Units Authorized by Building Permits, Year to Date: 50 Most Active Metropolitan Statistical Areas
(Listed by Total Building Permits)
|
MSA/PMSA Name
|
2003 through
June
|
2002 through
June
|
RATIO: 2003/2002
through June
|
|
Total
|
Single Family
|
|
Total
|
Single Family
|
|
Total
|
Single Family
|
|
|
Atlanta GA
|
30,832
|
26,277
|
4,555
|
35,228
|
26,469
|
8,759
|
0.875
|
0.993
|
0.520
|
|
Houston TX
|
27,136
|
17,582
|
9,554
|
19,564
|
14,856
|
4,708
|
1.387
|
1.183
|
2.029
|
|
Phoenix-Mesa AZ
|
24,933
|
22,309
|
2,624
|
23,075
|
20,280
|
2,795
|
1.081
|
1.100
|
0.939
|
|
Riverside-San Bernardino CA
|
23,236
|
20,107
|
3,129
|
14,985
|
13,927
|
1,058
|
1.551
|
1.444
|
2.957
|
|
Washington DC-MD-VA-WV**
|
21,491
|
16,904
|
4,587
|
18,672
|
14,886
|
3,786
|
1.151
|
1.136
|
1.212
|
|
Chicago IL
|
19,745
|
14,518
|
5,227
|
20,547
|
14,470
|
6,077
|
0.961
|
1.003
|
0.860
|
|
Las Vegas NV-AZ
|
19,306
|
14,935
|
4,371
|
15,625
|
11,703
|
3,922
|
1.236
|
1.276
|
1.114
|
|
Dallas TX
|
17,978
|
13,471
|
4,507
|
16,457
|
13,002
|
3,455
|
1.092
|
1.036
|
1.304
|
|
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
FL
|
15,566
|
10,236
|
5,330
|
11,606
|
8,833
|
2,773
|
1.341
|
1.159
|
1.922
|
|
Orlando FL
|
13,045
|
10,585
|
2,460
|
13,116
|
8,298
|
4,818
|
0.995
|
1.276
|
0.511
|
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI
|
12,094
|
9,353
|
2,741
|
11,784
|
8,453
|
3,331
|
1.026
|
1.106
|
0.823
|
|
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
NC-SC
|
10,775
|
8,940
|
1,835
|
10,387
|
8,904
|
1,483
|
1.037
|
1.004
|
1.237
|
|
New York NY
|
10,675
|
1,305
|
9,370
|
10,365
|
1,508
|
8,857
|
1.030
|
0.865
|
1.058
|
|
Los Angeles-Long Beach CA
|
9,977
|
5,127
|
4,850
|
6,873
|
3,962
|
2,911
|
1.452
|
1.294
|
1.666
|
|
Sacramento CA
|
9,568
|
8,477
|
1,091
|
9,287
|
7,970
|
1,317
|
1.030
|
1.064
|
0.828
|
|
San Diego CA
|
9,391
|
5,152
|
4,239
|
7,107
|
4,525
|
2,582
|
1.321
|
1.139
|
1.642
|
|
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC
|
8,842
|
6,927
|
1,915
|
8,743
|
7,371
|
1,372
|
1.011
|
0.940
|
1.396
|
|
Fort Worth-Arlington TX
|
8,712
|
7,053
|
1,659
|
9,192
|
7,039
|
2,153
|
0.948
|
1.002
|
0.771
|
|
Detroit MI
|
8,692
|
7,069
|
1,623
|
8,297
|
6,690
|
1,607
|
1.048
|
1.057
|
1.010
|
|
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL
|
8,543
|
5,622
|
2,921
|
7,000
|
4,501
|
2,499
|
1.220
|
1.249
|
1.169
|
|
Portland-Vancouver OR-WA
|
8,521
|
5,587
|
2,934
|
7,629
|
5,608
|
2,021
|
1.117
|
0.996
|
1.452
|
|
Indianapolis IN
|
8,270
|
6,440
|
1,830
|
8,057
|
6,593
|
1,464
|
1.026
|
0.977
|
1.250
|
|
Denver CO
|
8,012
|
6,512
|
1,500
|
10,733
|
7,408
|
3,325
|
0.746
|
0.879
|
0.451
|
|
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA
|
7,904
|
5,565
|
2,339
|
7,845
|
4,949
|
2,896
|
1.008
|
1.124
|
0.808
