Table 3u. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized Unadjusted Units by Metropolitan Area December 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 179 173 6 0 0 0 Albany* GA MSA 636 610 22 4 0 0 Albany-Schenectady-Troy* NY MSA 2259 1744 20 45 450 39 Albuquerque* NM MSA 5150 4968 4 113 65 4 Alexandria* LA MSA 381 381 0 0 0 0 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton* PA MSA 2293 1851 16 81 345 22 Altoona* PA MSA 72 70 2 0 0 0 Amarillo* TX MSA 680 510 4 0 166 2 Anchorage* AK MSA 1265 783 122 56 304 30 Anniston* AL MSA 412 170 0 32 210 23 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah* WI MSA 2062 1268 170 27 597 62 Asheville* NC MSA 1320 1110 84 42 84 13 Athens* GA MSA 1445 843 72 7 523 33 Atlanta GA MSA 60477 48071 258 377 11771 461 Augusta-Aiken* GA-SC MSA 3108 2375 0 0 733 68 Austin-San Marcos* TX MSA 16677 8510 210 72 7885 421 Bakersfield* CA MSA 2971 2741 2 79 149 17 Bangor* ME MSA 186 152 2 0 32 1 Barnstable-Yarmouth* MA MSA 1408 1329 20 21 38 6 Baton Rouge* LA MSA 2089 1602 2 0 485 32 Beaumont-Port Arthur* TX MSA 610 570 0 8 32 4 Bellingham* WA MSA 1491 942 48 45 456 34 Benton Harbor* MI MSA 143 86 0 0 57 5 Billings* MT MSA 584 382 18 20 164 4 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula* MS MSA 2895 2264 48 44 539 41 Binghamton* NY MSA 132 90 0 0 42 1 Birmingham* AL MSA 5399 4547 0 12 840 49 Bismarck* ND MSA 563 394 50 27 92 7 Bloomington* IN MSA 1017 572 48 72 325 43 Bloomington-Normal* IL MSA 1218 854 34 40 290 19 Boise City* ID MSA 6126 5342 64 70 650 40 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence MA- 17993 14551 688 378 2376 151 Boston MA-NH PMSA 8459 5862 472 245 1880 101 Brockton MA PMSA 786 781 2 3 0 0 Fitchburg-Leominster MA PMS 465 448 2 0 15 3 Lawrence MA-NH PMSA 1458 1329 34 64 31 4 Lowell MA-NH PMSA 1068 827 2 12 227 14 Manchester NH PMSA 996 880 70 21 25 4 Nashua NH PMSA 904 804 4 8 88 9 New Bedford MA PMSA 463 447 16 0 0 0 Portsmouth-Rochester NH-ME 1310 1238 20 11 41 4 Worcester MA-CT PMSA 2084 1935 66 14 69 12 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito* TX MSA 2232 1759 56 281 136 18 Bryan-College Station* TX MSA 1419 767 150 0 502 34 Buffalo-Niagara Falls* NY MSA 2180 1565 8 4 603 51 Burlington* VT MSA 969 708 18 22 221 18 Canton-Massillon* OH MSA 1065 1020 26 3 16 3 Casper* WY MSA 245 92 2 0 151 10 Cedar Rapids* IA MSA 1522 774 106 147 495 50 Champaign-Urbana* IL MSA 773 349 8 14 402 25 Charleston-North Charleston* SC MSA 5738 4187 44 32 1475 75 Charleston* WV MSA 367 340 0 0 27 4 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 24001 17546 166 161 6128 423 Charlottesville* VA MSA 1313 1161 80 13 59 7 Chattanooga* TN-GA MSA 2271 1975 30 62 204 24 Cheyenne* WY MSA 319 285 0 4 30 4 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI 43641 32235 746 1591 9069 622 Chicago IL PMSA 38616 28662 520 1488 7946 548 Gary IN PMSA 3529 2593 170 67 699 50 Kankakee IL PMSA 375 313 22 28 12 1 Kenosha WI PMSA 1121 667 34 8 412 23 Chico-Paradise* CA MSA 1034 1023 2 3 6 1 Cincinnati-Hamilton OH-KY-IN 15399 10974 172 333 3920 378 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN PMSA 11991 8760 110 258 2863 282 Hamilton-Middletown OH PMSA 3408 2214 62 75 1057 96 Clarksville-Hopkinsville* TN-KY MSA 1591 1317 8 40 226 11 Cleveland-Akron OH CMSA 11596 9985 268 299 1044 78 