Table 3u. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized Unadjusted Units by Metropolitan Area December 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 181 153 10 18 0 0 Albany* GA MSA 601 545 56 0 0 0 Albany-Schenectady-Troy* NY MSA 2536 2004 14 76 442 44 Albuquerque* NM MSA 7022 5803 0 98 1121 68 Alexandria* LA MSA 488 386 0 0 102 3 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton* PA MSA 2610 2320 6 56 228 7 Altoona* PA MSA 55 55 0 0 0 0 Amarillo* TX MSA 864 676 4 0 184 1 Anchorage* AK MSA 1988 923 678 120 267 28 Anniston* AL MSA 284 256 2 0 26 5 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah* WI MSA 2678 1565 198 28 887 86 Asheville* NC MSA 2212 1396 92 132 592 29 Athens* GA MSA 2181 1248 82 0 851 41 Atlanta GA MSA 65660 49952 206 263 15239 521 Auburn-Opelika* AL MSA 1316 421 88 51 756 69 Augusta-Aiken* GA-SC MSA 3350 2745 18 20 567 29 Austin-San Marcos* TX MSA 12644 7199 350 123 4972 221 Bakersfield* CA MSA 3751 3735 4 7 5 1 Bangor* ME MSA 308 277 12 19 0 0 Barnstable-Yarmouth* MA MSA 817 776 2 39 0 0 Baton Rouge* LA MSA 1994 1294 2 10 688 51 Beaumont-Port Arthur* TX MSA 517 511 0 0 6 1 Bellingham* WA MSA 1533 1100 44 50 339 29 Benton Harbor* MI MSA 169 165 0 4 0 0 Billings* MT MSA 686 568 8 3 107 9 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula* MS MSA 2232 1944 20 12 256 3 Binghamton* NY MSA 119 117 2 0 0 0 Birmingham* AL MSA 4713 4485 4 22 202 20 Bismarck* ND MSA 863 586 8 47 222 12 Bloomington* IN MSA 1039 586 200 22 231 17 Bloomington-Normal* IL MSA 1612 860 20 18 714 52 Boise City* ID MSA 6143 5268 112 219 544 40 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence MA- 17861 12815 698 527 3821 239 Boston MA-NH PMSA 7219 4741 404 205 1869 94 Brockton MA PMSA 1052 845 10 0 197 9 Fitchburg-Leominster MA PMS 478 476 2 0 0 0 Lawrence MA-NH PMSA 1425 972 64 99 290 26 Lowell MA-NH PMSA 853 588 32 64 169 8 Manchester NH PMSA 1470 773 28 18 651 38 Nashua NH PMSA 964 698 22 43 201 30 New Bedford MA PMSA 475 463 0 0 12 1 Portsmouth-Rochester NH-ME 1646 1169 112 25 340 26 Worcester MA-CT PMSA 2279 2090 24 73 92 7 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito* TX MSA 3349 2731 70 137 411 55 Bryan-College Station* TX MSA 1807 967 182 27 631 28 Buffalo-Niagara Falls* NY MSA 2443 1890 48 38 467 32 Burlington* VT MSA 859 436 48 32 343 17 Canton-Massillon* OH MSA 1126 1049 38 6 33 3 Casper* WY MSA 150 140 0 0 10 2 Cedar Rapids* IA MSA 1522 800 64 68 590 28 Champaign-Urbana* IL MSA 1130 538 12 4 576 38 Charleston-North Charleston* SC MSA 5862 4922 30 113 797 80 Charleston* WV MSA 381 274 12 8 87 14 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 20896 17355 154 190 3197 209 Charlottesville* VA MSA 2529 1336 18 27 1148 54 Chattanooga* TN-GA MSA 2603 2274 102 50 177 18 Cheyenne* WY MSA 470 438 