Table 3u. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized Unadjusted Units by Metropolitan Area November 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 163 137 8 18 0 0 Albany* GA MSA 531 497 34 0 0 0 Albany-Schenectady-Troy* NY MSA 2335 1865 16 72 382 41 Albuquerque* NM MSA 6617 5410 0 86 1121 68 Alexandria* LA MSA 451 347 2 0 102 3 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton* PA MSA 2430 2155 6 41 228 7 Altoona* PA MSA 53 53 0 0 0 0 Amarillo* TX MSA 819 631 4 0 184 1 Anchorage* AK MSA 1921 878 662 120 261 27 Anniston* AL MSA 266 238 2 0 26 5 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah* WI MSA 2511 1467 174 24 846 83 Asheville* NC MSA 1570 1284 84 112 90 6 Athens* GA MSA 2042 1109 82 0 851 41 Atlanta GA MSA 61441 46459 212 241 14529 509 Auburn-Opelika* AL MSA 1294 403 84 51 756 69 Augusta-Aiken* GA-SC MSA 2904 2507 12 28 357 21 Austin-San Marcos* TX MSA 11441 6648 192 102 4499 190 Bakersfield* CA MSA 3427 3417 2 3 5 1 Bangor* ME MSA 280 257 12 11 0 0 Barnstable-Yarmouth* MA MSA 742 699 4 39 0 0 Baton Rouge* LA MSA 1677 1194 2 10 471 45 Beaumont-Port Arthur* TX MSA 483 475 2 0 6 1 Bellingham* WA MSA 1426 1030 40 47 309 27 Benton Harbor* MI MSA 159 155 0 4 0 0 Billings* MT MSA 662 544 8 3 107 9 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula* MS MSA 2124 1836 20 12 256 3 Binghamton* NY MSA 111 109 2 0 0 0 Birmingham* AL MSA 4391 4158 4 22 207 21 Bismarck* ND MSA 845 568 8 47 222 12 Bloomington* IN MSA 993 554 186 22 231 17 Bloomington-Normal* IL MSA 1513 811 20 14 668 45 Boise City* ID MSA 5470 4884 100 178 308 20 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence MA- 16474 11959 626 433 3456 201 Boston MA-NH PMSA 6774 4424 358 202 1790 82 Brockton MA PMSA 1001 799 10 0 192 8 Fitchburg-Leominster MA PMS 447 445 2 0 0 0 Lawrence MA-NH PMSA 1219 949 52 39 179 21 Lowell MA-NH PMSA 790 543 30 53 164 7 Manchester NH PMSA 1310 747 28 18 517 21 Nashua NH PMSA 849 598 22 33 196 29 New Bedford MA PMSA 411 396 0 3 12 1 Portsmouth-Rochester NH-ME 1537 1099 102 22 314 25 Worcester MA-CT PMSA 2136 1959 22 63 92 7 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito* TX MSA 3050 2422 78 139 411 56 Bryan-College Station* TX MSA 1565 926 184 27 428 26 Buffalo-Niagara Falls* NY MSA 2230 1682 34 38 476 33 Burlington* VT MSA 846 419 48 26 353 19 Canton-Massillon* OH MSA 1069 984 56 12 17 2 Casper* WY MSA 141 131 0 0 10 2 Cedar Rapids* IA MSA 1483 767 62 63 591 29 Champaign-Urbana* IL MSA 1055 508 12 4 531 35 Charleston-North Charleston* SC MSA 5159 4236 28 99 796 80 Charleston* WV MSA 357 250 12 8 87 14 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 19022 15734 152 182 2954 191 Charlottesville* VA MSA 2119 1232 20 27 840 43 Chattanooga* TN-GA MSA 2355 2090 98 47 120 14 Cheyenne* WY MSA 423 