Table 3u. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized Unadjusted Units by Metropolitan Area September 2009 Num of Struc- tures With 3 & 4 5 Units 5 Units Monthly Coverage Total 1 Unit 2 Units Units or more or more Percent Abilene, TX 20 20 0 0 0 0 96 Akron, OH 44 39 0 0 5 1 71 Albany, GA 21 16 2 3 0 0 92 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 124 67 0 8 49 5 69 Albuquerque, NM 126 114 0 0 12 1 100 Alexandria, LA 20 20 0 0 0 0 98 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 142 123 0 0 19 2 100 Altoona, PA 6 0 2 4 0 0 5 Amarillo, TX 55 51 0 4 0 0 94 Ames, IA 8 8 0 0 0 0 93 Anchorage, AK 63 34 12 12 5 1 100 Anderson, IN 6 6 0 0 0 0 75 Anderson, SC 19 19 0 0 0 0 90 Ann Arbor, MI 25 17 0 3 5 1 72 Anniston-Oxford, AL 5 5 0 0 0 0 77 Appleton, WI 44 38 6 0 0 0 78 Asheville, NC 97 93 4 0 0 0 89 Athens-Clarke County, GA 27 22 0 0 5 1 67 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 534 514 0 8 12 2 100 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 65 62 0 3 0 0 100 Auburn-Opelika, AL 47 47 0 0 0 0 100 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 160 160 0 0 0 0 71 Austin-Round Rock, TX 591 549 10 0 32 2 100 Bakersfield, CA 145 131 6 3 5 1 94 Baltimore-Towson, MD 392 334 0 4 54 3 100 Bangor, ME 12 12 0 0 0 0 62 Barnstable Town, MA 18 18 0 0 0 0 81 Baton Rouge, LA 195 195 0 0 0 0 92 Battle Creek, MI 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Bay City, MI 4 4 0 0 0 0 18 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 99 99 0 0 0 0 63 Bellingham, WA 31 26 0 0 5 1 71 Bend, OR 39 39 0 0 0 0 100 Billings, MT 31 31 0 0 0 0 92 Binghamton, NY 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 163 153 0 0 10 1 100 Bismarck, ND 48 48 0 0 0 0 97 Bloomington, IN 15 13 2 0 0 0 91 Bloomington-Normal, IL 32 28 4 0 0 0 89 Boise City-Nampa, ID 216 213 0 3 0 0 100 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 421 299 12 18 92 12 100 Boulder, CO 14 10 0 4 0 0 77 Bowling Green, KY 58 32 0 10 16 2 99 Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 144 134 2 8 0 0 100 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 39 39 0 0 0 0 81 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 44 38 6 0 0 0 96 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 94 74 0 0 20 3 79 Brunswick, GA 26 26 0 0 0 0 80 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 60 60 0 0 0 0 64 Burlington, NC 20 20 0 0 0 0 95 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 58 24 2 0 32 1 86 Canton-Massillon, OH 20 20 0 0 0 0 84 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 87 87 0 0 0 0 100 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 Carson City, NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Casper, WY 16 16 0 0 0 0 85 Cedar Rapids, IA 80 47 12 21 0 0 93 Champaign-Urbana, IL 20 20 0 0 0 0 76 Charleston, WV 17 13 0 4 0 0 64 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC 287 253 0 0 34 3 100 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 598 413 0 0 185 6 100 Charlottesville, VA 51 44 2 0 5 1 70 Chattanooga, TN-GA 78 76 2 0 0 0 72 Cheyenne, WY 15 11 0 4 0 0 100 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 941 462 4 6 469 12 100 Chico, CA 20 20 0 0 0 0 92 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 287 263 2 4 18 3 100 Clarksville, TN-KY 114 102 0 4 8 1 15 Cleveland, TN 22 10 0 12 0 0 86 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 193 178 2 3 10 2 100 Coeur