Units Authorized by Building Permits, Year to Date: HUD Regions and States
| HUD Region
and State |
2003 Through
March |
2002 Through
March |
RATIO:
2003/2002 Through March |
| Total |
Single Family |
Multi-Family* |
Total |
Single Family |
Multi-Family* |
Total |
Single Family |
Multi-Family* |
Connecticut
|
1,717
|
1,282
|
435
|
1,918
|
1,719
|
199
|
0.895
|
0.746
|
2.186
|
|
Maine |
1,073 |
984 |
89 |
1,155 |
1,032 |
123 |
0.929 |
0.953 |
0.724 |
|
Massachusetts |
3,101 |
2,230 |
871 |
3,395 |
2,796 |
599 |
0.913 |
0.798 |
1.454 |
|
New Hampshire |
1,264 |
1,077 |
187 |
1,777 |
1,349 |
428 |
0.711 |
0.798 |
0.437 |
|
Rhode Island |
382 |
338 |
44 |
630 |
538 |
92 |
0.606 |
0.628 |
0.478 |
|
Vermont |
428 |
385 |
43 |
577 |
343 |
234 |
0.742 |
1.122 |
0.184 |
| New
England |
7,965
|
6,296
|
1,669
|
9,452
|
7,777
|
1,675
|
0.843
|
0.810
|
0.996
|
|
New Jersey
|
6,210 |
4,337 |
1,873 |
5,920 |
4,530 |
1,390 |
1.049 |
0.957 |
1.347 |
|
New York |
8,825 |
3,893 |
4,932 |
9,278 |
4,908 |
4,370 |
0.951 |
0.793 |
1.129 |
| New
York/New Jersey |
15,035
|
8,230
|
6,805
|
15,198
|
9,438
|
5,760
|
0.989
|
0.872
|
1.181
|
|
Delaware
|
1,226 |
1,191 |
35 |
1,403 |
1,277 |
126 |
0.874 |
0.933 |
0.278 |
|
District of Columbia** |
619 |
46 |
573 |
54 |
54 |
—
|
11.463 |
0.852 |
—
|
|
Maryland |
6,330 |
4,855 |
1,475 |
6,898 |
5,559 |
1,339 |
0.918 |
0.873 |
1.102 |
|
Pennsylvania |
7,969 |
6,283 |
1,686 |
8,263 |
7,137 |
1,126 |
0.964 |
0.880 |
1.497 |
|
Virginia |
13,441 |
10,794 |
2,647 |
14,353 |
10,960 |
3,393 |
0.936 |
0.985 |
0.780 |
|
West Virginia |
859 |
828 |
31 |
917 |
798 |
119 |
0.937 |
1.038 |
0.261 |
| Mid-Atlantic
|
30,444
|
23,997
|
6,447
|
31,888
|
25,785
|
6,103
|
0.955
|
0.931
|
1.056
|
|
Alabama |
5,689 |
4,844 |
845 |
5,695 |
4,949 |
746 |
0.999 |
0.979 |
1.133 |
|
Florida |
46,208 |
33,789 |
12,419 |
46,256 |
32,637 |
13,619 |
0.999 |
1.035 |
0.912 |
|
Georgia |
22,423 |
18,284 |
4,139 |
23,620 |
18,251 |
5,369 |
0.949 |
1.002 |
0.771 |
|
Kentucky |
4,585 |
3,723 |
862 |
4,446 |
3,907 |
539 |
1.031 |
0.953 |
1.599 |
| Mississippi
|
2,523 |
2,215 |
308 |
2,606 |
2,090 |
516 |
0.968 |
1.060 |
0.597 |
|
North Carolina |
16,958 |
14,307 |
2,651 |
18,658 |
15,659 |
2,999 |
0.909 |
0.914 |
0.884 |
| South
Carolina |
8,471 |
7,287 |
1,184 |
8,018 |
6,768 |
1,250 |
1.056 |
1.077 |
0.947 |
| Tennessee
|
7,943 |
7,201 |
742 |
8,186 |
6,981 |
1,205 |
0.970 |
1.032 |
0.616 |
| Southeast/Caribbean
|
114,800
|
91,650
|
23,150
|
117,485
|
91,242
|
26,243
|
0.977
|
1.004
|
0.882
|
|
Illinois
|
10,766 |
8,115 |
2,651 |
11,332 |
8,267 |
3,065 |
0.950 |
0.982 |
0.865 |
|
Indiana |
6,909 |
5,891 |
1,018 |
7,835 |
6,352 |
1,483 |
0.882 |
0.927 |
0.686
|
|
Michigan |
8,362 |
7,045 |
1,317 |
8,930 |
7,566 |
1,364 |
0.936 |
0.931 |
0.966 |
|
Minnesota |
5,836 |
4,606 |
1,230 |
6,455 |
4,413 |
2,042 |
0.904 |
1.044 |
0.602 |
|
Ohio |
9,178 |
8,013 |
1,165 |
10,200 |
8,490 |
1,710 |
0.900 |
0.944 |
0.681 |
|
Wisconsin |
6,961 |
4,234 |
2,727 |
6,122 |
4,237 |
1,885 |
1.137 |
0.999 |
1.447 |
| Midwest
|
48,012
|
37,904
|
10,108
|
50,874
|
39,325
|
11,549
|
0.944
|
0.964
|
0.875
|
|
Arkansas |
2,985 |
2,005 |
980 |
3,286 |
1,821 |
1,465 |
0.908 |
1.101 |
0.669 |
|
Louisiana |
3,943 |
3,738 |
205 |
4,293 |
3,679 |