397 12 0 14 2 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI 43113 31174 680 1760 9499 650 Chicago IL PMSA 38773 27850 426 1544 8953 604 Gary IN PMSA 2831 2202 204 163 262 18 Kankakee IL PMSA 438 359 20 49 10 2 Kenosha WI PMSA 1071 763 30 4 274 26 Chico-Paradise* CA MSA 1069 1035 8 26 0 0 Cincinnati-Hamilton OH-KY-IN 11852 9736 92 243 1781 170 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN PMSA 9516 7776 68 179 1493 143 Hamilton-Middletown OH PMSA 2336 1960 24 64 288 27 Clarksville-Hopkinsville* TN-KY MSA 1537 1193 84 44 216 27 Cleveland-Akron OH CMSA 9775 8456 104 323 892 99 Akron OH PMSA 2733 2204 38 113 378 36 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH 7042 6252 66 210 514 63 Colorado Springs* CO MSA 6297 4659 26 96 1516 105 Columbia* MO MSA 1638 1071 84 47 436 41 Columbia* SC MSA 4244 3935 16 18 275 16 Columbus* GA-AL MSA 1255 1046 74 135 0 0 Columbus OH MSA 15464 9785 182 543 4954 382 Corpus Christi* TX MSA 1046 879 26 89 52 9 Corvallis OR MSA* 392 339 14 0 39 3 Cumberland* MD-WV MSA 176 174 2 0 0 0 Dallas-Fort Worth TX CMSA 46034 36179 224 854 8777 476 Dallas TX PMSA 30231 23435 124 527 6145 299 Fort Worth-Arlington TX PMS 15803 12744 100 327 2632 177 Danville* VA MSA 334 313 2 19 0 0 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island* IA-IL MSA 798 438 14 48 298 20 Dayton-Springfield* OH MSA 2746 2106 40 178 422 31 Daytona Beach* FL MSA 6274 5579 188 30 477 32 Decatur* Al MSA 339 334 0 0 5 1 Decatur* IL MSA 291 85 0 0 206 5 Denver-Boulder-Greeley CO CMS 26175 18281 314 443 7137 435 Boulder-Longmont CO PMSA 2301 1568 6 43 684 38 Denver CO PMSA 19897 13118 296 325 6158 365 Greeley CO PMSA 3977 3595 12 75 295 32 Des Moines* IA MSA 4219 2886 100 102 1131 97 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint MI CM 23560 19229 436 466 3429 304 Ann Arbor MI PMSA 4860 4301 30 24 505 37 Detroit MI PMSA 16413 13218 382 415 2398 234 Flint MI PMSA 2287 1710 24 27 526 33 Dothan* AL MSA 326 326 0 0 0 0 Dover* DE MSA 1359 1349 10 0 0 0 Dubuque* IA MSA 295 201 32 6 56 4 Duluth-Superior* MN-WI MSA 621 596 14 11 0 0 Eau Claire* WI MSA 1214 731 60 119 304 18 El Paso* TX MSA 3348 3134 36 90 88 17 Elkhart-Goshen* IN MSA 1333 892 14 49 378 23 Elmira* NY MSA 67 58 0 9 0 0 Enid* OK MSA 152 69 30 6 47 6 Erie* PA MSA 332 293 2 26 11 2 Eugene-Springfield* OR MSA 1521 1314 60 15 132 13 Evansville-Henderson* IN-KY MSA 1647 1275 12 64 296 18 Fargo-Moorhead* ND-MN MSA 1975 916 60 67 932 37 Fayetteville* NC MSA 2043 1258 10 4 771 59 Fayetteville-Springdale- Rogers* AR MSA 3358 1909 96 247 1106 105 Flagstaff* AZ-UT MSA 768 734 16 12 6 1 Florence* AL MSA 158 94 2 3 59 7 Florence* SC MSA 209 180 6 0 23 4 Fort Collins-Loveland* CO MSA 3058 2507 56 60 435 44 Fort Myers-Cape Coral* FL MSA 10295 6520 636 541 2598 197 