Table 3u. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized Unadjusted Units by Metropolitan Area November 1999 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 171 167 4 0 0 0 Albany* GA MSA 596 570 22 4 0 0 Albany-Schenectady-Troy* NY MSA 2114 1618 20 33 443 38 Albuquerque* NM MSA 4760 4594 4 97 65 4 Alexandria* LA MSA 360 360 0 0 0 0 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton* PA MSA 2159 1735 12 73 339 22 Altoona* PA MSA 70 68 2 0 0 0 Amarillo* TX MSA 658 488 4 0 166 2 Anchorage* AK MSA 1247 767 120 56 304 30 Anniston* AL MSA 393 158 0 32 203 22 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah* WI MSA 1870 1197 158 27 488 53 Asheville* NC MSA 1261 1057 84 42 78 12 Athens* GA MSA 1400 798 72 7 523 33 Atlanta GA MSA 55261 44363 284 375 10239 411 Augusta-Aiken* GA-SC MSA 2954 2211 0 3 740 69 Austin-San Marcos* TX MSA 14992 7782 204 72 6934 406 Bakersfield* CA MSA 2659 2555 0 67 37 3 Bangor* ME MSA 146 144 2 0 0 0 Barnstable-Yarmouth* MA MSA 1243 1167 20 18 38 6 Baton Rouge* LA MSA 1926 1518 2 0 406 29 Beaumont-Port Arthur* TX MSA 567 527 0 8 32 4 Bellingham* WA MSA 1228 904 48 48 228 22 Benton Harbor* MI MSA 137 80 0 0 57 5 Billings* MT MSA 566 364 18 20 164 4 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula* MS MSA 2711 2104 48 20 539 41 Binghamton* NY MSA 125 83 0 0 42 1 Birmingham* AL MSA 5121 4269 0 12 840 49 Bismarck* ND MSA 534 381 42 19 92 7 Bloomington* IN MSA 932 541 48 68 275 33 Bloomington-Normal* IL MSA 1153 791 32 40 290 19 Boise City* ID MSA 5625 4976 58 62 529 31 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence MA- 16496 13395 602 362 2137 140 Boston MA-NH PMSA 7620 5407 398 237 1578 91 Brockton MA PMSA 720 715 2 3 0 0 Fitchburg-Leominster MA PMS 420 408 2 0 10 2 Lawrence MA-NH PMSA 1444 1221 36 60 127 7 Lowell MA-NH PMSA 1009 770 0 12 227 14 Manchester NH PMSA 902 802 62 21 17 3 Nashua NH PMSA 836 750 4 8 74 8 New Bedford MA PMSA 436 422 14 0 0 0 Portsmouth-Rochester NH-ME 1180 1118 20 7 35 3 Worcester MA-CT PMSA 1929 1782 64 14 69 12 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito* TX MSA 2093 1635 52 270 136 18 Bryan-College Station* TX MSA 1184 718 150 0 316 24 Buffalo-Niagara Falls* NY MSA 1975 1465 6 0 504 46 Burlington* VT MSA 901 661 18 22 200 16 Canton-Massillon* OH MSA 1018 973 26 3 16 3 Casper* WY MSA 241 88 2 0 151 10 Cedar Rapids* IA MSA 1398 742 106 131 419 44 Champaign-Urbana* IL MSA 748 324 8 14 402 25 Charleston-North Charleston* SC MSA 4763 3904 68 29 762 43 Charleston* WV MSA 350 323 0 0 27 4 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 23029 16579 160 128 6162 414 Charlottesville* VA MSA 1186 1044 60 10 72 7 Chattanooga* TN-GA MSA 2175 1896 28 62 189 22 Cheyenne* WY MSA 354 290 6 4 54 7 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI 40729 30158 702 1419 8450 583 Chicago IL PMSA 36152 26821 486 1324 7521 519 Gary IN PMSA 3223 2425 162 59 577 45 Kankakee IL PMSA 368 306 22 28 12 1 Kenosha WI PMSA 986 606 32 8 340 18 Chico-Paradise* CA MSA 965 960 2 3 0 0 Cincinnati-Hamilton OH-KY-IN 14653 10266 166 312 3909 372 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN PMSA 11386 8189 114 240 2843 275 Hamilton-Middletown OH PMSA 3267 2077 52 72 1066 97 Clarksville-Hopkinsville* TN-KY MSA 1500 1232 8 34 226 11 Cleveland-Akron OH CMSA 11021 9434 252 289 