Regional Activity

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

HUD Region and State 2002 through December 2001 through December RATIO: 2002/2001 through December
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
9,826
6,790
16,875
8,207
2,804
2,913
47,415
8,682
5,951
13,139
6,382
2,127
2,225
38,506
1,144
839
3,736
1,825
677
688
8,909
9,442
5,742
16,817
6,174
2,346
2,490
43,011
8,039
5,199
12,891
5,546
2,169
2,108
35,952
1,403
543
3,926
628
177
382
7,059
1.041
1.183
1.003
1.329
1.195
1.170
1.102
1.080
1.145
1.019
1.151
0.981
1.056
1.071
0.815
1.545
0.952
2.906
3.825
1.801
1.262
New Jersey
New York
   New York/New
   Jersey
30,045
49,398

79,443
22,109
25,294

47,403
7,936
24,104

32,040
28,455
44,745

73,200
21,648
23,782

45,430
6,807
20,963

27,770
1.056
1.104

1.085
1.021
1.064

1.043
1.166
1.150

1.154
Delaware
District of Columbia**
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
   Mid-Atlantic

6,411
1,591
29,213
41,536
59,847
4,654
143,252

6,022
383
23,855
35,691
46,017
4,097
116,065
389
1,208
5,358
5,845
13,830
557
27,187
5,371
896
28,412
39,231
52,070
3,883
129,863
4,652
131
23,260
32,272
41,153
3,397
104,865
719
765
5,152
6,959
10,917
486
24,998
1.194
1.776
1.028
1.059
1.149
1.199
1.103
1.294
2.924
1.026
1.106
1.118
1.206
1.107
0.541
1.579
1.040
0.840
1.267
1.146
1.088
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
   Southeast/Caribbean
22,424
182,091
97,385
18,862
10,943
81,045
32,539
34,695
479,984
19,091
126,835
74,677
15,947
8,634
67,411
27,700
29,686
369,981
3,333
55,256
22,708
2,915
2,309
13,634
4,839
5,009
110,003
18,968
164,656
93,141
17,371
9,817
82,892
30,190
33,188
450,223
16,246
117,310
70,531
14,829
8,190
63,331
24,702
27,319
342,458
2,722
47,346
22,610
2,542
1,627
19,561
5,488
5,869
107,765
1.182
1.106
1.046
1.086
1.115
0.978
1.078
1.045
1.066
1.175
1.081
1.059
1.075
1.054
1.064
1.121
1.087
1.080
1.224
1.167
1.004
1.147
1.419
0.697
0.882
0.853
1.021
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
   Midwest
57,791
39,523
48,952
36,544
52,047
37,875
272,732
42,200
31,099
41,144
26,810
40,271
25,305
206,829
15,591
8,424
7,808
9,734
11,776
12,570
65,903
53,900
38,418
47,291
33,469
50,849
35,358
259,285
38,808
31,978
39,406
25,285
39,332
23,729
198,538
15,092
6,440
7,885
8,184
11,517
11,629
60,747
1.072
1.029
1.035
1.092
1.024
1.071
1.052
1.087
0.973
1.044
1.060
1.024
1.066
1.042
1.033
1.308
0.990
1.189
1.022
1.081
1.085
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
   Southwest
12,753
19,404
12,049
13,074
160,530
217,810
8,154
15,233
10,348
11,048
120,644
165,427
4,599
4,171
1,701
2,026
39,886
52,383
11,462
15,190
9,976
11,882
146,466
194,976
7,867
12,882
8,929
9,633
111,352
150,663
3,595
2,308
1,047
2,249
35,114
44,313
1.113
1.277
1.208
1.100
1.096
1.117
1.036
1.183
1.159
1.147
1.083
1.098
1.279
1.807
1.625
0.901
1.136
1.182
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
   Great Plains
14,394
11,766
27,467
9,315
62,942
10,140
9,385
19,949
7,005
46,479
4,254
2,381
7,518
2,310
16,463
12,588
13,653
23,470
7,967
57,678
8,943
9,382
18,045
6,594
42,964
3,645
4,271
5,425
1,373
14,714
1.143
0.862
1.170
1.169
1.091
1.134
1.000
1.106
1.062
1.082
1.167
0.557
1.386
1.682
1.119
Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
   Rocky Mountains
47,911
3,618
3,175
4,604
19,020
2,041
80,369
35,522
1,980
1,750
3,713
15,406
1,755
60,126
12,389
1,638
1,425
891
3,614
286
20,243
54,537
2,446
2,499
4,489
18,275
1,873
84,119
36,477
1,697
1,427
3,431
14,234
1,436
58,702
18,060
749
1,072
1,058
4,041
437
25,417
0.879
1.479
1.271
1.026
1.041
1.090
0.955
0.974
1.167
1.226
1.082
1.082
1.222
1.024
0.686
2.187
1.329
0.842
0.894
0.654
0.796
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Nevada
   Pacific
64,212
158,488
5,744
35,332
263,776
54,729
120,783
4,532
27,284
207,328
9,483
37,705
1,212
8,048
56,448
58,943
143,544
4,751
36,169
243,407
48,754
106,265
4,015
26,981
186,015
10,189
37,279
736
9,188
57,392
1.089
1.104
1.209
0.977
1.084
1.123
1.137
1.129
1.011
1.115
0.931
1.011
1.647
0.876
0.984
Alaska
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
   Northwest
3,023
12,674
22,543
42,593
80,833
1,722
10,212
17,977
33,090
63,001
1,301
2,462
4,566
9,503
17,832
2,935
11,324
21,049
39,696
75,004
1,794
9,483
16,217
28,137
55,631
1,141
1,841
4,832
11,559
19,373
1.030
1.119
1.071
1.073
1.078
0.960
1.077
1.109
1.176
