Units Authorized by Building Permits, Year to Date: 50 Most Active Metropolitan Statistical Areas (Listed by Total Building Permits)

Metropolitan Area 2001 through December 2000 through December RATIO: 2001/2000 through December Total Single Family Multi-Family* Total Single Family Multi-Family* Total Single Family Multi-Family* Atlanta GA 65,483 48,428 17,055 64,007 46,778 17,229 1.023 1.035 0.990 Phoenix-Mesa AZ 43,073 34,675 8,398 45,070 34,089 10,981 0.956 1.017 0.765 Chicago IL 39,963 27,762 12,201 38,025 27,083 10,942 1.051 1.025 1.115 Washington DC-MD-VA-WV** 38,110 28,548 9,562 38,763 29,790 8,973 0.983 0.958 1.066 Dallas TX 35,139 25,648 9,491 31,878 25,483 6,395 1.102 1.006 1.484 Houston TX 32,325 25,446 6,879 30,672 23,769 6,903 1.054 1.071 0.997 Las Vegas NV-AZ 31,927 24,001 7,926 28,273 23,181 5,092 1.129 1.035 1.557 Denver CO 26,779 14,385 12,394 26,054 14,915 11,139 1.028 0.964 1.113 Riverside-San Bernardino CA 26,492 23,203 3,289 21,414 18,998 2,416 1.237 1.221 1.361 Orlando FL 23,335 16,716 6,619 24,947 15,409 9,538 0.935 1.085 0.694 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI 22,600 17,042 5,558 21,987 16,652 5,335 1.028 1.023 1.042 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill NC-SC 22,446 16,907 5,539 23,814 16,414 7,400 0.943 1.030 0.749 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL 21,454 15,782 5,672 19,155 13,236 5,919 1.120 1.192 0.958 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC 20,128 14,108 6,020 18,908 12,593 6,315 1.065 1.120 0.953 New York NY 19,347 3,422 15,925 18,128 3,614 14,514 1.067 0.947 1.097 Los Angeles-Long Beach CA 18,118 8,354 9,764 16,904 8,381 8,523 1.072 0.997 1.146 Indianapolis IN 17,053 14,606 2,447 15,272 12,623 2,649 1.117 1.157 0.924 Sacramento CA 16,992 13,455 3,537 15,751 12,433 3,318 1.079 1.082 1.066 Detroit MI 16,239 12,867 3,372 18,387 14,950 3,437 0.883 0.861 0.981 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA 16,069 8,749 7,320 18,858 8,939 9,919 0.852 0.979 0.738 Columbus OH 15,681 10,404 5,277 14,274 8,992 5,282 1.099 1.157 0.999 San Diego CA 15,468 9,442 6,026 15,601 9,296 6,305 0.991 1.016 0.956 Kansas City MO-KS 14,961 9,759 5,202 12,979 9,337 3,642 1.153 1.045 1.428 Philadelphia PA-NJ 14,867 12,330 2,537 16,240 13,294 2,946 0.915 0.927 0.861 Fort Worth-Arlington TX 14,814 12,244 2,570 12,800 10,584 2,216 1.157 1.157 1.160 Miami FL 13,996 6,828 7,168 12,137 5,992 6,145 1.153 1.140 1.166 Portland-Vancouver OR-WA 13,750 10,639 3,111 13,593 9,979 3,614 1.012 1.066 0.861 Austin-San Marcos TX 12,728 6,030 6,698 17,095 9,584 7,511 0.745 0.629 0.892 Jacksonville FL 12,655 9,600 3,055 10,467 7,817 2,650 1.209 1.228 1.153 San Antonio TX 12,022 8,631 3,391 10,080 7,877 2,203 1.193 1.096 1.539 Nashville TN 11,966 10,263 1,703 10,774 8,851 1,923 1.111 1.160 0.886 St. Louis MO-IL 11,951 9,940 2,011 12,226 9,462 2,764 0.978 1.051 0.728 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL 10,915 7,744 3,171 10,313 6,746 3,567 1.058 1.148 0.889 Fort Myers-Cape Coral FL 10,852 6,354 4,498 9,120 5,152 3,968 1.190 1.233 1.134 Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point NC 10,808 8,535 2,273 9,629 8,119 1,510 1.122 1.051 1.505 Fort Lauderdale FL 10,768 8,276 2,492 11,701 9,142 2,559 0.920 0.905 0.974 Baltimore MD 10,525 8,698 1,827 11,664 9,679 1,985 0.902 0.899 0.920 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN 10,145 7,913 2,232 9,968 7,562 2,406 1.018 1.046 0.928 Salt Lake City-Ogden UT 9,580 7,138 2,442 7,998 6,556 1,442 1.198 1.089 1.693 Sarasota-Bradenton FL 9,379 7,015 2,364 7,375 5,906 1,469 1.272 1.188 1.609 Orange County CA 8,585 6,061 2,524 12,528 6,857 5,671 0.685 0.884 0.445 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News VA-NC 8,380 6,957 1,423 7,455 6,519 936 1.124 1.067 1.520 Naples FL 8,143 3,867 4,276 7,974 4,064 3,910 1.021 0.952 1.094 Richmond-Petersburg VA 8,130 6,519 1,611 5,931 5,674 257 1.371 1.149 6.268 Boston MA-NH 7,681 4,573 3,108 7,990 5,070 2,920 0.961 0.902 1.064 Memphis TN-AR-MS 7,643 6,066 1,577 10,131 5,923 4,208 0.754 1.024 0.375 Oakland CA 7,399 5,800 1,599 8,901 6,847 2,054 0.831 0.847 0.778 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH 7,203 6,463 740 7,485 6,233 1,252 0.962 1.037 0.591 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland MI 7,165 6,046 1,119 6,521 5,730 791 1.099 1.055 1.415 Colorado Springs CO 7,111 5,249 1,862 6,257 5,079 1,178 1.136 1.033 1.581 *Multifamily is two or more units in structure. **Washington, DC not fully reported. Source: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

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