dAlene, ID 72 72 0 0 0 0 97 College Station-Bryan, TX 54 54 0 0 0 0 99 Colorado Springs, CO 128 128 0 0 0 0 100 Columbia, MO 54 49 0 0 5 1 100 Columbia, SC 271 245 0 0 26 2 100 Columbus, GA-AL 64 59 0 0 5 1 56 Columbus, IN 7 7 0 0 0 0 98 Columbus, OH 448 203 0 4 241 25 100 Corpus Christi, TX 75 69 0 0 6 1 84 Corvallis, OR 4 4 0 0 0 0 56 Cumberland, MD-WV 8 8 0 0 0 0 15 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1769 1353 18 12 386 22 100 Dalton, GA 17 12 0 0 5 1 100 Danville, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Danville, VA 6 6 0 0 0 0 66 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 28 24 4 0 0 0 33 Dayton, OH 55 55 0 0 0 0 90 Decatur, AL 7 7 0 0 0 0 69 Decatur, IL 3 3 0 0 0 0 73 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 59 51 2 0 6 1 100 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 338 321 2 0 15 1 100 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 378 225 4 13 136 2 100 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 173 140 0 0 33 2 100 Dothan, AL 17 17 0 0 0 0 87 Dover, DE 96 85 0 4 7 1 100 Dubuque, IA 140 47 0 0 93 2 84 Duluth, MN-WI 38 33 0 0 5 1 67 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 109 109 0 0 0 0 100 Eau Claire, WI 74 48 26 0 0 0 92 El Centro, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 El Paso, TX 708 276 0 0 432 67 97 Elizabethtown, KY 21 15 2 4 0 0 66 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 17 17 0 0 0 0 99 Elmira, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Erie, PA 78 49 0 3 26 2 76 Eugene-Springfield, OR 40 40 0 0 0 0 100 Evansville, IN-KY 53 53 0 0 0 0 81 Fairbanks, AK 4 4 0 0 0 0 100 Fargo, ND-MN 228 107 0 0 121 3 86 Farmington, NM 22 22 0 0 0 0 100 Fayetteville, NC 147 99 0 0 48 4 97 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 119 117 2 0 0 0 97 Flagstaff, AZ 13 13 0 0 0 0 90 Flint, MI 32 0 0 0 32 1 71 Florence, SC 34 29 0 0 5 1 98 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 12 12 0 0 0 0 96 Fond du Lac, WI 6 6 0 0 0 0 72 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 48 45 0 3 0 0 100 Fort Smith, AR-OK 83 53 14 0 16 2 93 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 29 29 0 0 0 0 62 Fort Wayne, IN 150 93 0 0 57 6 100 Fresno, CA 128 126 2 0 0 0 86 Gadsden, AL 3 3 0 0 0 0 56 Gainesville, FL 57 46 0 0 11 1 96 Gainesville, GA 30 30 0 0 0 0 47 Glens Falls, NY 27 27 0 0 0 0 78 Goldsboro, NC 15 15 0 0 0 0 68 Grand Forks, ND-MN 51 21 2 0 28 1 345 Grand Junction, CO 32 30 2 0 0 0 100 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 82 82 0 0 0 0 100 Great Falls, MT 36 8 8 0 20 2 56 Greeley, CO 55 55 0 0 0 0 100 Green Bay, WI 49 44 0 0 5 1 67 Greensboro-High Point, NC 162 138 0 24 0 0 100 Greenville, NC 24 18 6 0 0 0 98 Greenville, SC 105 105 0 0 0 0 100 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 269 80 6 39 144 10 77 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 69 69 0 0 0 0 97 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 7 7 0 0 0 0 79 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 67 57 0 0 10 1 53 Harrisonburg, VA 23 23 0 0 0 0 100 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 91 70 2 4 15 2 89 Hattiesburg, MS 2 2 0 0 0 0 90 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 52 52 0 0 0 0 99 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 225 3 0 0 222 10 30 Holland-Grand Haven, MI 28 23 0 0 5 1 68 Honolulu, HI 120 120 0 0 0 0 100 Hot Springs, AR 3 3 0 0 0 0 100 