Akron OH PMSA 3663 3153 72 79 359 32 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH 7933 6832 196 220 685 46 Colorado Springs* CO MSA 5592 4405 14 100 1073 32 Columbia* MO MSA 1216 1012 102 14 88 14 Columbia* SC MSA 5465 3844 74 4 1543 97 Columbus* GA-AL MSA 1505 1026 36 72 371 45 Columbus OH MSA 16047 9081 122 631 6213 569 Corpus Christi* TX MSA 952 644 14 174 120 18 Cumberland* MD-WV MSA 154 154 0 0 0 0 Dallas-Fort Worth TX CMSA 48136 32654 194 248 15040 837 Dallas TX PMSA 35950 22843 48 166 12893 715 Fort Worth-Arlington TX PMS 12186 9811 146 82 2147 122 Danville* VA MSA 313 308 2 3 0 0 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island* IA-IL MSA 732 622 12 22 76 5 Dayton-Springfield* OH MSA 2882 1953 32 256 641 58 Daytona Beach* FL MSA 5200 4562 16 21 601 18 Decatur* Al MSA 390 315 4 16 55 11 Decatur* IL MSA 132 116 16 0 0 0 Denver-Boulder-Greeley CO CMS 29360 22249 630 555 5926 373 Boulder-Longmont CO PMSA 2994 2341 44 110 499 41 Denver CO PMSA 22957 16688 560 416 5293 318 Greeley CO PMSA 3409 3220 26 29 134 14 Des Moines* IA MSA 3409 2967 14 71 357 28 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint MI CM 27525 22484 298 524 4219 317 Ann Arbor MI PMSA 5348 4696 8 74 570 45 Detroit MI PMSA 19370 15880 234 392 2864 217 Flint MI PMSA 2807 1908 56 58 785 55 Dothan* AL MSA 448 348 10 26 64 9 Dover* DE MSA 866 705 0 28 133 8 Dubuque* IA MSA 221 190 14 0 17 2 Duluth-Superior* MN-WI MSA 761 567 18 3 173 12 Eau Claire* WI MSA 895 656 74 114 51 3 El Paso* TX MSA 3758 3114 240 88 316 52 Elkhart-Goshen* IN MSA 1100 953 50 39 58 1 Elmira* NY MSA 50 44 0 6 0 0 Enid* OK MSA 74 62 4 8 0 0 Erie* PA MSA 460 373 8 48 31 5 Eugene-Springfield* OR MSA 1834 1161 106 40 527 49 Evansville-Henderson* IN-KY MSA 1623 1361 56 34 172 17 Fargo-Moorhead* ND-MN MSA 1245 665 4 8 568 25 Fayetteville* NC MSA 1005 821 4 20 160 13 Fayetteville-Springdale- Rogers* AR MSA 2614 1879 74 71 590 57 Flagstaff* AZ-UT MSA 872 595 6 12 259 24 Florence* AL MSA 163 116 2 0 45 6 Florence* SC MSA 645 533 6 0 106 16 Fort Collins-Loveland* CO MSA 3382 2571 52 89 670 56 Fort Myers-Cape Coral* FL MSA 8816 4722 354 512 3228 203 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie* FL MSA 3362 2697 48 11 606 37 Fort Smith* AR-OK MSA 580 436 52 8 84 13 Fort Walton Beach* FL MSA 1891 1395 10 13 473 19 Fort Wayne* IN MSA 3555 2844 12 40 659 61 Fresno CA MSA 3385 3085 106 134 60 7 Gadsden* AL MSA 63 63 0 0 0 0 Gainesville* FL MSA 2814 1191 20 7 1596 105 Glens Falls* NY MSA 433 389 2 3 39 6 Goldsboro* NC MSA 546 520 20 0 6 1 Grand Forks* ND-MN MSA 179 64 10 0 105 2 Grand Junction* CO MSA 1441 1293 92 34 22 3 Grand Rapids-Muskegon- Holland MI MSA 7340 6101 128 114 997 83 Great Falls* MT MSA 176 111 0 3 62 8 Green Bay* WI MSA 1462 946 118 4 394 32 Greensboro--Winston-Salem-- High Point NC MSA 10460 7979 88 91 2302 155 Greenville* NC MSA 1161 736 88 4 333 28 Greenville-Spartanburg- Anderson* SC MSA 7999 6863 172 16 948 72 Harrisburg-Lebanon- Carlisle* PA MSA 2064 1825 10 51 178 21 Hartford* CT MSA 3878 3583 16 27 252 21 Hattiesburg* MS MSA 113 77 2 3 31 5 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir* NC MSA 2169 1873 38 11 247 23 Honolulu HI MSA 1928 1449 0 21 458 41 Houma* LA MSA 736 734 2 0 0 0 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria TX 36637 25502 126 580 10429 583 