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie* FL MSA 5192 4016 46 71 1059 60 Fort Smith* AR-OK MSA 765 435 74 18 238 3 Fort Walton Beach* FL MSA 1634 1231 10 4 389 18 Fort Wayne* IN MSA 3059 2495 36 8 520 40 Fresno CA MSA 4385 4137 30 58 160 6 Gadsden* AL MSA 163 123 0 0 40 1 Gainesville* FL MSA 1721 953 0 7 761 87 Glens Falls* NY MSA 620 492 12 44 72 9 Goldsboro* NC MSA 409 401 0 8 0 0 Grand Forks* ND-MN MSA 216 98 24 0 94 2 Grand Junction* CO MSA 1258 1178 20 23 37 3 Grand Rapids-Muskegon- Holland MI MSA 6434 5551 94 127 662 84 Great Falls* MT MSA 133 114 0 9 10 2 Green Bay* WI MSA 1667 915 102 14 636 45 Greensboro--Winston-Salem-- High Point NC MSA 10105 8105 78 94 1828 146 Greenville* NC MSA 1401 692 160 0 549 57 Greenville-Spartanburg- Anderson* SC MSA 7238 6178 116 47 897 58 Harrisburg-Lebanon- Carlisle* PA MSA 1931 1800 0 17 114 3 Hartford* CT MSA 3743 3046 92 19 586 71 Hattiesburg* MS MSA 352 100 8 20 224 17 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir* NC MSA 1653 1525 34 0 94 10 Honolulu HI MSA 2445 1769 8 67 601 28 Houma* LA MSA 786 748 38 0 0 0 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria TX 42355 31907 152 867 9429 585 Brazoria TX PMSA 2930 2587 0 0 343 16 Galveston-Texas City TX PMS 2513 2369 6 4 134 16 Houston TX PMSA 36912 26951 146 863 8952 553 Huntington-Ashland* WV-KY- OH MSA 52 39 2 11 0 0 Huntsville* AL MSA 1547 1087 8 28 424 33 Indianapolis IN MSA 15192 12399 326 193 2274 183 Iowa City* IA MSA 891 485 6 29 371 30 Jackson* MI MSA 164 111 4 25 24 3 Jackson* MS MSA 3225 2267 0 12 946 75 Jackson* TN MSA 619 545 20 4 50 5 Jacksonville FL MSA 13047 9946 16 56 3029 152 Jacksonville* NC MSA 856 812 0 44 0 0 Jamestown* NY MSA 9 9 0 0 0 0 Janesville-Beloit* WI MSA 463 249 44 25 145 15 Johnson City-Kingsport- Bristol* TN-VA MSA 1167 977 10 0 180 22 Johnstown* PA MSA 68 44 0 0 24 4 Jonesboro* AR MSA 434 400 10 24 0 0 Joplin* MO MSA 197 197 0 0 0 0 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek* MI MSA 1472 1084 4 33 351 23 Kansas City MO-KS MSA 12574 9811 554 674 1535 104 Killeen-Temple* TX MSA 2640 1567 360 520 193 4 Knoxville* TN MSA 4226 3140 168 180 738 51 Kokomo* IN MSA 345 308 24 13 0 0 La Crosse* WI-MN MSA 406 340 16 4 46 4 Lafayette* LA MSA 1321 1147 4 12 158 5 Lafayette* IN MSA 1219 786 108 4 321 41 Lake Charles* LA MSA 422 358 14 3 47 5 Lakeland-Winter Haven* FL MSA 4635 4093 16 4 522 28 Lancaster* PA MSA 1311 1042 6 4 259 13 Lansing-East Lansing* MI MSA 1594 1157 4 0 433 32 Laredo* TX MSA 1684 1354 10 49 271 18 Las Cruces* NM MSA 964 803 2 46 113 6 Las Vegas NV-AZ MSA 28911 22342 162 169 6238 569 Lawrence* KS MSA 837 359 204 3 271 12 Lawton* OK MSA 143 133 0 0 10 2 Lewiston-Auburn* ME MSA 258 245 10 3 0 0 Lexington* KY MSA 3638 3243 72 89 234 19 Lima* OH MSA 70 68 2 0 0 0 Lincoln* NE MSA 