1046 77 Akron OH PMSA 3556 3004 72 83 397 36 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH 7465 6430 180 206 649 41 Colorado Springs* CO MSA 5025 4062 14 96 853 21 Columbia* MO MSA 1160 956 102 14 88 14 Columbia* SC MSA 5198 3577 74 4 1543 97 Columbus* GA-AL MSA 1260 960 14 51 235 28 Columbus OH MSA 14997 8526 106 604 5761 541 Corpus Christi* TX MSA 887 585 12 170 120 18 Cumberland* MD-WV MSA 145 145 0 0 0 0 Dallas-Fort Worth TX CMSA 45482 30556 168 238 14520 796 Dallas TX PMSA 34015 21420 46 176 12373 674 Fort Worth-Arlington TX PMS 11467 9136 122 62 2147 122 Danville* VA MSA 292 289 0 3 0 0 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island* IA-IL MSA 697 591 8 22 76 5 Dayton-Springfield* OH MSA 2737 1816 30 250 641 58 Daytona Beach* FL MSA 4880 4236 14 17 613 20 Decatur* Al MSA 363 293 4 16 50 10 Decatur* IL MSA 120 108 12 0 0 0 Denver-Boulder-Greeley CO CMS 26860 20429 582 513 5336 335 Boulder-Longmont CO PMSA 2616 2112 20 83 401 38 Denver CO PMSA 21084 15331 542 404 4807 284 Greeley CO PMSA 3160 2986 20 26 128 13 Des Moines* IA MSA 3169 2748 12 52 357 28 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint MI CM 25849 21037 274 468 4070 302 Ann Arbor MI PMSA 5019 4345 8 74 592 45 Detroit MI PMSA 18232 14874 210 339 2809 212 Flint MI PMSA 2598 1818 56 55 669 45 Dothan* AL MSA 426 326 10 26 64 9 Dover* DE MSA 817 656 0 28 133 8 Dubuque* IA MSA 206 181 8 0 17 2 Duluth-Superior* MN-WI MSA 730 543 16 3 168 11 Eau Claire* WI MSA 833 633 74 114 12 2 El Paso* TX MSA 3305 2873 236 88 108 20 Elkhart-Goshen* IN MSA 1043 878 50 43 72 2 Elmira* NY MSA 44 41 0 3 0 0 Enid* OK MSA 71 59 4 8 0 0 Erie* PA MSA 439 352 8 48 31 5 Eugene-Springfield* OR MSA 1748 1074 102 45 527 49 Evansville-Henderson* IN-KY MSA 1449 1270 50 34 95 11 Fargo-Moorhead* ND-MN MSA 1180 654 4 8 514 24 Fayetteville* NC MSA 897 761 4 20 112 7 Fayetteville-Springdale- Rogers* AR MSA 2281 1742 70 71 398 41 Flagstaff* AZ-UT MSA 846 569 6 12 259 24 Florence* AL MSA 154 107 2 0 45 6 Florence* SC MSA 597 496 6 0 95 14 Fort Collins-Loveland* CO MSA 3048 2278 50 81 639 54 Fort Myers-Cape Coral* FL MSA 7968 4398 324 475 2771 182 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie* FL MSA 2893 2541 46 18 288 18 Fort Smith* AR-OK MSA 542 400 50 8 84 13 Fort Walton Beach* FL MSA 1795 1315 12 13 455 19 Fort Wayne* IN MSA 3438 2694 10 40 694 63 Fresno CA MSA 3041 2829 102 90 20 2 Gadsden* AL MSA 67 67 0 0 0 0 Gainesville* FL MSA 2534 1111 20 7 1396 87 Glens Falls* NY MSA 407 368 2 3 34 5 Goldsboro* NC MSA 517 492 16 3 6 1 Grand Forks* ND-MN MSA 179 64 10 0 105 2 Grand Junction* CO MSA 1338 1206 80 30 22 3 Grand Rapids-Muskegon- Holland MI MSA 6914 5696 122 111 985 81 Great Falls* MT MSA 155 102 0 3 50 7 Green Bay* WI MSA 1406 905 112 0 389 31 Greensboro--Winston-Salem-- High Point NC MSA 9711 7443 82 79 2107 131 Greenville* NC MSA 1098 702 76 0 320 27 Greenville-Spartanburg- Anderson* SC MSA 7618 6499 166 19 934 71 Harrisburg-Lebanon- Carlisle* PA MSA 1887 1704 10 47 126 13 Hartford* CT MSA 3612 3364 14 27 207 19 Hattiesburg* MS MSA 98 72 2 3 21 4 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir* NC MSA 1984 1729 40 11 204 19 Honolulu HI MSA 1644 1316 8 21 299 30 Houma* LA MSA 692 690 2 0 0 0 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria TX 33591 23937 94 570 8990 504 