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 27 27 0 0 0 0 91 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 2213 1847 10 3 353 16 100 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 2 2 0 0 0 0 12 Huntsville, AL 153 153 0 0 0 0 97 Idaho Falls, ID 31 31 0 0 0 0 96 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 498 297 6 7 188 11 100 Iowa City, IA 77 69 2 0 6 1 87 Ithaca, NY 9 4 0 0 5 1 69 Jackson, MI 2 2 0 0 0 0 63 Jackson, MS 149 149 0 0 0 0 93 Jackson, TN 36 36 0 0 0 0 93 Jacksonville, FL 354 334 0 4 16 1 100 Jacksonville, NC 127 119 4 4 0 0 97 Janesville, WI 21 21 0 0 0 0 68 Jefferson City, MO 14 11 0 3 0 0 74 Johnson City, TN 46 44 2 0 0 0 100 Johnstown, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jonesboro, AR 48 48 0 0 0 0 93 Joplin, MO 3 3 0 0 0 0 52 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 31 31 0 0 0 0 80 Kankakee-Bradley, IL 3 3 0 0 0 0 28 Kansas City, MO-KS 321 180 2 14 125 7 100 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 68 68 0 0 0 0 88 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 184 172 12 0 0 0 84 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 31 31 0 0 0 0 74 Kingston, NY 34 10 0 0 24 3 40 Knoxville, TN 135 113 4 0 18 2 80 Kokomo, IN 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 La Crosse, WI-MN 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 Lafayette, IN 29 29 0 0 0 0 90 Lafayette, LA 64 58 0 0 6 1 83 Lake Charles, LA 53 51 2 0 0 0 84 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 12 12 0 0 0 0 100 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 112 112 0 0 0 0 100 Lancaster, PA 77 67 0 0 10 1 64 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 21 16 0 0 5 1 77 Laredo, TX 55 45 0 0 10 1 100 Las Cruces, NM 90 73 0 0 17 1 100 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 418 403 0 15 0 0 100 Lawrence, KS 13 13 0 0 0 0 98 Lawton, OK 18 18 0 0 0 0 67 Lebanon, PA 43 43 0 0 0 0 90 Lewiston, ID-WA 2 2 0 0 0 0 53 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 9 9 0 0 0 0 76 Lexington-Fayette, KY 116 96 0 4 16 1 99 Lima, OH 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 Lincoln, NE 53 46 2 0 5 1 87 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 136 136 0 0 0 0 94 Logan, UT-ID 49 44 0 0 5 1 12 Longview, TX 14 9 0 0 5 1 69 Longview, WA 16 16 0 0 0 0 87 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 481 261 40 3 177 23 100 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 175 173 2 0 0 0 100 Lubbock, TX 78 63 0 3 12 1 95 Lynchburg, VA 42 42 0 0 0 0 80 Macon, GA 10 10 0 0 0 0 60 Madera-Chowchilla, CA 5 5 0 0 0 0 95 Madison, WI 222 109 4 4 105 2 100 Manchester-Nashua, NH 32 27 0 0 5 1 96 Manhattan, KS 20 20 0 0 0 0 44 Mankato-North Mankato, MN 13 13 0 0 0 0 76 Mansfield, OH 2 2 0 0 0 0 82 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 214 209 2 3 0 0 100 Medford, OR 44 44 0 0 0 0 100 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 220 128 0 0 92 1 100 Merced, CA 12 12 0 0 0 0 88 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 309 222 2 0 85 8 100 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 4 4 0 0 0 0 71 Midland, TX 30 30 0 0 0 0 100 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 132 90 8 4 30 3 100 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 455 450 0 0 5 1 100 Missoula, MT 7 7 0 0 0 0 100 Mobile, AL 211 115 0 0 96 8 93 Modesto, CA 24 24 0 0 0 0 87 Monroe, LA 17 17 0 0 0 0 80 Monroe, MI 