1662 1333 66 0 263 20 Little Rock-North Little Rock* AR MSA 4047 2397 26 36 1588 150 Longview-Marshall* TX MSA 181 181 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles-Riverside- Orange County CA CMSA 58665 43861 576 600 13628 937 Los Angeles-Long Beach CA P 15465 7656 242 186 7381 531 Orange County CA PMSA 10520 6340 160 212 3808 172 Riverside-San Bernardino CA 30323 27782 160 169 2212 218 Ventura CA PMSA 2357 2083 14 33 227 16 Louisville KY-IN MSA 6228 5300 54 75 799 77 Lubbock* TX MSA 1725 1211 92 56 366 27 Lynchburg* VA MSA 1197 1017 26 48 106 9 Macon* GA MSA 2054 1956 24 28 46 7 Madison* WI MSA 3672 2090 144 250 1188 60 Mansfield* OH MSA 436 372 46 18 0 0 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission* TX MSA 6547 5728 106 443 270 28 Medford-Ashland* OR MSA 1535 1367 24 69 75 13 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay* FL MSA 6183 4583 22 33 1545 98 Memphis TN-AR-MS MSA 7905 6510 14 80 1301 76 Merced* CA MSA 1415 1340 0 75 0 0 Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL CMSA 24698 11471 252 261 12714 445 Fort Lauderdale FL PMSA 11827 5619 86 114 6008 215 Miami FL PMSA 12871 5852 166 147 6706 230 Milwaukee-Racine WI CMSA 6520 3824 376 225 2095 127 Milwaukee-Waukesha WI PMSA 5634 3218 324 209 1883 104 Racine WI PMSA 886 606 52 16 212 23 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI MS 23109 16083 386 713 5927 296 Missoula* MT MSA 1066 380 88 44 554 42 Mobile* AL MSA 3870 3437 22 4 407 33 Modesto* CA MSA 2828 2652 60 57 59 11 Monroe* LA MSA 392 348 0 44 0 0 Montgomery* AL MSA 1290 1250 0 0 40 6 Muncie* IN MSA 239 219 12 0 8 1 Myrtle Beach* SC MSA 3176 2100 36 35 1005 55 Naples* FL MSA 6825 3923 94 895 1913 143 Nashville TN MSA 10873 9948 204 52 669 68 New London-Norwich* CT-RI MSA 1013 893 24 7 89 4 New Orleans* LA MSA 4376 3543 54 44 735 34 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ- CT-PA CMSA 51336 26321 5518 3303 16194 703 Bergen-Passaic NJ PMSA 2244 1413 212 178 441 17 Bridgeport CT PMSA 784 736 24 24 0 0 Danbury CT PMSA 822 798 2 3 19 2 Dutchess County NY PMSA 1067 813 4 68 182 20 Jersey City NJ PMSA 1340 68 296 95 881 38 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon 3921 2832 26 58 1005 58 Monmouth-Ocean NJ PMSA 5405 5145 18 12 230 14 Nassau-Suffolk NY PMSA 4976 3846 224 103 803 99 New Haven-Meriden CT PMSA 921 839 16 0 66 5 New York NY PMSA 19545 2605 3800 2512 10628 315 Newark NJ PMSA 5237 3026 808 239 1164 60 Newburgh NY-PA PMSA 2554 2232 12 4 306 47 Stamford-Norwalk CT PMSA 662 466 18 4 174 7 Trenton NJ PMSA 1309 997 54 3 255 20 Waterbury CT PMSA 549 505 4 0 40 1 Norfolk-Virginia Beach- Newport News VA-NC MSA 9216 6962 106 72 2076 77 Ocala* FL MSA 5631 4855 30 26 720 60 Odessa-Midland* TX MSA 375 303 4 0 68 1 Oklahoma City* OK MSA 5298 4923 32 11 