Table 3u. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized Unadjusted Units by Metropolitan Area October 2002 Year-to-Date Num of Struc- tures With 3 and 4 5 Units 5 Units Total 1 Unit 2 Units Units or More or More Abilene* TX MSA 153 127 8 18 0 0 Albany* GA MSA 462 448 14 0 0 0 Albany-Schenectady-Troy* NY MSA 2118 1712 14 64 328 35 Albuquerque* NM MSA 5903 4985 0 83 835 53 Alexandria* LA MSA 420 316 2 0 102 3 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton* PA MSA 2111 1988 6 41 76 6 Altoona* PA MSA 50 50 0 0 0 0 Amarillo* TX MSA 782 594 4 0 184 1 Anchorage* AK MSA 1832 838 620 113 261 27 Anniston* AL MSA 250 222 2 0 26 5 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah* WI MSA 2398 1371 172 24 831 81 Asheville* NC MSA 1441 1176 76 104 85 5 Athens* GA MSA 1927 1006 70 0 851 41 Atlanta GA MSA 57416 43275 196 241 13704 492 Auburn-Opelika* AL MSA 1195 356 82 43 714 63 Augusta-Aiken* GA-SC MSA 2554 2349 12 28 165 13 Austin-San Marcos* TX MSA 10869 6257 174 102 4336 185 Bakersfield* CA MSA 3178 3168 2 3 5 1 Bangor* ME MSA 261 240 10 11 0 0 Barnstable-Yarmouth* MA MSA 663 620 4 39 0 0 Baton Rouge* LA MSA 1400 1122 2 10 266 23 Beaumont-Port Arthur* TX MSA 460 452 2 0 6 1 Bellingham* WA MSA 1313 954 38 47 274 25 Benton Harbor* MI MSA 150 146 0 4 0 0 Billings* MT MSA 578 513 6 3 56 8 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula* MS MSA 1991 1715 8 12 256 3 Binghamton* NY MSA 104 102 2 0 0 0 Birmingham* AL MSA 4065 3842 4 22 197 19 Bismarck* ND MSA 807 538 8 47 214 11 Bloomington* IN MSA 961 507 172 18 264 19 Bloomington-Normal* IL MSA 1427 769 16 14 628 41 Boise City* ID MSA 5083 4521 92 167 303 19 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence MA- 15218 10922 558 364 3374 191 Boston MA-NH PMSA 6264 4043 320 189 1712 74 Brockton MA PMSA 953 751 10 0 192 8 Fitchburg-Leominster MA PMS 419 417 2 0 0 0 Lawrence MA-NH PMSA 1122 868 44 31 179 21 Lowell MA-NH PMSA 727 491 32 45 159 6 Manchester NH PMSA 1254 700 22 15 517 21 Nashua NH PMSA 799 566 22 9 202 29 New Bedford MA PMSA 372 360 0 0 12 1 Portsmouth-Rochester NH-ME 1425 1000 90 26 309 24 Worcester MA-CT PMSA 1883 1726 16 49 92 7 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito* TX MSA 2849 2241 74 135 399 55 Bryan-College Station* TX MSA 1497 860 182 27 428 26 Buffalo-Niagara Falls* NY MSA 2071 1546 30 38 457 31 Burlington* VT MSA 790 380 50 26 334 17 Canton-Massillon* OH MSA 988 909 50 12 17 2 Casper* WY MSA 130 120 0 0 10 2 Cedar Rapids* IA MSA 1393 703 56 55 579 28 Champaign-Urbana* IL MSA 913 480 6 4 423 29 Charleston-North Charleston* SC MSA 4822 4137 16 73 596 62 Charleston* WV MSA 341 234 12 8 87 14 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 17606 14584 148 166 2708 178 Charlottesville* VA MSA 2030 1145 18 27 840 43 