Brazoria TX PMSA 1981 1715 6 72 188 13 Galveston-Texas City TX PMS 2083 1603 0 48 432 14 Houston TX PMSA 32573 22184 120 460 9809 556 Huntington-Ashland* WV-KY- OH MSA 186 66 4 40 76 4 Huntsville* AL MSA 1141 1109 0 32 0 0 Indianapolis IN MSA 15919 13621 338 209 1751 142 Iowa City* IA MSA 808 519 44 48 197 10 Jackson* MI MSA 133 100 10 23 0 0 Jackson* MS MSA 3905 2533 8 24 1340 129 Jackson* TN MSA 852 800 4 8 40 6 Jacksonville FL MSA 11332 8044 72 38 3178 196 Jacksonville* NC MSA 937 660 46 39 192 8 Jamestown* NY MSA 14 14 0 0 0 0 Janesville-Beloit* WI MSA 508 286 76 29 117 18 Johnson City-Kingsport- Bristol* TN-VA MSA 1310 1083 26 22 179 14 Johnstown* PA MSA 44 44 0 0 0 0 Jonesboro* AR MSA 813 322 4 119 368 24 Joplin* MO MSA 196 192 0 4 0 0 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek* MI MSA 1440 1105 28 60 247 25 Kansas City MO-KS MSA 16445 11272 864 382 3927 281 Killeen-Temple* TX MSA 1410 1136 126 148 0 0 Knoxville* TN MSA 3839 3055 24 77 683 46 Kokomo* IN MSA 514 352 58 0 104 13 La Crosse* WI-MN MSA 522 293 72 28 129 9 Lafayette* LA MSA 1190 1150 40 0 0 0 Lafayette* IN MSA 1493 798 128 40 527 16 Lake Charles* LA MSA 1438 736 44 3 655 71 Lakeland-Winter Haven* FL MSA 3873 2965 44 76 788 57 Lancaster* PA MSA 1412 1292 10 18 92 13 Lansing-East Lansing* MI MSA 1543 1110 28 4 401 20 Laredo* TX MSA 1696 1363 4 9 320 10 Las Cruces* NM MSA 920 756 2 20 142 10 Las Vegas NV-AZ MSA 28800 21823 56 569 6352 612 Lawrence* KS MSA 884 531 156 22 175 19 Lawton* OK MSA 156 147 4 0 5 1 Lewiston-Auburn* ME MSA 141 133 2 0 6 1 Lexington* KY MSA 3823 3071 196 132 424 43 Lima* OH MSA 69 64 2 3 0 0 Lincoln* NE MSA 1591 1116 32 7 436 42 Little Rock-North Little Rock* AR MSA 3665 2353 66 156 1090 86 Longview-Marshall* TX MSA 277 133 0 0 144 1 Los Angeles-Riverside- Orange County CA CMSA 51198 37954 476 991 11777 658 Los Angeles-Long Beach CA P 13896 7789 310 283 5514 279 Orange County CA PMSA 12278 7708 114 551 3905 212 Riverside-San Bernardino CA 20714 18805 22 151 1736 120 Ventura CA PMSA 4310 3652 30 6 622 47 Louisville KY-IN MSA 7624 5802 60 71 1691 138 Lubbock* TX MSA 951 746 20 0 185 17 Lynchburg* VA MSA 1131 1051 22 17 41 4 Macon* GA MSA 2170 1718 0 0 452 49 Madison* WI MSA 3275 1586 250 340 1099 55 Mansfield* OH MSA 501 336 28 26 111 10 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission* TX MSA 5204 4442 118 287 357 47 Medford-Ashland* OR MSA 1738 1298 22 74 344 20 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay* FL MSA 4632 3357 18 30 1227 85 Memphis TN-AR-MS MSA 10476 7951 54 36 2435 151 Merced* CA MSA 954 954 0 0 0 0 Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL CMSA 25707 15240 186 823 9458 432 Fort Lauderdale FL PMSA 12020 8571 76 140 3233 157 Miami FL PMSA 13687 6669 110 683 6225 275 Milwaukee-Racine WI CMSA 7935 4829 506 175 2425 167 Milwaukee-Waukesha WI PMSA 7025 4162 446 159 2258 146 Racine WI PMSA 910 667 60 16 167 21 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI MS 23010 18319 536 567 3588 169 Missoula* MT MSA 422 290 16 38 78 5 Mobile* AL MSA 4241 3369 40 52 780 43 Modesto* CA MSA 2119 2031 12 56 20 4 Monroe* LA MSA 650 434 4 52 160 19 Montgomery* AL MSA 1556 1142 28 128 258 18 Muncie* IN MSA 444 362 4 10 68 4 Myrtle Beach* SC MSA 4679 2055 26 229 2369 153 Naples* FL MSA 7542 3765 76 964 2737 198 Nashville TN MSA 13446 10964 