5 5 0 0 0 0 63 Montgomery, AL 21 21 0 0 0 0 84 Morgantown, WV 3 3 0 0 0 0 91 Morristown, TN 18 18 0 0 0 0 84 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 23 23 0 0 0 0 89 Muncie, IN 5 5 0 0 0 0 81 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 1 1 0 0 0 0 55 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC 198 185 0 0 13 1 99 Napa, CA 9 9 0 0 0 0 63 Naples-Marco Island, FL 109 39 0 12 58 4 100 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 327 291 2 11 23 3 100 New Haven-Milford, CT 27 19 0 3 5 1 82 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 254 172 76 0 6 1 100 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 1260 615 98 86 461 34 100 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 3 3 0 0 0 0 18 Norwich-New London, CT 26 26 0 0 0 0 90 Ocala, FL 46 38 2 0 6 1 100 Ocean City, NJ 49 45 4 0 0 0 100 Odessa, TX 21 21 0 0 0 0 100 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 149 145 0 4 0 0 89 Oklahoma City, OK 248 240 2 0 6 1 100 Olympia, WA 108 98 4 6 0 0 78 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 241 183 0 0 58 2 100 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 284 276 2 0 6 1 100 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 9 9 0 0 0 0 88 Owensboro, KY 29 29 0 0 0 0 98 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 31 16 0 3 12 2 93 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 77 77 0 0 0 0 100 Palm Coast, FL 13 13 0 0 0 0 100 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL 99 23 0 4 72 9 97 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 Pascagoula, MS 49 32 0 3 14 2 99 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 80 80 0 0 0 0 100 Peoria, IL 22 22 0 0 0 0 53 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 573 436 4 23 110 17 100 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 714 663 0 9 42 1 100 Pine Bluff, AR 19 5 2 0 12 1 89 Pittsburgh, PA 263 254 2 7 0 0 100 Pittsfield, MA 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 Pocatello, ID 12 12 0 0 0 0 87 Port St. Lucie, FL 40 29 0 3 8 1 100 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 130 112 2 16 0 0 87 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 281 277 4 0 0 0 100 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 51 39 2 0 10 2 52 Prescott, AZ 40 35 0 0 5 1 90 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 123 97 6 7 13 2 75 Provo-Orem, UT 170 137 8 8 17 2 96 Pueblo, CO 128 16 0 0 112 14 100 Punta Gorda, FL 21 21 0 0 0 0 100 Racine, WI 18 18 0 0 0 0 86 Raleigh-Cary, NC 372 372 0 0 0 0 100 Rapid City, SD 41 41 0 0 0 0 96 Reading, PA 21 21 0 0 0 0 56 Redding, CA 13 9 4 0 0 0 81 Reno-Sparks, NV 277 47 0 0 230 23 100 Richmond, VA 280 262 0 8 10 1 100 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 398 372 2 8 16 2 100 Roanoke, VA 30 30 0 0 0 0 91 Rochester, MN 103 41 2 0 60 2 89 Rochester, NY 89 75 0 8 6 1 59 Rockford, IL 35 35 0 0 0 0 97 Rocky Mount, NC 24 24 0 0 0 0 89 Rome, GA 17 12 2 3 0 0 100 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 169 163 0 0 6 1 100 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 9 9 0 0 0 0 59 Salem, OR 50 50 0 0 0 0 86 Salinas, CA 10 10 0 0 0 0 94 Salisbury, MD 14 9 0 0 5 1 76 Salt Lake City, UT 790 213 2 10 565 21 100 San Angelo, TX 25 25 0 0 0 0 100 San Antonio, TX 495 480 0 0 15 2 100 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 388 136 4 0 248 20 100 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 