Chattanooga* TN-GA MSA 2163 1940 90 41 92 12 Cheyenne* WY MSA 396 370 12 0 14 2 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI 39783 28588 630 1640 8925 614 Chicago IL PMSA 35787 25544 406 1455 8382 569 Gary IN PMSA 2596 2021 176 132 267 18 Kankakee IL PMSA 395 316 20 49 10 2 Kenosha WI PMSA 1005 707 28 4 266 25 Chico-Paradise* CA MSA 998 964 8 26 0 0 Cincinnati-Hamilton OH-KY-IN 11059 8978 80 241 1760 168 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN PMSA 8860 7176 56 175 1453 139 Hamilton-Middletown OH PMSA 2199 1802 24 66 307 29 Clarksville-Hopkinsville* TN-KY MSA 1413 1091 78 44 200 25 Cleveland-Akron OH CMSA 9026 7793 98 299 836 97 Akron OH PMSA 2484 2007 38 109 330 34 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH 6542 5786 60 190 506 63 Colorado Springs* CO MSA 5996 4376 24 80 1516 105 Columbia* MO MSA 1531 974 74 47 436 41 Columbia* SC MSA 3922 3621 14 18 269 15 Columbus* GA-AL MSA 1147 982 42 123 0 0 Columbus OH MSA 13909 9019 164 553 4173 316 Corpus Christi* TX MSA 970 813 24 81 52 9 Corvallis OR MSA* 328 316 12 0 0 0 Cumberland* MD-WV MSA 166 164 2 0 0 0 Dallas-Fort Worth TX CMSA 42683 33507 200 854 8122 424 Dallas TX PMSA 27883 21759 114 527 5483 248 Fort Worth-Arlington TX PMS 14800 11748 86 327 2639 176 Danville* VA MSA 304 290 2 12 0 0 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island* IA-IL MSA 753 395 12 48 298 20 Dayton-Springfield* OH MSA 2555 1932 36 171 416 30 Daytona Beach* FL MSA 5764 5052 174 27 511 36 Decatur* Al MSA 313 308 0 0 5 1 Decatur* IL MSA 287 81 0 0 206 5 Denver-Boulder-Greeley CO CMS 23662 16908 258 436 6060 396 Boulder-Longmont CO PMSA 2189 1456 6 43 684 38 Denver CO PMSA 17728 12051 242 318 5117 330 Greeley CO PMSA 3745 3401 10 75 259 28 Des Moines* IA MSA 3892 2585 98 91 1118 95 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint MI CM 21669 17791 412 457 3009 281 Ann Arbor MI PMSA 4504 4012 28 24 440 34 Detroit MI PMSA 15023 12179 362 410 2072 215 Flint MI PMSA 2142 1600 22 23 497 32 Dothan* AL MSA 291 291 0 0 0 0 Dover* DE MSA 1234 1224 10 0 0 0 Dubuque* IA MSA 285 195 28 6 56 4 Duluth-Superior* MN-WI MSA 524 507 6 11 0 0 Eau Claire* WI MSA 1170 687 60 119 304 18 El Paso* TX MSA 3101 2895 34 84 88 17 Elkhart-Goshen* IN MSA 1091 827 14 45 205 13 Elmira* NY MSA 61 55 0 6 0 0 Enid* OK MSA 115 58 4 6 47 6 Erie* PA MSA 296 265 2 23 6 1 Eugene-Springfield* OR MSA 1404 1227 58 15 104 10 Evansville-Henderson* IN-KY MSA 1555 1183 12 64 296 18 Fargo-Moorhead* ND-MN MSA 1911 856 60 63 932 37 Fayetteville* NC MSA 1961 1184 10 4 763 58 Fayetteville-Springdale- Rogers* AR MSA 3143 1770 84 231 1058 101 Flagstaff* AZ-UT MSA 702 674 16 6 6 1 Florence* AL MSA 131 87 2 3 39 6 Florence* SC MSA 205 176 6 0 23 4 Fort Collins-Loveland* CO MSA 2779 2323 56 54 346 39 Fort Myers-Cape Coral* FL