166 106 2210 154 New London-Norwich* CT-RI MSA 927 913 2 12 0 0 New Orleans* LA MSA 4422 3255 90 45 1032 28 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ- CT-PA CMSA 53911 34348 4368 1967 13228 578 Bergen-Passaic NJ PMSA 2216 1528 192 32 464 43 Bridgeport CT PMSA 1081 949 14 11 107 4 Danbury CT PMSA 1113 988 4 7 114 12 Dutchess County NY PMSA 1205 1046 0 21 138 13 Jersey City NJ PMSA 2049 248 198 94 1509 21 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon 5943 5058 18 38 829 48 Monmouth-Ocean NJ PMSA 7145 6712 0 3 430 22 Nassau-Suffolk NY PMSA 6262 4992 76 99 1095 97 New Haven-Meriden CT PMSA 1539 1212 28 0 299 7 New York NY PMSA 15341 3841 3212 1554 6734 205 Newark NJ PMSA 5241 3889 560 69 723 37 Newburgh NY-PA PMSA 2122 1755 26 32 309 40 Stamford-Norwalk CT PMSA 921 464 36 7 414 27 Trenton NJ PMSA 1149 1084 2 0 63 2 Waterbury CT PMSA 584 582 2 0 0 0 Norfolk-Virginia Beach- Newport News VA-NC MSA 8617 7524 26 78 989 62 Ocala* FL MSA 2754 2588 10 22 134 3 Odessa-Midland* TX MSA 228 228 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma City* OK MSA 5964 5220 54 36 654 62 Omaha* NE-IA MSA 5026 3843 100 50 1033 41 Orlando FL MSA 29502 16349 72 261 12820 799 Owensboro* KY MSA 677 471 10 96 100 9 Panama City* FL MSA 1044 858 42 12 132 16 Parkersburg-Marietta* WV-OH MSA 223 201 6 16 0 0 Pensacola* FL MSA 2888 2552 156 60 120 17 Peoria-Pekin* IL MSA 1260 993 64 51 152 13 Philadelphia-Wilmington- Atlantic City PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 23073 19428 524 204 2917 272 Atlantic-Cape May NJ PMSA 2576 1915 454 8 199 26 Philadelphia PA-NJ PMSA 16799 14250 68 189 2292 203 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton 370 290 2 3 75 10 Wilmington-Newark DE-MD PMS 3328 2973 0 4 351 33 Phoenix-Mesa AZ MSA 47994 38401 110 471 9012 745 Pine Bluff* AR MSA 169 129 32 0 8 1 Pittsburgh PA MSA 7163 5142 82 241 1698 98 Pittsfield* MA MSA 3 3 0 0 0 0 Pocatello* ID MSA 139 115 24 0 0 0 Portland* ME MSA 1329 1276 34 19 0 0 Portland-Salem OR-WA CMSA 17091 12343 634 612 3502 214 Portland-Vancouver OR-WA PM 15013 10684 536 582 3211 186 Salem OR PMSA 2078 1659 98 30 291 28 Providence-Fall River- Warwick* RI-MA MSA 3571 2840 144 7 580 22 Provo-Orem* UT MSA 3366 2693 90 109 474 36 Pueblo* CO MSA 1437 1173 112 56 96 6 Punta Gorda* FL MSA 1440 1191 14 81 154 15 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC 21554 14613 106 228 6607 432 Rapid City* SD MSA 483 358 2 0 123 4 Reading* PA MSA 985 791 4 8 182 17 Redding* CA MSA 807 747 0 60 0 0 Reno* NV MSA 4439 3059 16 39 1325 96 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco* WA MSA 851 806 0 7 38 4 Richmond-Petersburg VA MSA 7834 6513 6 55 1260 116 Roanoke* VA MSA 1064 892 44 31 97 8 Rochester* MN MSA 1334 869 98 110 257 10 Rochester* NY MSA 3203 1956 16 61 1170 88 Rockford* IL MSA 1898 1480 54 211 153 18 Rocky Mount* NC MSA 724 532 8 0 184 12 Sacramento-Yolo CA CMSA 14477 10964 24 173 3316 242 Sacramento CA PMSA 13021 10275 18 149 2579 169 Yolo CA PMSA 1456 689 6 24 737 73 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland* MI MSA 433 350 42 6 35 7 St. Cloud* MN MSA 837 688 0 13 136 13 St. Joseph* MO MSA 245 143 34 8 60 8 St. Louis MO-IL MSA 12671 10516 460 281 1414 118 Salinas* CA MSA 2047 1475 26 10 536 45 Salt Lake City-Ogden UT MSA 9474 7493 172 311 1498 95 San Angelo* TX