12 0 20 3 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI 46488 33436 724 1863 10465 702 Chicago IL PMSA 41732 29862 450 1628 9792 647 Gary IN PMSA 3115 2370 220 174 351 22 Kankakee IL PMSA 466 377 22 57 10 2 Kenosha WI PMSA 1175 827 32 4 312 31 Chico-Paradise* CA MSA 1143 1109 8 26 0 0 Cincinnati-Hamilton OH-KY-IN 12729 10435 116 256 1922 183 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN PMSA 10233 8333 74 192 1634 156 Hamilton-Middletown OH PMSA 2496 2102 42 64 288 27 Clarksville-Hopkinsville* TN-KY MSA 1633 1261 84 48 240 30 Cleveland-Akron OH CMSA 10398 9013 94 309 982 102 Akron OH PMSA 2891 2366 34 100 391 37 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria OH 7507 6647 60 209 591 65 Colorado Springs* CO MSA 6821 4993 32 100 1696 116 Columbia* MO MSA 1786 1131 92 47 516 50 Columbia* SC MSA 4607 4243 16 18 330 18 Columbus* GA-AL MSA 1345 1122 76 135 12 1 Columbus OH MSA 16692 10455 188 597 5452 431 Corpus Christi* TX MSA 1104 924 26 78 76 10 Corvallis OR MSA* 369 357 12 0 0 0 Cumberland* MD-WV MSA 181 179 2 0 0 0 Dallas-Fort Worth TX CMSA 51272 38587 232 974 11479 596 Dallas TX PMSA 33880 25002 130 627 8121 378 Fort Worth-Arlington TX PMS 17392 13585 102 347 3358 218 Danville* VA MSA 355 334 2 19 0 0 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island* IA-IL MSA 817 464 14 48 291 19 Dayton-Springfield* OH MSA 2998 2323 72 181 422 31 Daytona Beach* FL MSA 7062 6223 212 27 600 37 Decatur* Al MSA 356 351 0 0 5 1 Decatur* IL MSA 296 90 0 0 206 5 Denver-Boulder-Greeley CO CMS 28448 19822 330 488 7808 467 Boulder-Longmont CO PMSA 2596 1863 6 43 684 38 Denver CO PMSA 21436 14133 308 370 6625 388 Greeley CO PMSA 4416 3826 16 75 499 41 Des Moines* IA MSA 4527 3194 104 99 1130 96 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint MI CM 25326 20583 438 500 3805 319 Ann Arbor MI PMSA 5132 4524 32 30 546 40 Detroit MI PMSA 17762 14142 386 443 2791 247 Flint MI PMSA 2432 1917 20 27 468 32 Dothan* AL MSA 351 351 0 0 0 0 Dover* DE MSA 1456 1446 10 0 0 0 Dubuque* IA MSA 319 216 36 6 61 5 Duluth-Superior* MN-WI MSA 648 621 16 11 0 0 Eau Claire* WI MSA 1239 754 62 119 304 18 El Paso* TX MSA 3615 3386 38 98 93 18 Elkhart-Goshen* IN MSA 1568 951 14 49 554 36 Elmira* NY MSA 76 64 0 12 0 0 Enid* OK MSA 160 77 30 6 47 6 Erie* PA MSA 342 306 2 28 6 1 Eugene-Springfield* OR MSA 1626 1401 66 15 144 14 Evansville-Henderson* IN-KY MSA 1716 1338 14 68 296 18 Fargo-Moorhead* ND-MN MSA 1985 926 60 67 932 37 Fayetteville* NC MSA 2305 1398 10 4 893 71 Fayetteville-Springdale- Rogers* AR MSA 3500 2076 98 250 1076 101 Flagstaff* AZ-UT MSA 831 797 16 12 6 1 Florence* AL MSA 155 94 4 3 54 6 Florence* SC MSA 213 184 6 0 23 4 Fort Collins-Loveland* CO MSA 3317 2688 56 64 509 49 Fort Myers-Cape Coral* FL MSA 11146 7149 684 561 2752 215 