Brazoria TX PMSA 1872 1606 6 72 188 13 Galveston-Texas City TX PMS 2007 1533 0 42 432 14 Houston TX PMSA 29712 20798 88 456 8370 477 Huntington-Ashland* WV-KY- OH MSA 176 63 2 40 71 5 Huntsville* AL MSA 1049 1049 0 0 0 0 Indianapolis IN MSA 15027 12792 334 177 1724 138 Iowa City* IA MSA 718 491 42 37 148 8 Jackson* MI MSA 107 97 2 8 0 0 Jackson* MS MSA 3787 2399 2 24 1362 130 Jackson* TN MSA 800 756 4 0 40 6 Jacksonville FL MSA 10732 7462 72 28 3170 195 Jacksonville* NC MSA 924 647 40 45 192 8 Jamestown* NY MSA 14 14 0 0 0 0 Janesville-Beloit* WI MSA 487 272 74 29 112 17 Johnson City-Kingsport- Bristol* TN-VA MSA 1251 1020 22 22 187 15 Johnstown* PA MSA 41 41 0 0 0 0 Jonesboro* AR MSA 798 309 2 119 368 24 Joplin* MO MSA 189 185 0 4 0 0 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek* MI MSA 1298 1023 28 60 187 22 Kansas City MO-KS MSA 14868 10439 746 330 3353 228 Killeen-Temple* TX MSA 1325 1061 116 148 0 0 Knoxville* TN MSA 3662 2884 24 77 677 42 Kokomo* IN MSA 495 337 54 0 104 13 La Crosse* WI-MN MSA 475 279 70 21 105 6 Lafayette* LA MSA 1112 1072 40 0 0 0 Lafayette* IN MSA 1332 730 90 37 475 14 Lake Charles* LA MSA 1372 672 42 3 655 71 Lakeland-Winter Haven* FL MSA 3331 2703 28 76 524 45 Lancaster* PA MSA 1311 1214 12 18 67 10 Lansing-East Lansing* MI MSA 1488 1057 26 4 401 20 Laredo* TX MSA 1559 1254 4 9 292 7 Las Cruces* NM MSA 857 693 2 20 142 10 Las Vegas NV-AZ MSA 26665 20045 50 355 6215 603 Lawrence* KS MSA 830 502 146 19 163 18 Lawton* OK MSA 142 133 4 0 5 1 Lewiston-Auburn* ME MSA 129 123 0 0 6 1 Lexington* KY MSA 3533 2880 188 125 340 34 Lima* OH MSA 66 61 2 3 0 0 Lincoln* NE MSA 1634 1127 32 7 468 44 Little Rock-North Little Rock* AR MSA 3408 2228 64 156 960 76 Longview-Marshall* TX MSA 270 126 0 0 144 1 Los Angeles-Riverside- Orange County CA CMSA 45326 34636 412 737 9541 574 Los Angeles-Long Beach CA P 12064 6917 268 159 4720 251 Orange County CA PMSA 10516 7141 94 421 2860 182 Riverside-San Bernardino CA 19129 17224 20 151 1734 119 Ventura CA PMSA 3617 3354 30 6 227 22 Louisville KY-IN MSA 7228 5464 56 67 1641 133 Lubbock* TX MSA 890 698 18 0 174 16 Lynchburg* VA MSA 1076 996 22 17 41 4 Macon* GA MSA 2052 1600 0 0 452 49 Madison* WI MSA 3014 1484 226 275 1029 47 Mansfield* OH MSA 469 312 24 22 111 10 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission* TX MSA 4859 4141 112 279 327 43 Medford-Ashland* OR MSA 1610 1221 20 50 319 17 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay* FL MSA 4223 3105 16 26 1076 74 Memphis TN-AR-MS MSA 9307 7455 54 36 1762 145 Merced* CA MSA 880 880 0 0 0 0 Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL CMSA 24033 14132 180 658 9063 393 Fort Lauderdale FL PMSA 11385 7936 72 164 3213 152 Miami FL PMSA 12648 6196 108 494 5850 241 Milwaukee-Racine WI CMSA 7358 4559 474 152 2173 150 Milwaukee-Waukesha WI PMSA 6487 3927 416 136 2008 129 Racine WI PMSA 871 632 58 16 165 21 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI MS 21238 17039 462 537 3200 158 Missoula* MT MSA 404 276 16 34 78 5 Mobile* AL MSA 3991 3153 38 49 751 39 Modesto* CA MSA 1938 1838 14 56 30 6 Monroe* LA MSA 619 413 2 44 160 19 Montgomery* AL MSA 1425 1031 28 108 258 18 Muncie* IN MSA 432 345 4 10 73 5 Myrtle Beach* SC MSA 4430 1911 26 209 2284 147 Naples* FL MSA 6909 3441 74 900 2494 177 Nashville TN MSA 12719 10328 