Table 3. Ten Metropolitan Areas With Fastest Increase in Total Housing
Units, 1990 and 2000
Metropolitan Area
|
Total Units
|
Owner-Occupied
|
Renter-Occupied
|
1990
|
2000
|
%
Change
|
1990
|
2000
|
% Change
|
1990
|
2000
|
% Change
|
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA
|
364,382
|
636,886
|
74.8
|
180,309
|
359,219
|
99.2
|
150,181
|
229,152
|
52.6
|
Yuma, AZ MSA
|
40,595
|
62,478
|
53.9
|
23,846
|
38,911
|
63.2
|
11,945
|
14,937
|
25.0
|
Naples, FL MSA
|
71,622
|
110,199
|
53.9
|
43,319
|
77,825
|
79.7
|
18,384
|
25,148
|
36.8
|
McAllen-Edinburg-
Mission, TX MSA
|
116,838
|
175,202
|
50.0
|
72,715
|
114,580
|
57.6
|
30,764
|
42,244
|
37.3
|
Laredo, TX MSA
|
36,630
|
54,349
|
48.4
|
20,902
|
33,322
|
59.4
|
13,536
|
17,418
|
28.7
|
Boise City, ID MSA
|
113,622
|
165,747
|
45.9
|
75,031
|
113,140
|
50.8
|
33,728
|
45,286
|
34.3
|
Fayetteville-Springdale-
Rogers, AR MSA
|
87,686
|
126,494
|
44.3
|
54,160
|
77,770
|
43.6
|
26,767
|
40,593
|
51.7
|
Provo-Orem, UT MSA
|
72,248
|
103,520
|
43.3
|
44,003
|
66,786
|
51.8
|
26,165
|
33,151
|
26.7
|
Wilmington, NC MSA
|
78,263
|
111,120
|
42.0
|
46,551
|
69,122
|
48.5
|
21,657
|
29,499
|
36.2
|
Myrtle Beach, SC MSA
|
70,080
|
97,140
|
38.6
|
38,305
|
59,713
|
55.9
|
17,459
|
22,087
|
26.5
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Table 4. Ten Metropolitan Areas With Slowest
Growth (or Decline) in Total Housing Units, 1990 to 2000
Metropolitan Area
|
Total Units
|
Owner-Occupied
|
Renter-Occupied
|
1990
|
2000
|
% Change
|
1990
|
2000
|
% Change
|
1990
|
2000
|
%
Change
|
Binghamton, NY MSA
|
106,910
|
108,596
|
1.6
|
68,361
|
67,909
|
-0.7
|
32,320
|
32,565
|
0.8
|
Alexandria, LA MSA
|
50,873
|
51,628
|
1.5
|
30,537
|
32,057
|
5.0
|
15,404
|
15,063
|
-2.2
|
Altoona, PA MSA
|
53,975
|
54,739
|
1.4
|
36,517
|
37,554
|
2.8
|
13,815
|
13,964
|
1.1
|
Elmira, NY MSA
|
37,042
|
37,492
|
1.2
|
24,095
|
24,149
|
0.2
|
11,180
|
10,900
|
-2.5
|
Decatur, IL MSA
|
49,902
|
50,102
|
0.4
|
32,268
|
33,345
|
3.3
|
13,728
|
13,216
|
-3.7
|
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
|
40,368
|
40,332
|
-0.1
|
21,296
|
22,658
|
6.4
|
16,028
|
14,847
|
-7.4
|
Johnstown, PA MSA
|
98,782
|
98,583
|
-0.2
|
68,336
|
69,650
|
1.9
|
23,242
|
22,103
|
-4.9
|
Steubenville-
Weirton, OH-WV MSA
|
59,236
|
58,902
|
-0.6
|
41,619
|
41,126
|
-1.2
|
13,604
|
13,365
|
-1.8
|
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
|
68,694
|
68,222
|
-0.7
|
45,485
|
45,787
|
0.7
|
17,373
|
16,462
|
-5.2
|
Enid, OK MSA
|
26,456
|
25,917
|
-2.0
|
15,552
|
16,291
|
5.0
|
6.938
|
6,884
|
-0.8
|
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
|