|
|
Philadelphia PA-NJ
|
7,685
|
5,837
|
1,848
|
7,649
|
6,609
|
1,040
|
1.005
|
0.883
|
1.777
|
|
Columbus OH
|
7,507
|
5,707
|
1,800
|
8,121
|
5,285
|
2,836
|
0.924
|
1.080
|
0.635
|
|
Jacksonville FL
|
7,360
|
6,432
|
928
|
7,039
|
5,230
|
1,809
|
1.046
|
1.230
|
0.513
|
|
Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL
|
7,217
|
4,256
|
2,961
|
5,239
|
3,508
|
1,731
|
1.378
|
1.213
|
1.711
|
|
Kansas City MO-KS
|
6,918
|
5,743
|
1,175
|
6,324
|
5,228
|
1,096
|
1.094
|
1.099
|
1.072
|
|
St. Louis MO-IL
|
6,779
|
5,661
|
1,118
|
6,685
|
5,452
|
1,233
|
1.014
|
1.038
|
0.907
|
|
Nashville TN
|
6,302
|
5,706
|
596
|
6,162
|
5,552
|
610
|
1.023
|
1.028
|
0.977
|
|
Miami FL
|
6,297
|
3,484
|
2,813
|
7,184
|
3,684
|
3,500
|
0.877
|
0.946
|
0.804
|
|
Salt Lake City-Ogden UT
|
5,594
|
4,538
|
1,056
|
4,741
|
3,690
|
1,051
|
1.180
|
1.230
|
1.005
|
|
Austin-San Marcos TX
|
5,213
|
3,928
|
1,285
|
7,038
|
3,703
|
3,335
|
0.741
|
1.061
|
0.385
|
|
Baltimore MD
|
5,161
|
4,018
|
1,143
|
5,592
|
4,599
|
993
|
0.923
|
0.874
|
1.151
|
|
Oakland CA
|
5,142
|
3,114
|
2,028
|
4,670
|
3,744
|
926
|
1.101
|
0.832
|
2.190
|
|
Cincinnati OH-KY-IN
|
5,059
|
4,180
|
879
|
5,172
|
4,176
|
996
|
0.978
|
1.001
|
0.883
|
|
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport
News VA-NC
|
5,007
|
3,801
|
1,206
|
5,379
|
3,865
|
1,514
|
0.931
|
0.983
|
0.797
|
|
San Antonio TX
|
4,958
|
4,093
|
865
|
6,223
|
4,826
|
1,397
|
0.797
|
0.848
|
0.619
|
|
Orange County CA
|
4,832
|
3,031
|
1,801
|
5,382
|
3,588
|
1,794
|
0.898
|
0.845
|
1.004
|
|
Sarasota-Bradenton FL
|
4,795
|
4,187
|
608
|
5,378
|
3,346
|
2,032
|
0.892
|
1.251
|
0.299
|
|
Daytona Beach FL
|
4,619
|
4,010
|
609
|
3,197
|
2,868
|
329
|
1.445
|
1.398
|
1.851
|
|
Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High
Point NC
|
4,607
|
4,104
|
503
|
5,753
|
4,441
|
1,312
|
0.801
|
0.924
|
0.383
|
|
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie FL
|
4,539
|
3,687
|
852
|
2,562
|
2,143
|
419
|
1.772
|
1.720
|
2.033
|
|
Richmond-Petersburg VA
|
4,233
|
3,349
|
884
|
4,404
|
3,514
|
890
|
0.961
|
0.953
|
0.993
|
|
San Jose CA
|
4,232
|
1,357
|
2,875
|
2,686
|
898
|
1,788
|
1.576
|
1.511
|
1.608
|
|
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson
SC
|
4,147
|
3,534
|
613
|
4,237
|
3,698
|
539
|
0.979
|
0.956
|
1.137
|
|
Fort Lauderdale FL
|
4,126
|
2,116
|
2,010
|
6,336
|
3,366
|
2,970
|
0.651
|
0.629
|
0.677
|
|
Memphis TN-AR-MS
|
4,014
|
3,868
|
146
|
4,013
|
3,663
|
350
|
1.000
|
1.056
|
0.417
|
|
Albuquerque NM
|
3,966 |
3,393 |
573 |
3,547 |
2,692 |
855 |
1.118 |
1.260 |
0.670 |
*Multifamily is two or more units in structure.
**Washington, DC not fully reported.
Source: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
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