150 99 2142 150 New London-Norwich* CT-RI MSA 860 846 2 12 0 0 New Orleans* LA MSA 4228 3088 90 38 1012 27 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ- CT-PA CMSA 49739 31630 3974 1897 12238 547 Bergen-Passaic NJ PMSA 1990 1372 164 29 425 40 Bridgeport CT PMSA 993 859 16 11 107 4 Danbury CT PMSA 1061 936 4 7 114 12 Dutchess County NY PMSA 1108 952 0 18 138 13 Jersey City NJ PMSA 1873 186 176 91 1420 19 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon 5514 4643 20 35 816 48 Monmouth-Ocean NJ PMSA 6512 6144 0 0 368 17 Nassau-Suffolk NY PMSA 5825 4630 72 99 1024 85 New Haven-Meriden CT PMSA 1459 1137 28 0 294 6 New York NY PMSA 14138 3612 2894 1503 6129 190 Newark NJ PMSA 5036 3613 538 69 816 71 Newburgh NY-PA PMSA 1758 1589 26 28 115 14 Stamford-Norwalk CT PMSA 875 420 34 7 414 27 Trenton NJ PMSA 1055 997 0 0 58 1 Waterbury CT PMSA 542 540 2 0 0 0 Norfolk-Virginia Beach- Newport News VA-NC MSA 8138 7064 26 74 974 60 Ocala* FL MSA 2485 2383 10 22 70 2 Odessa-Midland* TX MSA 216 216 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma City* OK MSA 5566 4832 44 36 654 62 Omaha* NE-IA MSA 4581 3567 98 15 901 36 Orlando FL MSA 26248 15111 74 202 10861 641 Owensboro* KY MSA 640 434 10 96 100 9 Panama City* FL MSA 996 816 36 12 132 16 Parkersburg-Marietta* WV-OH MSA 205 191 6 8 0 0 Pensacola* FL MSA 2745 2413 156 56 120 17 Peoria-Pekin* IL MSA 1200 944 62 42 152 13 Philadelphia-Wilmington- Atlantic City PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 21500 17940 478 181 2901 267 Atlantic-Cape May NJ PMSA 2389 1769 408 8 204 27 Philadelphia PA-NJ PMSA 15696 13166 68 166 2296 199 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton 348 271 2 3 72 10 Wilmington-Newark DE-MD PMS 3067 2734 0 4 329 31 Phoenix-Mesa AZ MSA 44286 35682 106 437 8061 680 Pine Bluff* AR MSA 152 120 32 0 0 0 Pittsburgh PA MSA 6665 4756 72 205 1632 93 Pittsfield* MA MSA 3 3 0 0 0 0 Pocatello* ID MSA 135 111 24 0 0 0 Portland* ME MSA 1208 1161 28 19 0 0 Portland-Salem OR-WA CMSA 16216 11592 576 603 3445 207 Portland-Vancouver OR-WA PM 14293 10070 486 573 3164 180 Salem OR PMSA 1923 1522 90 30 281 27 Providence-Fall River- Warwick* RI-MA MSA 3307 2618 114 6 569 20 Provo-Orem* UT MSA 3032 2515 88 86 343 26 Pueblo* CO MSA 1347 1093 110 48 96 6 Punta Gorda* FL MSA 1319 1101 14 78 126 12 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC 19716 13507 108 101 6000 398 Rapid City* SD MSA 433 328 2 0 103 3 Reading* PA MSA 920 744 4 0 172 16 Redding* CA MSA 744 684 0 60 0 0 Reno* NV MSA 4044 2756 16 39 1233 86 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco* WA MSA 786 741 0 7 38 4 Richmond-Petersburg VA MSA 7267 6075 6 55 1131 114 Roanoke* VA MSA 990 822 42 31 95 8 Rochester* MN MSA 1242 789 86 104 263 10 Rochester* NY MSA 2824 1820 16 64 924 77 Rockford* IL MSA 1791 1386 52 200 153 18 Rocky Mount* NC MSA 687 497 6 0 184 12 Sacramento-Yolo CA CMSA 13615 10181 22 173 3239 237 Sacramento CA PMSA 12195 9528 16 149 2502 164 Yolo CA PMSA 1420 653 6 24 737 73 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland* MI MSA 413 330 42 6 35 7 St. Cloud* MN MSA 776 632 0 13 131 12 St. Joseph* MO MSA 215 139 28 8 40 5 St. Louis MO-IL MSA 12064 9966 442 278 1378 114 Salinas* CA MSA 1902 1335 26 10 531 44 Salt Lake City-Ogden UT MSA 8860 6998 158 294 1410 90 San Angelo* TX