MSA 9253 5935 592 441 2285 178 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie* FL MSA 4656 3606 46 71 933 52 Fort Smith* AR-OK MSA 737 409 72 18 238 3 Fort Walton Beach* FL MSA 1534 1151 10 4 369 17 Fort Wayne* IN MSA 2774 2278 36 8 452 31 Fresno CA MSA 3975 3736 24 55 160 6 Gadsden* AL MSA 154 114 0 0 40 1 Gainesville* FL MSA 1760 882 2 7 869 95 Glens Falls* NY MSA 487 378 14 50 45 6 Goldsboro* NC MSA 371 363 0 8 0 0 Grand Forks* ND-MN MSA 205 89 22 0 94 2 Grand Junction* CO MSA 1166 1086 20 23 37 3 Grand Rapids-Muskegon- Holland MI MSA 5961 5110 90 127 634 79 Great Falls* MT MSA 125 106 0 9 10 2 Green Bay* WI MSA 1558 840 100 11 607 43 Greensboro--Winston-Salem-- High Point NC MSA 9230 7291 74 90 1775 143 Greenville* NC MSA 1300 637 156 0 507 52 Greenville-Spartanburg- Anderson* SC MSA 6833 5796 102 47 888 57 Harrisburg-Lebanon- Carlisle* PA MSA 1772 1644 0 14 114 3 Hartford* CT MSA 3374 2804 78 16 476 64 Hattiesburg* MS MSA 181 99 8 20 54 7 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir* NC MSA 1535 1411 30 0 94 10 Honolulu HI MSA 2263 1699 4 67 493 27 Houma* LA MSA 731 695 36 0 0 0 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria TX 38147 29588 150 867 7542 484 Brazoria TX PMSA 2675 2363 0 0 312 15 Galveston-Texas City TX PMS 2309 2172 6 4 127 15 Houston TX PMSA 33163 25053 144 863 7103 454 Huntington-Ashland* WV-KY- OH MSA 50 37 2 11 0 0 Huntsville* AL MSA 1481 1021 8 28 424 33 Indianapolis IN MSA 14335 11541 282 170 2342 183 Iowa City* IA MSA 841 435 6 29 371 30 Jackson* MI MSA 153 100 4 25 24 3 Jackson* MS MSA 3055 2094 0 12 949 76 Jackson* TN MSA 582 508 20 4 50 5 Jacksonville FL MSA 12035 8979 14 53 2989 149 Jacksonville* NC MSA 801 769 0 32 0 0 Jamestown* NY MSA 10 10 0 0 0 0 Janesville-Beloit* WI MSA 384 233 38 25 88 13 Johnson City-Kingsport- Bristol* TN-VA MSA 1099 909 10 0 180 22 Johnstown* PA MSA 62 38 0 0 24 4 Jonesboro* AR MSA 393 369 8 16 0 0 Joplin* MO MSA 180 180 0 0 0 0 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek* MI MSA 1377 996 4 33 344 22 Kansas City MO-KS MSA 11383 9004 524 659 1196 84 Killeen-Temple* TX MSA 2473 1432 358 496 187 3 Knoxville* TN MSA 3884 2951 116 150 667 52 Kokomo* IN MSA 323 287 22 14 0 0 La Crosse* WI-MN MSA 370 304 16 4 46 4 Lafayette* LA MSA 1235 1061 4 12 158 5 Lafayette* IN MSA 1134 707 102 4 321 41 Lake Charles* LA MSA 395 342 14 3 36 4 Lakeland-Winter Haven* FL MSA 3800 3656 14 0 130 11 Lancaster* PA MSA 1219 952 4 4 259 13 Lansing-East Lansing* MI MSA 1481 1081 4 0 396 30 Laredo* TX MSA 1549 1240 10 46 253 17 Las Cruces* NM MSA 882 721 2 46 113 6 Las Vegas NV-AZ MSA 25770 20376 148 142 5104 487 Lawrence* KS MSA 782 338 170 3 271 12 Lawton* OK MSA 134 124 0 0 10 2 Lewiston-Auburn* ME MSA 237 224 10 3 0 0 Lexington* KY MSA 3380 3019 54 89 218 17 