614 |
0.918 |
1.016 |
0.334 |
|
New Mexico |
3,173 |
2,575 |
598 |
2,877 |
1,944 |
933 |
1.103 |
1.325 |
0.641 |
|
Oklahoma |
4,229 |
2,989 |
1,240 |
3,264 |
2,718 |
546 |
1.296 |
1.100 |
2.271 |
|
Texas |
40,786 |
30,283 |
10,503 |
37,094 |
28,274 |
8,820 |
1.100 |
1.071 |
1.191 |
| Southwest
|
55,116
|
41,590
|
13,526
|
50,814
|
38,436
|
12,378
|
1.085
|
1.082
|
1.093
|
|
Iowa
|
2,687 |
1,989 |
698 |
3,134 |
1,822 |
1,312 |
0.857 |
1.092 |
0.532 |
|
Kansas |
2,818 |
2,154 |
664 |
2,421 |
2,070 |
351 |
1.164 |
1.041 |
1.892
|
|
Missouri |
5,572 |
4,584 |
988 |
5,499 |
4,457 |
1,042 |
1.013 |
1.028 |
0.948 |
|
Nebraska |
1,820 |
1,625 |
195 |
1,836 |
1,287 |
549 |
0.991 |
1.263 |
0.355 |
| Great
Plains |
12,897
|
10,352
|
2,545
|
12,890
|
9,636
|
3,254
|
1.001
|
1.074
|
0.782
|
|
Colorado
|
8,666 |
7,124 |
1,542 |
9,964 |
7,686 |
2,278 |
0.870 |
0.927 |
0.677 |
|
Montana |
820 |
405 |
415 |
736 |
383 |
353 |
1.114 |
1.057 |
1.176 |
|
North Dakota |
260 |
169 |
91 |
267 |
157 |
110 |
0.974 |
1.076 |
0.827 |
|
South Dakota |
729 |
576 |
153 |
754 |
713 |
41 |
0.967 |
0.808 |
3.732 |
|
Utah |
4,784 |
3,780 |
1,004 |
4,020 |
3,068 |
952 |
1.190 |
1.232 |
1.055 |
|
Wyoming |
386 |
340 |
46 |
331 |
294 |
37 |
1.166 |
1.156 |
1.243 |
| Rocky
Mountains |
15,645
|
12,394
|
3,251
|
16,072
|
12,301
|
3,771
|
0.973
|
1.008
|
0.862
|
|
Arizona
|
14,662 |
13,574 |
1,088 |
13,185 |
12,017 |
1,168 |
1.112 |
1.130 |
0.932 |
|
California |
45,443 |
32,477 |
12,966 |
33,922 |
25,416 |
8,506 |
1.340 |
1.278 |
1.524 |
|
Hawaii |
1,918 |
1,376 |
542 |
871 |
847 |
24 |
2.202 |
1.625 |
22.583 |
|
Nevada |
10,002 |
7,284 |
2,718 |
7,959 |
6,211 |
1,748 |
1.257 |
1.173 |
1.555 |
| Pacific
|
72,025
|
54,711
|
17,314
|
55,937
|
44,491
|
11,446
|
1.288
|
1.230
|
1.513
|
|
Alaska |
458 |
268 |
190 |
665 |
387 |
278 |
0.689 |
0.693 |
0.683 |
|
Idaho |
2,800 |
2,336 |
464 |
2,183 |
1,859 |
324 |
1.283 |
1.257 |
1.432 |
|
Oregon |
6,141 |
4,479 |
1,662 |
4,883 |
3,881 |
1,002 |
1.258 |
1.154 |
1.659 |
|
Washington |
9,859 |
8,051 |
1,808 |
8,275 |
6,733 |
1,542 |
1.191 |
1.196 |
1.173 |
|
Northwest
|
19,258
|
15,134
|
4,124 |
16,006
|
12,860
|
3,146 |
1.203 |
1.177 |
1.311 |
| United
States |
391,197
|
302,258
|
88,939
|
376,616
|
291,291
|
85,325
|
1.039
|
1.038
|
1.042
|
|
*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 |
2003
Through March |
2002
Through March |
RATIO:
2003/2002
Through March |
| Total
|
Single
Family |
Multi-
Family*
|
Total
|
Single
Family |
Multi-
Family*
|
Total
|
Single
Family |
Multi-
Family*
|
Atlanta
GA
Houston TX
Phoenix-Mesa AZ
Riverside-San Bernardino CA
Washington DC-MD-VA-WV**
Las Vegas NV-AZ
Chicago IL
Dallas TX
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL
Orlando FL
San Diego CA
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill NC-SC
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI
Los Angeles-Long Beach CA
New York NY
Sacramento CA
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC
Fort Worth-Arlington TX
Portland-Vancouver OR-WA
Philadelphia PA-NJ
Denver CO
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA
Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL
Detroit MI
Indianapolis IN
Kansas City MO-KS
Jacksonville FL
St. Louis MO-IL
Columbus OH
