Regional Activity

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

HUD Region and State
2002 through June
2001 through June
RATIO: 2002/2001 through June
Total Single Family Multi- Family* Total Single Family Multi- Family* Total Single Family Multi-Family*
Connecticut
4,655
4,096
559
4,403
3,558
845
1.057
1.151
0.662
Maine
3,324
2,879
445
2,759
2,547
212
1.205
1.130
2.099
Massachusetts
8,826
6,520
2,306
7,985
6,198
1,787
1.105
1.052
1.290
New Hampshire
3,866
3,140
726
2,940
2,665
275
1.315
1.178
2.640
Rhode Island
1,336
1,120
216
1,142
1,052
90
1.170
1.065
2.400
Vermont
1,446
1,064
382
1,101
995
106
1.313
1.069
3.604
    New England
23,453
18,819
4,634
20,330
17,015
3,315
1.154
1.106
1.398
New Jersey
14,086
10,520
3,566
13,151
10,254
2,897
1.071
1.026
1.231
New York
23,827
12,362
11,465
21,449
11,316
10,133
1.111
1.092
1.131
New York/New Jersey
37,913
22,882
15,031
34,600
21,570
13,030
1.096
1.061
1.154
Delaware
3,037
2,895
142
2,755
2,475
280
1.102
1.170
0.507
District of Columbia**
152
109
43
439
83
356
0.346
1.313
0.121
Maryland
14,411
12,031
2,380
14,083
11,766
2,317
1.023
1.023
1.027
Pennsylvania
20,319
17,813
2,506
19,923
16,010
3,913
1.020
1.113
0.640
Virginia
29,634
23,368
6,266
28,044
21,669
6,375
1.057
1.078
0.983
West Virginia
2,116
1,892
224
1,902
1,643
259
1.113
1.152
0.865
    Mid-Atlantic
69,669
58,108
11,561
67,146
53,646
13,500
1.038
1.083
0.856
Alabama
12,393
10,123
2,270
9,904
8,467
1,437
1.251
1.196
1.580
Florida
91,826
63,633
28,193
81,709
58,496
23,213
1.124
1.088
1.215
Georgia
51,856
39,130
12,726
50,318
38,626
11,692
1.031
1.013
1.088
Kentucky
9,801
8,380
1,421
9,002
7,855
1,147
1.089
1.067
1.239
Mississippi
5,908
4,544
1,364
5,183
4,351
832
1.140
1.044
1.639
North Carolina
40,763
34,424
6,339
44,599
33,951
10,648
0.914
1.014
0.595
South Carolina
17,337
14,873
2,464
15,624
13,251
2,373
1.110
1.122
1.038
Tennessee
17,387
15,431
1,956
18,396
14,663
3,733
0.945
1.052
0.524
    Southeast/
   Caribbean
247,271
190,538
56,733
234,735
179,660
55,075
1.053
1.061
1.030
Illinois
27,908
20,685
7,223
26,809
19,817
6,992
1.041
1.044
1.033
Indiana
19,119
15,633
3,486
20,068
17,101
2,967
0.953
0.914
1.175
Michigan
23,572
19,982
3,590
23,659
19,988
3,671
0.996
1.000
0.978
Minnesota
16,452
12,514
3,938
14,506
12,113
2,393
1.134
1.033
1.646
Ohio
25,706
20,375
5,331
26,327
20,252
6,075
0.976
1.006
0.878
Wisconsin
17,548
12,203
5,345
16,356
11,806
4,550
1.073
1.034
1.175
    Midwest
130,305
101,392
28,913
127,725
101,077
26,648
1.020
1.003
1.085
Arkansas
6,606
4,177
2,429
5,309
4,072
1,237
1.244
1.026
1.964
Louisiana
8,912
7,778
1,134
8,052
6,829
1,223
1.107
1.139
0.927
New Mexico
5,951
4,966
985
5,351
4,397
954
1.112
1.129
1.032
Oklahoma
6,452
5,643
809
5,936
5,111
825
1.087
1.104
0.981
Texas
81,648
62,514
19,134
76,339
59,575
16,764
1.070
1.049
1.141
    Southwest
109,569
85,078
24,491
100,987
79,984
21,003
1.085
1.064
1.166
Iowa
7,193
4,901
2,292
6,022
4,416
1,606
1.194