295 240 6 0 49 8 100 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 55 44 2 0 9 1 100 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 27 27 0 0 0 0 89 Sandusky, OH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 20 20 0 0 0 0 56 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 9 9 0 0 0 0 66 Santa Fe, NM 9 9 0 0 0 0 100 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 52 52 0 0 0 0 92 Savannah, GA 80 78 2 0 0 0 88 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 18 18 0 0 0 0 26 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 648 491 8 0 149 5 100 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 21 21 0 0 0 0 100 Sheboygan, WI 2 2 0 0 0 0 63 Sherman-Denison, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 101 86 2 0 13 1 97 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 15 9 6 0 0 0 94 Sioux Falls, SD 141 87 8 12 34 1 88 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 22 22 0 0 0 0 99 Spartanburg, SC 68 68 0 0 0 0 93 Spokane, WA 83 55 0 4 24 3 54 Springfield, IL 51 39 2 0 10 1 70 Springfield, MA 20 18 2 0 0 0 59 Springfield, MO 100 49 6 0 45 2 82 Springfield, OH 3 3 0 0 0 0 100 St. Cloud, MN 108 26 0 0 82 1 72 St. George, UT 56 56 0 0 0 0 93 St. Joseph, MO-KS 7 5 2 0 0 0 20 St. Louis, MO-IL 468 409 10 19 30 4 100 State College, PA 8 8 0 0 0 0 67 Stockton, CA 64 64 0 0 0 0 100 Sumter, SC 27 27 0 0 0 0 100 Syracuse, NY 38 38 0 0 0 0 60 Tallahassee, FL 76 67 2 0 7 1 100 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 524 329 6 0 189 14 100 Terre Haute, IN 5 5 0 0 0 0 75 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 7 5 2 0 0 0 100 Toledo, OH 45 42 0 3 0 0 88 Topeka, KS 27 27 0 0 0 0 91 Trenton-Ewing, NJ 18 18 0 0 0 0 100 Tucson, AZ 222 220 2 0 0 0 100 Tulsa, OK 227 215 2 0 10 1 100 Tuscaloosa, AL 48 24 0 0 24 2 94 Tyler, TX 15 10 0 0 5 1 65 Utica-Rome, NY 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 Valdosta, GA 41 41 0 0 0 0 88 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 38 38 0 0 0 0 93 Victoria, TX 4 4 0 0 0 0 41 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 25 25 0 0 0 0 100 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 262 262 0 0 0 0 100 Visalia-Porterville, CA 69 69 0 0 0 0 94 Waco, TX 198 22 14 0 162 1 80 Warner Robins, GA 51 51 0 0 0 0 77 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 909 803 72 0 34 2 100 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 34 32 2 0 0 0 90 Wausau, WI 15 11 4 0 0 0 82 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA 20 20 0 0 0 0 82 Wheeling, WV-OH 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Wichita Falls, TX 17 11 6 0 0 0 71 Wichita, KS 91 81 2 8 0 0 91 Williamsport, PA 3 3 0 0 0 0 11 Wilmington, NC 155 155 0 0 0 0 100 Winchester, VA-WV 18 18 0 0 0 0 92 Winston-Salem, NC 193 73 0 0 120 9 90 Worcester, MA 56 56 0 0 0 0 62 Yakima, WA 9 9 0 0 0 0 35 York-Hanover, PA 76 43 0 4 29 1 66 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 23 23 0 0 0 0 98 Yuba City, CA 18 18 0 0 0 0 82 Yuma, AZ 107 47 0 12 48 8 82 * - Monthly Coverage Percent: Not all building permit offices are in the monthly survey. For offices that only report annually, no estimate is made of their monthly activity, so the monthly estimate of the metropolitan area total may be missing some data. This column shows the percentage of 2006 housing units authorized of those places in the monthly survey in this metropolitan area.