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie* FL MSA 5489 4276 46 71 1096 62 Fort Smith* AR-OK MSA 795 457 88 27 223 2 Fort Walton Beach* FL MSA 1936 1438 10 4 484 18 Fort Wayne* IN MSA 3336 2680 44 8 604 50 Fresno CA MSA 4777 4515 36 66 160 6 Gadsden* AL MSA 168 128 0 0 40 1 Gainesville* FL MSA 1791 1023 0 7 761 87 Glens Falls* NY MSA 653 525 12 44 72 9 Goldsboro* NC MSA 432 424 0 8 0 0 Grand Forks* ND-MN MSA 242 100 24 0 118 3 Grand Junction* CO MSA 1370 1287 16 27 40 3 Grand Rapids-Muskegon- Holland MI MSA 7229 5952 100 138 1039 101 Great Falls* MT MSA 139 120 0 9 10 2 Green Bay* WI MSA 1789 974 108 14 693 50 Greensboro--Winston-Salem-- High Point NC MSA 11140 8882 90 106 2062 162 Greenville* NC MSA 1792 793 186 0 813 72 Greenville-Spartanburg- Anderson* SC MSA 7710 6611 118 72 909 58 Harrisburg-Lebanon- Carlisle* PA MSA 2052 1912 0 20 120 4 Hartford* CT MSA 3984 3281 88 20 595 73 Hattiesburg* MS MSA 400 104 12 20 264 25 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir* NC MSA 1817 1648 38 0 131 15 Honolulu HI MSA 2516 1923 12 67 514 29 Houma* LA MSA 844 804 40 0 0 0 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria TX 46734 34467 152 870 11245 655 Brazoria TX PMSA 3079 2736 0 0 343 16 Galveston-Texas City TX PMS 2830 2672 6 7 145 17 Houston TX PMSA 40825 29059 146 863 10757 622 Huntington-Ashland* WV-KY- OH MSA 57 41 2 14 0 0 Huntsville* AL MSA 1623 1163 8 28 424 33 Indianapolis IN MSA 16680 13176 372 214 2918 231 Iowa City* IA MSA 960 524 6 37 393 33 Jackson* MI MSA 176 121 6 25 24 3 Jackson* MS MSA 3385 2410 0 12 963 77 Jackson* TN MSA 644 570 20 4 50 5 Jacksonville FL MSA 14218 10848 16 60 3294 176 Jacksonville* NC MSA 936 892 0 44 0 0 Jamestown* NY MSA 10 10 0 0 0 0 Janesville-Beloit* WI MSA 597 268 52 33 244 23 Johnson City-Kingsport- Bristol* TN-VA MSA 1263 1057 10 0 196 23 Johnstown* PA MSA 71 47 0 0 24 4 Jonesboro* AR MSA 462 428 10 24 0 0 Joplin* MO MSA 204 204 0 0 0 0 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek* MI MSA 1536 1144 4 36 352 24 Kansas City MO-KS MSA 14238 10657 568 729 2284 118 Killeen-Temple* TX MSA 2774 1669 368 544 193 4 Knoxville* TN MSA 4513 3365 174 186 788 54 Kokomo* IN MSA 363 326 24 13 0 0 La Crosse* WI-MN MSA 430 352 28 4 46 4 Lafayette* LA MSA 1601 1219 4 12 366 12 Lafayette* IN MSA 1286 851 110 4 321 41 Lake Charles* LA MSA 908 833 20 0 55 5 Lakeland-Winter Haven* FL MSA 4973 4423 18 4 528 28 Lancaster* PA MSA 1404 1135 6 4 259 13 Lansing-East Lansing* MI MSA 1711 1247 4 0 460 35 Laredo* TX MSA 1818 1448 12 58 300 21 Las Cruces* NM MSA 1213 906 4 46 257 22 Las Vegas NV-AZ MSA 31942 24691 200 207 6844 620 Lawrence* KS MSA 902 400 228 3 271 12 Lawton* OK MSA 144 134 0 0 10 2 Lewiston-Auburn* ME MSA 266 251 12 3 0 0 Lexington* KY MSA 3926 3511 92 89 234 19 Lima* OH MSA 78 74 4 0 0 0 