MSA 267 267 0 0 0 0 San Antonio* TX MSA 13265 8280 80 167 4738 296 San Diego CA MSA 16234 10006 54 286 5888 340 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CA CMSA 26340 16634 352 483 8871 400 Oakland CA PMSA 8864 6905 24 51 1884 68 San Francisco CA PMSA 4443 1681 224 194 2344 71 San Jose CA PMSA 6806 3293 30 185 3298 167 Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA P 463 320 10 10 123 12 Santa Rosa CA PMSA 3036 2348 54 39 595 37 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa CA P 2728 2087 10 4 627 45 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero- Paso Robles* CA MSA 1659 1558 8 12 81 9 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria- Lompoc* CA MSA 739 652 32 19 36 5 Santa Fe* NM MSA 919 421 0 48 450 44 Sarasota-Bradenton* FL MSA 6869 5442 68 158 1201 68 Savannah* GA MSA 1854 1549 2 31 272 25 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre-- Hazleton* PA MSA 502 456 4 36 6 1 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton WA C 28288 16731 782 497 10278 546 Bremerton WA PMSA 1148 1128 4 4 12 1 Olympia WA PMSA 1968 1474 92 7 395 14 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA 19694 9617 468 389 9220 467 Tacoma WA PMSA 5478 4512 218 97 651 64 Sharon* PA MSA 108 108 0 0 0 0 Sheboygan* WI MSA 121 69 4 0 48 6 Sherman-Denison* TX MSA 101 85 16 0 0 0 Shreveport-Bossier City* LA MSA 1031 983 0 48 0 0 Sioux City* IA-NE MSA 206 152 4 0 50 9 Sioux Falls* SD MSA 1733 1347 24 44 318 17 South Bend* IN MSA 1389 956 18 4 411 9 Spokane* WA MSA 2240 1529 62 13 636 35 Springfield* IL MSA 946 653 188 35 70 9 Springfield* MO MSA 2456 2027 122 41 266 20 Springfield* MA MSA 751 699 28 24 0 0 State College* PA MSA 387 328 4 0 55 4 Steubenville-Weirton* OH-WV MSA 112 83 4 12 13 2 Stockton-Lodi* CA MSA 4322 4252 14 0 56 1 Sumter* SC MSA 271 259 12 0 0 0 Syracuse* NY MSA 764 717 22 0 25 5 Tallahassee* FL MSA 1970 1285 36 9 640 44 Tampa-St. Petersburg- Clearwater FL MSA 23218 13252 330 289 9347 559 Terre Haute* IN MSA 224 224 0 0 0 0 Texarkana* TX-Texarkana AR MS 336 186 6 0 144 1 Toledo* OH MSA 2154 1668 60 67 359 24 Topeka* KS MSA 848 581 88 8 171 12 Tucson* AZ MSA 6913 5931 120 106 756 52 Tulsa* OK MSA 5037 3496 12 35 1494 82 Tuscaloosa* AL MSA 728 673 0 0 55 3 Tyler* TX MSA 408 318 0 9 81 12 Utica-Rome* NY MSA 93 93 0 0 0 0 Victoria* TX MSA 198 196 2 0 0 0 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville* CA MSA 1547 1453 16 18 60 11 Waco* TX MSA 527 420 40 20 47 1 Washington-Baltimore DC-MD-VA 51851 39342 82 66 12361 551 Baltimore MD PMSA 13346 10218 48 15 3065 157 Hagerstown MD PMSA 639 595 14 0 30 3 Washington DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 37866 28529 20 51 9266 391 Waterloo-Cedar Falls* IA MSA 147 126 4 0 17 2 Wausau* WI MSA 450 392 42 8 8 1 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL 10012 6420 42 145 3405 214 Wheeling* WV-OH MSA 48 38 2 0 8 1 Wichita* KS MSA 2312 2189 120 3 0 0 Wichita Falls* TX MSA 196 196 0 0 0 0 Wilmington* NC MSA 3351 2656 36 20 639 80 Yakima* WA MSA 502 329 84 27 62 9 York* PA MSA 1482 1380 42 40 20 3 Youngstown-Warren* OH MSA 1289 1040 94 102 53 9 Yuba City* CA MSA 390 248 0 16 126 15 Yuma* AZ MSA 978 862 0 19 97 11 * - Not all permit offices in metropolitan area are requested to report monthly. No estimates are made for those annual reporters.