332 23 Omaha* NE-IA MSA 5079 3871 54 12 1142 50 Orlando FL MSA 23753 15882 168 125 7578 429 Owensboro* KY MSA 755 727 6 17 5 1 Panama City* FL MSA 1535 1030 30 14 461 11 Parkersburg-Marietta* WV-OH MSA 181 159 2 20 0 0 Pensacola* FL MSA 2894 2665 20 9 200 12 Peoria-Pekin* IL MSA 1009 922 66 8 13 2 Philadelphia-Wilmington- Atlantic City PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 20612 17735 536 315 2026 201 Atlantic-Cape May NJ PMSA 3110 2426 416 43 225 18 Philadelphia PA-NJ PMSA 14399 12379 102 244 1674 162 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton 284 274 10 0 0 0 Wilmington-Newark DE-MD PMS 2819 2656 8 28 127 21 Phoenix-Mesa AZ MSA 43529 37117 150 314 5948 403 Pine Bluff* AR MSA 128 100 28 0 0 0 Pittsburgh PA MSA 6721 4895 126 204 1496 126 Pittsfield* MA MSA 8 8 0 0 0 0 Pocatello* ID MSA 175 132 10 8 25 1 Portland* ME MSA 1581 1269 34 100 178 10 Portland-Salem OR-WA CMSA 15209 11187 418 387 3217 238 Portland-Vancouver OR-WA PM 13379 9765 338 353 2923 212 Salem OR PMSA 1830 1422 80 34 294 26 Providence-Fall River- Warwick* RI-MA MSA 2883 2149 112 145 477 29 Provo-Orem* UT MSA 3109 2347 66 96 600 51 Pueblo* CO MSA 1148 1012 100 36 0 0 Punta Gorda* FL MSA 1752 1445 58 161 88 8 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC 15221 12829 250 160 1982 103 Rapid City* SD MSA 617 511 6 18 82 6 Reading* PA MSA 1085 802 22 28 233 13 Redding* CA MSA 1296 1115 2 88 91 2 Reno* NV MSA 4445 3533 6 51 855 81 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco* WA MSA 1574 1265 10 24 275 19 Richmond-Petersburg VA MSA 7946 6435 10 39 1462 93 Roanoke* VA MSA 997 909 18 0 70 9 Rochester* MN MSA 1424 1171 0 8 245 15 Rochester* NY MSA 2082 1671 38 86 287 41 Rockford* IL MSA 1907 1500 94 260 53 8 Rocky Mount* NC MSA 727 512 126 51 38 3 Sacramento-Yolo CA CMSA 20419 16283 78 128 3930 296 Sacramento CA PMSA 19196 15108 78 122 3888 291 Yolo CA PMSA 1223 1175 0 6 42 5 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland* MI MSA 513 418 16 28 51 10 St. Cloud* MN MSA 851 658 0 28 165 14 St. Joseph* MO MSA 148 110 38 0 0 0 St. Louis MO-IL MSA 13091 10314 580 346 1851 129 Salinas* CA MSA 1112 953 22 9 128 4 Salt Lake City-Ogden UT MSA 8758 6893 144 408 1313 81 San Angelo* TX MSA 233 233 0 0 0 0 San Antonio* TX MSA 10980 8274 116 111 2479 175 San Diego CA MSA 12871 8202 132 425 4112 136 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CA CMSA 20571 13751 282 366 6172 287 Oakland CA PMSA 8230 6814 42 67 1307 66 San Francisco CA PMSA 2735 1018 128 95 1494 61 San Jose CA PMSA 4062 1773 22 132 2135 87 Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA P 612 434 4 0 174 6 Santa Rosa CA PMSA 1926 1339 84 47 456 41 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa CA P 3006 2373 2 25 606 26 