1.132
1.140
1.337
0.945
0.822
0.920
United States
1,728,556 1,321,145 407,411 1,610,766 1,221,218 389,548 1.073 1.082 1.046
*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 December 2001 through December RATIO: 2002/2001
through December
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
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
Detroit MI
Fort Worth-Arlington TX
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC
Columbus OH
Indianapolis IN
Los Angeles-Long Beach CA
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA
Philadelphia PA-NJ
Portland-Vancouver OR-WA
Kansas City MO-KS
Miami FL
Jacksonville FL
St. Louis MO-IL
San Diego CA
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL
Austin-San Marcos TX
Fort Lauderdale FL
Orange County CA
Nashville TN
San Antonio TX
Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL
Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point NC
Baltimore MD
Cincinnati OH-KY-IN
Sarasota-Bradenton FL-MS
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News VA-NC
Salt Lake City-Ogden UT
Oakland CA
Richmond-Petersburg VA
Memphis TN-AR-MS
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson SC
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH
Naples FL
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland MI
Boston MA-NH
65,660
47,173
41,732
40,825
40,691
33,880
32,428
31,942
25,849
25,427
23,141
21,554
21,436
20,896
20,774
17,762
17,392
16,705
16,692
16,680
16,407
16,218
15,409
14,342
14,238
14,233
14,218
13,899
13,493
13,052
12,644
12,020
11,827
11,690
11,666
11,146
11,140
11,015
10,233
10,186
9,946
9,500
9,151
8,644
8,627
7,710
7,507
7,282
7,229
7,219
49,952
39,862
29,862
29,059
29,951
25,002
29,939
24,691
17,293
17,426
17,642
2,851
14,133
17,355
16,472
14,142
13,585
13,999
10,455
13,176
8,182
10,298
13,311
10,415
10,657
6,372
10,848
10,999
8,689
9,143
7,199
5,701
6,823
10,572
8,944
7,149
8,882
9,310
8,333
6,903
7,534
7,508
7,361
6,879
7,109
6,611
6,647
4,173
5,952
4,741
15,708
7,311
11,870
11,766
10,740
8,878
2,489
7,251
8,556
8,001
5,499
18,703
7,303
3,541
4,302
3,620
3,807
2,706
6,237
3,504
8,225
5,920
2,098
3,927
3,581
7,861
3,370
2,900
4,804
3,909
5,445
6,319
5,004
1,118
2,722
3,997
2,258
1,705
1,900
3,283
2,412
1,992
1,790
1,765
1,518
1,099
860
3,109
1,277
2,478
65,483
43,073
39,963
32,325
38,110
35,139
26,492
31,927
23,335
22,600
21,454
19,347
26,779
22,446
16,992
16,239
14,814
20,128
15,681
17,053
18,118
16,069
14,867
13,750
14,961
13,996
12,655
11,951
15,468
10,915
12,728
10,768
8,585
11,966
12,022
10,852
10,808
10,525
10,145
9,379
8,380
9,580
7,399
8,130
7,643
6,906
7,203
8,143
7,165
7,681
48,428
34,675
27,762
25,446
28,548
25,648
23,203
24,001
16,716
17,042
15,782
3,422
14,385
16,907
13,455
12,867
12,244
14,108
10,404
14,606
8,354
8,749
12,330
10,639
9,759
6,828
9,600
9,940
9,442
7,744
6,030
8,276
6,061
10,263
8,631
6,354
8,535
8,698
7,913
7,015
6,957
7,138
5,800
6,519
6,066
6,079
6,463
3,867
6,046
4,573
17,055
8,398
12,201
6,879
9,562
9,491
3,289
7,926
6,619
5,558
5,672
15,925
12,394
5,539
3,537
3,372
2,570
6,020
5,277
2,447
9,764
7,320
2,537
3,111
5,202
7,168
3,055
2,011
6,026
3,171
6,698
2,492
2,524
1,703
3,391
4,498
2,273
1,827
2,232
2,364
1,423
2,442
1,599
1,611
1,577
827
740
4,276
1,119
3,108
1.003
1.095
1.044
1.263
1.068
0.964
1.224
1.000
1.108
1.125
1.079
1.114
0.800
0.931
1.223
1.094
1.174
0.830
1.064
0.978
0.906
1.009
1.036
1.043
0.952
1.017
1.124
1.163
0.872
1.196
0.993
1.116
1.378
0.977
0.970
1.027
1.031
1.047
1.009
1.086
1.187
0.992
1.237
1.063
1.129
1.116
1.042
0.894
1.009
0.940
1.031
1.150
1.076
1.142
1.049
0.975
1.290
1.029
1.035
1.023
1.118
0.833
0.982
1.026
1.224
1.099
1.110
0.992
1.005
0.902
0.979
1.177
1.080
0.979
1.092
0.933
1.130
1.107
0.920
1.181
1.194
0.689
1.126
1.030
1.036
1.125
1.041
1.070
1.053
0.984
1.083
1.052
1.269
1.055
1.172
1.088
1.028
1.079
0.984
1.037
0.921
0.871
0.973
1.710
1.123
0.935
0.757
0.915
1.293
1.440
0.969
1.174
0.589
0.639
1.216
1.074
1.481
0.450
1.182
1.432
0.842
0.809
0.827
1.262
0.688
1.097
1.103
1.442
0.797
1.233
0.813
2.536
1.983
0.656
0.803
0.889
0.993
0.933
0.851
1.389
1.695
0.816
1.119
1.096
0.963
1.329
1.162
0.727
1.141
0.797
*Multifamily is two or more units in structure.
**Washington, DC not fully reported.
Source: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.

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