Orange County CA
Nashville TN
Miami FL
Salt Lake City-Ogden UT
San Antonio TX
Sarasota-Bradenton FL-MS
Norfolk-Virginia
Beach-Newport News VA-NC
Oakland CA
San Jose CA
Austin-San Marcos TX
Daytona Beach FL
Cincinnati OH-KY-IN
Oklahoma City OK
Fort Lauderdale FL
Baltimore MD
Richmond-Petersburg VA
Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point NC
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson SC
Memphis TN-AR-MS
Louisville KY-IN |
14,873
13,332
10,685
10,426
9,787
9,544
7,721
7,720
7,530
5,986
5,250
4,844
4,828
4,728
4,596
4,429
3,946
3,855
3,854
3,813
3,744
3,537
3,445
3,276
3,210
3,166
3,152
3,049
3,044
2,843
2,824
2,754
2,740
2,593
2,537
2,477
2,457
2,335
2,292
2,224
2,078
2,064
2,062
1,995
1,958
1,933
1,918
1,913
1,884
1,776 |
12,361
8,097
9,886
9,209
6,977
6,853
5,847
6,146
4,796
4,760
2,643
4,092
3,627
2,335
546
4,206
3,052
3,184
2,661
2,462
2,969
2,431
1,914
2,473
2,586
2,698
2,529
2,851
2,551
2,450
1,424
2,608
1,623
2,120
1,983
2,033
1,957
1,286
501
1,724
1,838
1,747
1,549
1,286
1,573
1,614
1,820
1,685
1,776
1,3121 |
2,512
5,235
799
1,217
2,810
2,691
1,874
1,574
2,734
1,226
2,607
752
1,201
2,393
4,050
223
894
671
1,193
1,351
775
1,106
1,531
803
624
468
623
198
493
393
1,400
146
1,117
473
554
444
500
1,049
1,791
500
240
317
513
709
385
319
98
228
108
464 |
15,548
9,489
9,513
6,233
9,202
7,475
8,549
7,062
6,038
5,926
3,738
4,787
5,029
2,968
3,711
4,689
4,260
4,149
3,451
3,047
4,752
3,005
2,502
3,690
3,395
3,502
2,881
3,475
2,907
3,105
2,243
2,818
3,791
2,234
2,379
2,711
2,886
2,486
1,255
3,621
1,794
2,295
1,407
2,860
2,735
1,865
2,425
1,893
1,777
1,434 |
12,417
6,591
8,653
5,668
6,996
5,789
5,972
5,983
4,723
3,905
2,228
4,169
3,328
1,678
752
3,570
3,509
3,250
2,692
2,848
3,335
2,202
1,680
2,296
2,657
2,883
2,462
2,331
2,365
2,402
1,629
2,515
1,751
1,589
2,016
1,913
1,774
1,688
404
1,719
1,638
1,875
1,313
1,996
2,132
1,642
1,929
1,665
1,558
1,302 |
3,131
2,898
860
565
2,206
1,686
2,577
1,079
1,315
2,021
1,510
618
1,701
1,290
2,959
1,119
751
899
759
199
1,417
803
822
1,394
738
619
419
1,144
542
703
614
303
2,040
645
363
798
1,112
798
851
1,902
156
420
94
864
603
223
496
228
219
132 |
0.957
1.405
1.123
1.673
1.064
1.277
0.903
1.093
1.247
1.010
1.404
1.012
0.960
1.593
1.238
0.945
0.926
0.929
1.117
1.251
0.788
1.177
1.377
0.888
0.946
0.904
1.094
0.877
1.047
0.916
1.259
0.977
0.723
1.161
1.066
0.914
0.851
0.939
1.826
0.614
1.158
0.899
1.466
0.698
0.716
1.036
0.791
1.011
1.060
1.238 |
0.995
1.228
1.142
1.625
0.997
1.184
0.979
1.027
1.015
1.219
1.186
0.982
1.090
1.392
0.726
1.178
0.870
0.980
0.988
0.864
0.890
1.104
1.139
1.077
0.973
0.936
1.027
1.223
1.079
1.020
0.874
1.037
0.927
1.334
0.984
1.063
1.103
0.762
1.240
1.003
1.122
0.932
1.180
0.644
0.738
0.983
0.943
1.012
1.140
1.008 |
0.802
1.806
0.929
2.154
1.274
1.596
0.727
1.459
2.079
0.607
1.726
1.217
0.706
1.855
1.369
0.199
1.190
0.746
1.572
6.789
0.547
1.377
1.863
0.576
0.846
0.756
1.487
0.173
0.910
0.559
2.280
0.482
0.548
0.733
1.526
0.556
0.450
1.315
2.105
0.263
1.538
0.755
5.457
0.821
0.638
1.430
0.198
1.000
0.493
3.515 |
*Multifamily
is two or more units in structure.
**Washington, DC not
fully reported.
Source: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
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