MSA 253 253 0 0 0 0 San Antonio* TX MSA 12669 7822 78 167 4602 290 San Diego CA MSA 15053 9389 52 286 5326 328 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CA CMSA 24403 15260 336 412 8395 382 Oakland CA PMSA 8148 6319 24 21 1784 64 San Francisco CA PMSA 4047 1553 210 160 2124 68 San Jose CA PMSA 6435 3028 30 182 3195 161 Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA P 440 297 10 10 123 12 Santa Rosa CA PMSA 2759 2113 52 39 555 34 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa CA P 2574 1950 10 0 614 43 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero- Paso Robles* CA MSA 1548 1447 8 12 81 9 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria- Lompoc* CA MSA 703 621 20 16 46 6 Santa Fe* NM MSA 894 396 0 48 450 44 Sarasota-Bradenton* FL MSA 6306 5054 56 143 1053 64 Savannah* GA MSA 1673 1447 2 31 193 21 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre-- Hazleton* PA MSA 485 438 4 32 11 2 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton WA C 26845 15698 734 442 9971 524 Bremerton WA PMSA 1059 1041 2 4 12 1 Olympia WA PMSA 1879 1395 82 7 395 14 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA 18765 9047 440 365 8913 445 Tacoma WA PMSA 5142 4215 210 66 651 64 Sharon* PA MSA 98 98 0 0 0 0 Sheboygan* WI MSA 118 66 4 0 48 6 Sherman-Denison* TX MSA 85 69 16 0 0 0 Shreveport-Bossier City* LA MSA 920 920 0 0 0 0 Sioux City* IA-NE MSA 195 141 4 0 50 9 Sioux Falls* SD MSA 1656 1282 24 32 318 17 South Bend* IN MSA 1322 891 16 4 411 9 Spokane* WA MSA 2096 1418 60 7 611 34 Springfield* IL MSA 851 618 166 35 32 5 Springfield* MO MSA 2266 1845 118 38 265 18 Springfield* MA MSA 706 646 30 21 9 1 State College* PA MSA 384 315 4 0 65 6 Steubenville-Weirton* OH-WV MSA 114 85 4 12 13 2 Stockton-Lodi* CA MSA 3879 3806 14 3 56 1 Sumter* SC MSA 296 247 34 0 15 3 Syracuse* NY MSA 713 672 16 0 25 5 Tallahassee* FL MSA 1582 1163 34 9 376 26 Tampa-St. Petersburg- Clearwater FL MSA 21136 12347 290 271 8228 516 Terre Haute* IN MSA 214 214 0 0 0 0 Texarkana* TX-Texarkana AR MS 307 157 6 0 144 1 Toledo* OH MSA 1992 1598 54 63 277 15 Topeka* KS MSA 814 547 80 11 176 13 Tucson* AZ MSA 6183 5479 114 90 500 42 Tulsa* OK MSA 4794 3266 12 35 1481 81 Tuscaloosa* AL MSA 692 637 0 0 55 3 Tyler* TX MSA 377 296 0 6 75 11 Utica-Rome* NY MSA 86 86 0 0 0 0 Victoria* TX MSA 188 186 2 0 0 0 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville* CA MSA 1437 1343 16 18 60 11 Waco* TX MSA 514 393 28 20 73 2 Washington-Baltimore DC-MD-VA 47349 36371 48 48 10882 487 Baltimore MD PMSA 12539 9507 20 15 2997 176 Hagerstown MD PMSA 595 567 10 0 18 2 Washington DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 34215 26297 18 33 7867 309 Waterloo-Cedar Falls* IA MSA 144 123 4 0 17 2 Wausau* WI MSA 428 372 40 8 8 1 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL 9208 5869 38 129 3172 202 Wheeling* WV-OH MSA 45 36 2 0 7 1 Wichita* KS MSA 2166 2047 116 3 0 0 Wichita Falls* TX MSA 186 186 0 0 0 0 Wilmington* NC MSA 3126 2467 36 20 603 77 Yakima* WA MSA 454 306 76 19 53 8 York* PA MSA 1395 1293 42 40 20 3 Youngstown-Warren* OH MSA 1209 992 94 70 53 9 Yuba City* CA MSA 374 232 0 16 126 15 Yuma* AZ MSA 912 796 0 19 97 11 * - Not all permit offices in metropolitan area are requested to report monthly. No estimates are made for those annual reporters.