Lincoln* NE MSA 1794 1428 70 0 296 22 Little Rock-North Little Rock* AR MSA 4337 2585 28 76 1648 155 Longview-Marshall* TX MSA 196 196 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles-Riverside- Orange County CA CMSA 63195 47196 608 647 14744 977 Los Angeles-Long Beach CA P 16407 8182 264 219 7742 554 Orange County CA PMSA 11827 6823 174 233 4597 193 Riverside-San Bernardino CA 32428 29939 156 165 2168 213 Ventura CA PMSA 2533 2252 14 30 237 17 Louisville KY-IN MSA 6571 5565 56 75 875 87 Lubbock* TX MSA 1807 1281 104 56 366 27 Lynchburg* VA MSA 1368 1123 24 48 173 9 Macon* GA MSA 2215 2113 28 28 46 7 Madison* WI MSA 4019 2244 158 258 1359 70 Mansfield* OH MSA 450 386 46 18 0 0 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission* TX MSA 6983 6102 112 450 319 32 Medford-Ashland* OR MSA 1701 1523 26 72 80 14 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay* FL MSA 6630 4934 24 33 1639 104 Memphis TN-AR-MS MSA 8627 7109 14 80 1424 75 Merced* CA MSA 1642 1567 0 75 0 0 Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL CMSA 26253 12073 268 271 13641 457 Fort Lauderdale FL PMSA 12020 5701 90 110 6119 221 Miami FL PMSA 14233 6372 178 161 7522 236 Milwaukee-Racine WI CMSA 7134 4150 406 228 2350 138 Milwaukee-Waukesha WI PMSA 6196 3509 350 212 2125 113 Racine WI PMSA 938 641 56 16 225 25 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN-WI MS 25427 17426 412 744 6845 320 Missoula* MT MSA 1127 396 98 63 570 44 Mobile* AL MSA 4166 3681 24 8 453 37 Modesto* CA MSA 3029 2847 66 57 59 11 Monroe* LA MSA 467 423 0 44 0 0 Montgomery* AL MSA 1476 1436 0 0 40 6 Muncie* IN MSA 256 236 12 0 8 1 Myrtle Beach* SC MSA 3498 2319 36 38 1105 62 Naples* FL MSA 7282 4173 96 931 2082 148 Nashville TN MSA 11690 10572 206 52 860 81 New London-Norwich* CT-RI MSA 1072 952 24 7 89 4 New Orleans* LA MSA 4932 3832 68 47 985 36 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ- CT-PA CMSA 55836 28481 5862 3723 17770 782 Bergen-Passaic NJ PMSA 2464 1549 232 178 505 22 Bridgeport CT PMSA 856 802 30 24 0 0 Danbury CT PMSA 894 868 4 3 19 2 Dutchess County NY PMSA 1121 882 4 68 167 19 Jersey City NJ PMSA 1509 72 320 121 996 40 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon 4204 3074 24 52 1054 63 Monmouth-Ocean NJ PMSA 5861 5528 20 28 285 20 Nassau-Suffolk NY PMSA 5347 4203 242 108 794 99 New Haven-Meriden CT PMSA 982 871 18 0 93 9 New York NY PMSA 21554 2851 4042 2846 11815 364 Newark NJ PMSA 5546 3235 832 242 1237 63 Newburgh NY-PA PMSA 2793 2408 14 40 331 52 Stamford-Norwalk CT PMSA 708 507 20 7 174 7 Trenton NJ PMSA 1417 1095 56 6 260 21 Waterbury CT PMSA 580 536 4 0 40 1 Norfolk-Virginia Beach- Newport News VA-NC MSA 9946 7534 96 72 2244 101 Ocala* FL MSA 6155 5378 30 27 720 60 Odessa-Midland* TX MSA 427 355 4 0 68 1 Oklahoma City* OK MSA 5739 5360 