.682
0.955
0.929
0.765
0.776
1.166
1.434
1.242
1.225
0.503
0.589
1.298
0.521
1.605
0.961
1.580
1.138
0.795
1.044
0.719
1.221
1.292
1.390
0.773
0.560
0.919
1.554
2.814
0.949
1.212
0.455
0.938
1.049
1.677
0.720
2.039
0.736
1.337
0.908
1.075
0.691
0.900
1.396
0.855
1.476
0.990
1.391
*Multifamily is two or more units in structure.
**Washington, DC not fully reported.
Source: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.

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