Lima* OH MSA 67 65 2 0 0 0 Lincoln* NE MSA 1536 1230 62 0 244 19 Little Rock-North Little Rock* AR MSA 3790 2180 26 28 1556 147 Longview-Marshall* TX MSA 166 166 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles-Riverside- Orange County CA CMSA 54128 40446 544 625 12513 778 Los Angeles-Long Beach CA P 14568 7156 220 222 6970 397 Orange County CA PMSA 9185 5738 150 209 3088 146 Riverside-San Bernardino CA 28199 25650 160 161 2228 219 Ventura CA PMSA 2176 1902 14 33 227 16 Louisville KY-IN MSA 5747 4879 54 63 751 71 Lubbock* TX MSA 1653 1141 90 56 366 27 Lynchburg* VA MSA 1131 951 26 48 106 9 Macon* GA MSA 1882 1784 24 28 46 7 Madison* WI MSA 3446 1943 128 231 1144 57 Mansfield* OH MSA 410 346 46 18 0 0 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission* TX MSA 6086 5299 102 427 258 26 Medford-Ashland* OR MSA 1403 1242 22 69 70 12 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay* FL MSA 5712 4187 22 33 1470 91 Memphis TN-AR-MS MSA 7450 6063 14 72 1301 76 Merced* CA MSA 1311 1236 0 75 0 0 Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL CMSA 22966 10644 210 251 11861 416 Fort Lauderdale FL PMSA 11304 5179 74 104 5947 209 Miami FL PMSA 11662 5465 136 147 5914 207 Milwaukee-Racine WI CMSA 6068 3541 364 219 1944 118 Milwaukee-Waukesha WI PMSA 5267 2998 314 206 1749 97 Racine WI PMSA 801 543 50 13 195 21 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI MS 21250 14770 334 638 5508 263 Missoula* MT MSA 895 337 84 37 437 34 Mobile* AL MSA 3590 3175 20 4 391 31 Modesto* CA MSA 2631 2464 46 57 64 12 Monroe* LA MSA 369 325 0 44 0 0 Montgomery* AL MSA 1225 1185 0 0 40 6 Muncie* IN MSA 209 196 0 0 13 2 Myrtle Beach* SC MSA 2954 1926 36 35 957 51 Naples* FL MSA 6436 3679 94 783 1880 141 Nashville TN MSA 9972 9167 200 48 557 54 New London-Norwich* CT-RI MSA 946 826 24 7 89 4 New Orleans* LA MSA 4098 3277 54 41 726 33 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ- CT-PA CMSA 47477 24171 5052 2870 15384 634 Bergen-Passaic NJ PMSA 2154 1239 194 175 546 13 Bridgeport CT PMSA 729 695 14 20 0 0 Danbury CT PMSA 750 731 0 0 19 2 Dutchess County NY PMSA 974 743 4 65 162 18 Jersey City NJ PMSA 1233 65 252 87 829 31 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon 3559 2633 20 45 861 41 Monmouth-Ocean NJ PMSA 4922 4707 16 9 190 10 Nassau-Suffolk NY PMSA 4605 3522 214 100 769 94 New Haven-Meriden CT PMSA 849 772 16 0 61 4 New York NY PMSA 18100 2429 3522 2155 9994 285 Newark NJ PMSA 4908 2793 716 206 1193 64 Newburgh NY-PA PMSA 2345 2044 10 0 291 44 Stamford-Norwalk CT PMSA 623 429 16 4 174 7 Trenton NJ PMSA 1218 905 54 4 255 20 Waterbury CT PMSA 508 464 4 0 40 1 Norfolk-Virginia Beach- Newport News VA-NC MSA 8614 6408 92 72 2042 74 Ocala* FL MSA 5030 4266 30 26 708 58 Odessa-Midland* TX MSA 284 280 4 0 0 0 Oklahoma