1.110
1.427
Kansas
5,942
4,697
1,245
7,440
4,644
2,796
0.799
1.011
0.445
Missouri
12,420
9,852
2,568
12,280
9,384
2,896
1.011
1.050
0.887
Nebraska
4,611
3,398
1,213
4,009
3,287
722
1.150
1.034
1.680
    Great Plains
30,166
22,848
7,318
29,751
21,731
8,020
1.014
1.051
0.912
Colorado
24,418
18,374
6,044
28,439
20,407
8,032
0.859
0.900
0.752
Montana
1,686
1,008
678
1,254
866
388
1.344
1.164
1.747
North Dakota
1,433
732
701
1,208
658
550
1.186
1.112
1.275
South Dakota
2,099
1,756
343
1,918
1,661
257
1.094
1.057
1.335
Utah
9,548
7,626
1,922
9,419
7,223
2,196
1.014
1.056
0.875
Wyoming
1,005
885
120
962
735
227
1.045
1.204
0.529
    Rocky Mountains
40,189
30,381
9,808
43,200
31,550
11,650
0.930
0.963
0.842
Arizona
31,292
27,820
3,472
32,486
26,157
6,329
0.963
1.064
0.549
California
73,676
58,082
15,594
77,533
57,289
20,244
0.950
1.014
0.770
Hawaii
2,529
2,005
524
2,395
2,153
242
1.056
0.931
2.165
Nevada
16,794
12,792
4,002
20,110
13,820
6,290
0.835
0.926
0.636
    Pacific
124,291
100,699
23,592
132,524
99,419
33,105
0.938
1.013
0.713
Alaska
1,561
917
644
1,475
938
537
1.058
0.978
1.199
Idaho
5,597
4,881
716
6,264
5,064
1,200
0.894
0.964
0.597
Oregon
11,515
8,993
2,522
10,544
8,876
1,668
1.092
1.013
1.512
Washington
20,506
16,035
4,471
21,242
15,073
6,169
0.965
1.064
0.725
    Northwest
39,179
30,826
8,353
39,525
29,951
9,574
0.991
1.029
0.872
United States
852,005
661,571
190,434
830,523
635,603
194,920
1.026
1.041
0.977
*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 June
2001 through June
RATIO: 2002/2001 through June
Total
Single Family
Multi- Family*
Total
Single Family
Multi- Family*
Total
Single Family
Multi-Family*
Atlanta GA
35,228
26,469
8,759
35,895
26,735
9,160
0.981
0.990
0.956
Phoenix-Mesa AZ
23,075
20,280
2,795
24,361
19,156
5,205
0.947
1.059
0.537
Chicago IL
20,547
14,470
6,077
19,973
14,075
5,898
1.029
1.028
1.030
Houston TX
19,564
14,856
4,708
16,410
13,266
3,144
1.192
1.120
1.497
Washington DC-MD-VA-WV**
18,672
14,886
3,786
20,115
15,023
5,092
0.928
0.991
0.744
Dallas TX
16,457
13,002
3,455
17,555
14,002
3,553
0.937
0.929
0.972
Las Vegas NV-AZ
15,625
11,703
3,922
17,913
12,261
5,652
0.872
0.954
0.694
Riverside-San Bernardino CA
14,985
13,927
1,058
13,202
11,707
1,495
1.135
1.190
0.708
Orlando FL
13,116
8,298
4,818
12,027
8,323
3,704
1.091
0.997
1.301
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI
11,784
8,453
3,331
9,885
7,992
1,893
1.192
1.058
1.760
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL
11,606
8,833
2,773
10,722
8,256
2,466
1.082
1.070
1.124
Denver CO
10,733
7,408
3,325
13,292
8,499
4,793
0.807
0.872
0.694
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill NC-SC
10,387
8,904
1,483
12,042
9,192
2,850
0.863
0.969
0.520
New York NY
10,365
1,508
8,857
9,283
1,732
7,551
1.117
0.871
1.173
Sacramento CA
9,287
7,970
1,317
8,422
7,278
1,144
1.103
1.095
1.151
Fort Worth-Arlington TX
9,192
7,039
2,153
8,134
6,680
1,454
1.130
1.054
1.481