36 11 332 23 Omaha* NE-IA MSA 5400 4102 54 12 1232 59 Orlando FL MSA 25849 17293 166 129 8261 471 Owensboro* KY MSA 812 791 8 13 0 0 Panama City* FL MSA 1616 1111 30 14 461 11 Parkersburg-Marietta* WV-OH MSA 191 165 6 20 0 0 Pensacola* FL MSA 3198 2825 20 9 344 15 Peoria-Pekin* IL MSA 1101 979 76 28 18 3 Philadelphia-Wilmington- Atlantic City PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 22329 19199 600 329 2201 225 Atlantic-Cape May NJ PMSA 3398 2636 464 50 248 22 Philadelphia PA-NJ PMSA 15409 13311 116 251 1731 167 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton 300 288 12 0 0 0 Wilmington-Newark DE-MD PMS 3222 2964 8 28 222 36 Phoenix-Mesa AZ MSA 47173 39862 148 354 6809 485 Pine Bluff* AR MSA 138 108 30 0 0 0 Pittsburgh PA MSA 7119 5223 134 230 1532 127 Pittsfield* MA MSA 9 9 0 0 0 0 Pocatello* ID MSA 194 151 10 8 25 1 Portland* ME MSA 1616 1286 32 94 204 15 Portland-Salem OR-WA CMSA 16302 11971 448 411 3472 258 Portland-Vancouver OR-WA PM 14342 10415 372 377 3178 232 Salem OR PMSA 1960 1556 76 34 294 26 Providence-Fall River- Warwick* RI-MA MSA 3047 2299 124 142 482 30 Provo-Orem* UT MSA 3326 2521 72 96 637 55 Pueblo* CO MSA 1303 1075 192 36 0 0 Punta Gorda* FL MSA 1992 1589 58 221 124 10 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill NC 16705 13999 272 167 2267 122 Rapid City* SD MSA 804 550 12 16 226 15 Reading* PA MSA 1145 851 22 31 241 14 Redding* CA MSA 1341 1160 2 88 91 2 Reno* NV MSA 4691 3776 8 51 856 83 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco* WA MSA 1691 1366 10 30 285 20 Richmond-Petersburg VA MSA 8644 6879 12 39 1714 107 Roanoke* VA MSA 1065 969 18 0 78 10 Rochester* MN MSA 1513 1260 0 8 245 15 Rochester* NY MSA 2210 1806 38 83 283 41 Rockford* IL MSA 2036 1603 104 276 53 8 Rocky Mount* NC MSA 760 545 126 51 38 3 Sacramento-Yolo CA CMSA 22183 17679 86 226 4192 318 Sacramento CA PMSA 20774 16472 80 125 4097 308 Yolo CA PMSA 1409 1207 6 101 95 10 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland* MI MSA 554 451 18 28 57 11 St. Cloud* MN MSA 951 707 0 28 216 16 St. Joseph* MO MSA 162 122 40 0 0 0 St. Louis MO-IL MSA 13899 10999 632 383 1885 133 Salinas* CA MSA 1207 1045 22 12 128 4 Salt Lake City-Ogden UT MSA 9500 7508 148 425 1419 89 San Angelo* TX MSA 251 251 0 0 0 0 San Antonio* TX MSA 11666 8944 132 79 2511 181 San Diego CA MSA 13493 8689 144 494 4166 146 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CA CMSA 23034 14847 312 390 7485 315 Oakland CA PMSA 9151 7361 40 67 1683 68 San Francisco CA PMSA 3203 1063 136 107 1897 62 San Jose CA PMSA 4476 2096 22 147 2211 87 Santa Cruz-Watsonville CA P 651 468 4 0 179 7 Santa Rosa CA PMSA 1970 1383 84 47 456 41 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa CA P 3583 2476 26 22 1059 50 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero- Paso