City* OK MSA 4863 4491 32 8 332 23 Omaha* NE-IA MSA 4656 3540 54 12 1050 47 Orlando FL MSA 22185 14549 160 117 7359 414 Owensboro* KY MSA 698 670 6 17 5 1 Panama City* FL MSA 1427 937 18 11 461 11 Parkersburg-Marietta* WV-OH MSA 169 147 2 20 0 0 Pensacola* FL MSA 2710 2481 20 9 200 12 Peoria-Pekin* IL MSA 922 835 58 11 18 3 Philadelphia-Wilmington- Atlantic City PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 18891 16363 506 279 1743 177 Atlantic-Cape May NJ PMSA 2814 2196 392 43 183 14 Philadelphia PA-NJ PMSA 13234 11496 98 212 1428 141 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton 259 251 8 0 0 0 Wilmington-Newark DE-MD PMS 2584 2420 8 24 132 22 Phoenix-Mesa AZ MSA 40236 34323 150 280 5483 367 Pine Bluff* AR MSA 112 86 26 0 0 0 Pittsburgh PA MSA 6144 4500 114 197 1333 120 Pittsfield* MA MSA 6 6 0 0 0 0 Pocatello* ID MSA 158 115 10 8 25 1 Portland* ME MSA 1476 1183 28 92 173 9 Portland-Salem OR-WA CMSA 14162 10515 374 356 2917 228 Portland-Vancouver OR-WA PM 12408 9165 298 322 2623 202 Salem OR PMSA 1754 1350 76 34 294 26 Providence-Fall River- Warwick* RI-MA MSA 2669 1961 102 134 472 28 Provo-Orem* UT MSA 2892 2181 62 89 560 47 Pueblo* CO MSA 1044 920 88 36 0 0 Punta Gorda* FL MSA 1636 1340 56 158 82 7 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC 14251 11899 238 156 1958 106 Rapid City* SD MSA 585 482 6 15 82 6 Reading* PA MSA 1045 754 22 24 245 15 Redding* CA MSA 1221 1040 2 88 91 2 Reno* NV MSA 4060 3191 6 51 812 78 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco* WA MSA 1255 1174 10 20 51 8 Richmond-Petersburg VA MSA 7446 5937 8 39 1462 93 Roanoke* VA MSA 919 836 18 0 65 8 Rochester* MN MSA 1314 1069 0 0 245 15 Rochester* NY MSA 1924 1532 36 82 274 40 Rockford* IL MSA 1773 1370 90 260 53 8 Rocky Mount* NC MSA 650 487 74 51 38 3 Sacramento-Yolo CA CMSA 17747 14849 76 138 2684 174 Sacramento CA PMSA 16625 13775 76 132 2642 169 Yolo CA PMSA 1122 1074 0 6 42 5 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland* MI MSA 477 390 16 25 46 9 St. Cloud* MN MSA 786 599 0 27 160 13 St. Joseph* MO MSA 149 109 40 0 0 0 St. Louis MO-IL MSA 12052 9558 576 370 1548 107 Salinas* CA MSA 991 832 22 9 128 4 Salt Lake City-Ogden UT MSA 8069 6302 136 367 1264 76 San Angelo* TX MSA 221 221 0 0 0 0 San Antonio* TX MSA 10423 7751 98 111 2463 173 San Diego CA MSA 11913 7617 124 404 3768 124 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CA CMSA 18759 12616 248 356 5539 253 Oakland CA PMSA 7592 6322 34 60 1176 56 San Francisco CA PMSA 2383 891 110 92 1290 53 San Jose CA PMSA 3884 1585 16 135 2148 87 Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA P 502 395 4 0 103 5 Santa Rosa CA PMSA 1834 1249 82 47 456 41 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa CA P 2564 2174 2 22 366 11 