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC
8,743
7,371
1,372
11,763
8,017
3,746
0.743
0.919
0.366
Detroit MI
8,297
6,690
1,607
8,232
6,643
1,589
1.008
1.007
1.011
Columbus OH
8,121
5,285
2,836
7,852
5,228
2,624
1.034
1.011
1.081
Indianapolis IN
8,057
6,593
1,464
9,089
7,957
1,132
0.886
0.829
1.293
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA
7,845
4,949
2,896
9,253
4,930
4,323
0.848
1.004
0.670
Philadelphia PA-NJ
7,649
6,609
1,040
7,086
5,986
1,100
1.079
1.104
0.945
Portland-Vancouver OR-WA
7,629
5,608
2,021
7,053
5,794
1,259
1.082
0.968
1.605
Miami FL
7,184
3,684
3,500
6,637
3,780
2,857
1.082
0.975
1.225
San Diego CA
7,107
4,525
2,582
8,729
5,378
3,351
0.814
0.841
0.771
Jacksonville FL
7,039
5,230
1,809
6,765
4,653
2,112
1.041
1.124
0.857
Austin-San Marcos TX
7,038
3,703
3,335
6,963
3,700
3,263
1.011
1.001
1.022
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL
7,000
4,501
2,499
4,897
3,849
1,048
1.429
1.169
2.385
Los Angeles-Long Beach CA
6,873
3,962
2,911
9,995
4,477
5,518
0.688
0.885
0.528
St. Louis MO-IL
6,685
5,452
1,233
6,548
5,313
1,235
1.021
1.026
0.998
Fort Lauderdale FL
6,336
3,366
2,970
5,796
4,617
1,179
1.093
0.729
2.519
Kansas City MO-KS
6,324
5,228
1,096
8,001
4,721
3,280
0.790
1.107
0.334
San Antonio TX
6,223
4,826
1,397
6,275
4,540
1,735
0.992
1.063
0.805
Nashville TN
6,162
5,552
610
6,541
5,494
1,047
0.942
1.011
0.583
Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point NC
5,753
4,441
1,312
5,641
4,729
912
1.020
0.939
1.439
Baltimore MD
5,592
4,599
993
5,215
4,512
703
1.072
1.019
1.413
Orange County CA
5,382
3,588
1,794
4,672
3,464
1,208
1.152
1.036
1.485
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News VA-NC
5,379
3,865
1,514
3,905
3,410
495
1.377
1.133
3.059
Sarasota-Bradenton FL
5,378
3,346
2,032
4,349
3,504
845
1.237
0.955
2.405
Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL
5,239
3,508
1,731
5,516
2,915
2,601
0.950
1.203
0.666
Cincinnati OH-KY-IN
5,172
4,176
996
5,586
4,318
1,268
0.926
0.967
0.785
Salt Lake City-Ogden UT
4,741
3,690
1,051
5,042
3,755
1,287
0.940
0.983
0.817
Oakland CA
4,670
3,744
926
4,465
3,562
903
1.046
1.051
1.025
Richmond-Petersburg VA
4,404
3,514
890
4,719
3,334
1,385
0.933
1.054
0.643
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson SC
4,237
3,698
539
3,830
3,404
426
1.106
1.086
1.265
Naples FL
4,202
2,351
1,851
3,709
1,861
1,848
1.133
1.263
1.002
Boston MA-NH
4,021
2,311
1,710
3,775
2,303
1,472
1.065
1.003
1.162
Memphis TN-AR-MS
4,013
3,663
350
3,866
3,165
701
1.038
1.157
0.499
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH
3,718
3,380
338
3,645
3,336
309
1.020
1.013
1.094
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission TX
3,660
3,170
490
3,069
2,731
338
1.193
1.161
1.450
*Multifamily is two or more units in structure.
**Washington, DC not fully reported.
Source: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.

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