Robles* CA MSA 1994 1691 26 49 228 14 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria- Lompoc* CA MSA 1653 904 32 165 552 66 Santa Fe* NM MSA 767 739 2 4 22 4 Sarasota-Bradenton* FL MSA 10186 6903 22 279 2982 168 Savannah* GA MSA 2259 1536 36 13 674 43 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre-- Hazleton* PA MSA 801 628 14 69 90 5 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton WA C 24656 17803 680 498 5675 327 Bremerton WA PMSA 1230 1136 12 24 58 6 Olympia WA PMSA 1831 1619 44 110 58 9 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett WA 16218 10298 452 314 5154 267 Tacoma WA PMSA 5377 4750 172 50 405 45 Sharon* PA MSA 133 131 2 0 0 0 Sheboygan* WI MSA 84 72 12 0 0 0 Sherman-Denison* TX MSA 219 207 12 0 0 0 Shreveport-Bossier City* LA MSA 1380 1156 0 0 224 28 Sioux City* IA-NE MSA 178 165 10 3 0 0 Sioux Falls* SD MSA 1900 1486 4 52 358 30 South Bend* IN MSA 1170 772 6 0 392 30 Spokane* WA MSA 1767 1398 26 14 329 29 Springfield* IL MSA 736 528 92 0 116 7 Springfield* MO MSA 3100 2252 112 50 686 38 Springfield* MA MSA 851 729 62 20 40 6 State College* PA MSA 669 555 0 3 111 3 Steubenville-Weirton* OH-WV MSA 66 42 4 0 20 1 Stockton-Lodi* CA MSA 6143 5654 6 0 483 32 Sumter* SC MSA 406 330 56 0 20 4 Syracuse* NY MSA 1171 914 2 12 243 30 Tallahassee* FL MSA 2824 1616 158 34 1016 81 Tampa-St. Petersburg- Clearwater FL MSA 23141 17642 800 181 4518 333 Terre Haute* IN MSA 205 194 8 3 0 0 Texarkana* TX-Texarkana AR MS 359 195 20 0 144 12 Toledo* OH MSA 2101 1643 106 33 319 34 Topeka* KS MSA 1062 654 22 54 332 14 Tucson* AZ MSA 6058 5109 136 39 774 36 Tulsa* OK MSA 4229 3544 64 60 561 22 Tuscaloosa* AL MSA 1108 628 0 0 480 37 Tyler* TX MSA 431 348 0 6 77 12 Utica-Rome* NY MSA 88 88 0 0 0 0 Victoria* TX MSA 212 212 0 0 0 0 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville* CA MSA 1997 1836 22 79 60 1 Waco* TX MSA 723 460 34 10 219 7 Washington-Baltimore DC-MD-VA 52938 40238 298 50 12352 396 Baltimore MD PMSA 11015 9310 8 12 1685 67 Hagerstown MD PMSA 1232 977 96 0 159 12 Washington DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 40691 29951 194 38 10508 317 Waterloo-Cedar Falls* IA MSA 366 155 56 11 144 13 Wausau* WI MSA 680 578 72 3 27 3 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton FL 13052 9143 108 99 3702 198 Wheeling* WV-OH MSA 15 15 0 0 0 0 Wichita* KS MSA 2161 1974 68 16 103 3 Wichita Falls* TX MSA 456 234 10 0 212 7 Wilmington* NC MSA 4491 3768 26 64 633 44 Yakima* WA MSA 409 305 50 39 15 3 York* PA MSA 1545 1388 88 6 63 5 Youngstown-Warren* OH MSA 1150 970 100 22 58 9 Yuba City* CA MSA 994 986 8 0 0 0 Yuma* AZ MSA 1607 1464 10 44 89 2 * - Not all permit offices in metropolitan area are requested to report monthly. No estimates are made for those annual reporters.