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero- Paso Robles* CA MSA 1917 1624 26 49 218 12 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria- Lompoc* CA MSA 1410 766 14 161 469 55 Santa Fe* NM MSA 761 723 2 4 32 6 Sarasota-Bradenton* FL MSA 9557 6304 16 266 2971 166 Savannah* GA MSA 2156 1442 32 13 669 42 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre-- Hazleton* PA MSA 748 575 14 69 90 5 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton WA C 23211 16645 634 450 5482 302 Bremerton WA PMSA 1131 1053 12 8 58 6 Olympia WA PMSA 1687 1504 32 99 52 8 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA 15427 9687 422 293 5025 251 Tacoma WA PMSA 4966 4401 168 50 347 37 Sharon* PA MSA 122 120 2 0 0 0 Sheboygan* WI MSA 77 65 12 0 0 0 Sherman-Denison* TX MSA 203 191 12 0 0 0 Shreveport-Bossier City* LA MSA 1299 1075 0 0 224 28 Sioux City* IA-NE MSA 152 139 10 3 0 0 Sioux Falls* SD MSA 1812 1399 4 51 358 30 South Bend* IN MSA 1121 723 6 0 392 30 Spokane* WA MSA 1733 1333 26 21 353 31 Springfield* IL MSA 693 491 86 0 116 7 Springfield* MO MSA 2926 2117 114 47 648 36 Springfield* MA MSA 800 688 52 20 40 6 State College* PA MSA 606 495 0 0 111 3 Steubenville-Weirton* OH-WV MSA 64 40 4 0 20 1 Stockton-Lodi* CA MSA 5571 5072 10 6 483 32 Sumter* SC MSA 388 306 62 0 20 4 Syracuse* NY MSA 1009 866 2 12 129 15 Tallahassee* FL MSA 2042 1530 158 34 320 25 Tampa-St. Petersburg- Clearwater FL MSA 22106 16551 760 158 4637 334 Terre Haute* IN MSA 198 187 8 3 0 0 Texarkana* TX-Texarkana AR MS 204 184 20 0 0 0 Toledo* OH MSA 1790 1548 106 23 113 13 Topeka* KS MSA 1005 600 22 51 332 14 Tucson* AZ MSA 5590 4707 112 32 739 34 Tulsa* OK MSA 3973 3322 4 60 587 22 Tuscaloosa* AL MSA 1046 566 0 0 480 37 Tyler* TX MSA 397 323 0 6 68 11 Utica-Rome* NY MSA 81 81 0 0 0 0 Victoria* TX MSA 208 208 0 0 0 0 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville* CA MSA 1825 1672 14 79 60 1 Waco* TX MSA 696 436 34 7 219 7 Washington-Baltimore DC-MD-VA 47323 37314 350 165 9494 316 Baltimore MD PMSA 9989 8521 14 12 1442 65 Hagerstown MD PMSA 1062 891 20 0 151 11 Washington DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 36272 27902 316 153 7901 240 Waterloo-Cedar Falls* IA MSA 354 145 54 11 144 13 Wausau* WI MSA 640 542 68 3 27 3 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL 12091 8462 110 131 3388 193 Wheeling* WV-OH MSA 14 14 0 0 0 0 Wichita* KS MSA 2031 1846 66 16 103 3 Wichita Falls* TX MSA 443 221 10 0 212 7 Wilmington* NC MSA 3800 3201 26 64 509 32 Yakima* WA MSA 384 288 42 39 15 3 York* PA MSA 1443 1304 78 6 55 4 Youngstown-Warren* OH MSA 1094 925 94 22 53 8 Yuba City* CA MSA 956 948 8 0 0 0 Yuma* AZ MSA 1419 1360 10 44 5 1 * - Not all permit offices in metropolitan area are requested to report monthly. No estimates are made for those annual reporters.