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero- Paso Robles* CA MSA 1839 1548 24 49 218 12 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria- Lompoc* CA MSA 1298 688 14 164 432 51 Santa Fe* NM MSA 747 709 2 4 32 6 Sarasota-Bradenton* FL MSA 8541 5698 14 255 2574 147 Savannah* GA MSA 2035 1326 32 13 664 41 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre-- Hazleton* PA MSA 703 530 14 69 90 5 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton WA C 20078 14935 688 608 3847 261 Bremerton WA PMSA 1037 959 12 8 58 6 Olympia WA PMSA 1569 1386 32 99 52 8 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA 12971 8561 502 455 3453 217 Tacoma WA PMSA 4501 4029 142 46 284 30 Sharon* PA MSA 115 113 2 0 0 0 Sheboygan* WI MSA 73 61 12 0 0 0 Sherman-Denison* TX MSA 192 182 10 0 0 0 Shreveport-Bossier City* LA MSA 1213 989 0 0 224 28 Sioux City* IA-NE MSA 146 133 10 3 0 0 Sioux Falls* SD MSA 1673 1287 4 48 334 27 South Bend* IN MSA 943 654 6 0 283 20 Spokane* WA MSA 1581 1217 24 21 319 29 Springfield* IL MSA 657 461 80 0 116 7 Springfield* MO MSA 2604 1932 92 44 536 30 Springfield* MA MSA 724 627 50 17 30 5 State College* PA MSA 550 487 0 0 63 2 Steubenville-Weirton* OH-WV MSA 62 38 4 0 20 1 Stockton-Lodi* CA MSA 5111 4650 6 0 455 30 Sumter* SC MSA 364 284 60 0 20 4 Syracuse* NY MSA 948 805 2 12 129 15 Tallahassee* FL MSA 1668 1332 150 34 152 18 Tampa-St. Petersburg- Clearwater FL MSA 20625 15136 714 149 4626 332 Terre Haute* IN MSA 183 172 8 3 0 0 Texarkana* TX-Texarkana AR MS 181 173 8 0 0 0 Toledo* OH MSA 1619 1407 98 19 95 11 Topeka* KS MSA 958 553 22 51 332 14 Tucson* AZ MSA 5154 4337 106 22 689 30 Tulsa* OK MSA 3615 3104 4 60 447 14 Tuscaloosa* AL MSA 998 518 0 0 480 37 Tyler* TX MSA 367 298 0 6 63 10 Utica-Rome* NY MSA 74 74 0 0 0 0 Victoria* TX MSA 196 196 0 0 0 0 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville* CA MSA 1685 1543 6 76 60 1 Waco* TX MSA 660 406 28 7 219 7 Washington-Baltimore DC-MD-VA 43621 34648 338 167 8468 296 Baltimore MD PMSA 9368 7893 14 12 1449 62 Hagerstown MD PMSA 1003 837 20 0 146 10 Washington DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 33250 25918 304 155 6873 224 Waterloo-Cedar Falls* IA MSA 336 131 50 11 144 13 Wausau* WI MSA 585 493 62 3 27 3 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL 11298 7784 110 127 3277 186 Wheeling* WV-OH MSA 12 12 0 0 0 0 Wichita* KS MSA 1880 1705 56 16 103 3 Wichita Falls* TX MSA 426 204 10 0 212 7 Wilmington* NC MSA 3449 2900 24 64 461 29 Yakima* WA MSA 344 254 40 35 15 3 York* PA MSA 1343 1210 72 6 55 4 Youngstown-Warren* OH MSA 976 840 82 22 32 5 Yuba City* CA MSA 857 849 8 0 0 0 Yuma* AZ MSA 1325 1266 10 44 5 1 * - Not all permit offices in metropolitan area are requested to report monthly. No estimates are made for those annual reporters.