Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA 5+ Family Building Permits
See also, Annual Data.
| Date |
Number of Dwelling Units |
Average Value per Dwelling Unit ($) |
| Units | 12 Month | Average Value | 12 Month |
| Total | Percent Change | Average | Percent Change |
| 1994-Jan | 20 | 431 | 10 | 40,000 | 33,600 | -18 |
| Feb | 0 | 421 | 10 | - | 33,800 | -18 |
| Mar | 11 | 432 | 13 | 22,700 | 33,500 | -18 |
| Apr | 30 | 420 | 8 | 38,000 | 33,200 | -20 |
| May | 32 | 388 | -10 | 40,000 | 33,400 | -19 |
| Jun | 0 | 364 | -10 | - | 33,500 | -19 |
| Jul | 32 | 374 | 20 | 38,400 | 34,500 | 12 |
| Aug | 43 | 363 | 26 | 33,800 | 31,500 | -14 |
| Sep | 18 | 381 | 41 | 36,400 | 31,700 | -15 |
| Oct | 54 | 420 | 47 | 40,200 | 32,300 | -14 |
| Nov | 40 | 360 | -7 | 40,000 | 31,600 | -16 |
| Dec | 0 | 280 | -33 | - | 37,800 | 14 |
| 1995-Jan | 40 | 300 | -30 | 20,000 | 35,300 | 5 |
| Feb | 0 | 300 | -29 | - | 35,300 | 4 |
| Mar | 0 | 289 | -33 | - | 35,700 | 7 |
| Apr | 20 | 279 | -34 | 40,000 | 35,800 | 8 |
| May | 0 | 247 | -36 | - | 35,300 | 6 |
| Jun | 40 | 287 | -21 | 50,000 | 37,300 | 11 |
| Jul | 58 | 313 | -16 | 35,600 | 36,900 | 7 |
| Aug | 0 | 270 | -26 | - | 37,400 | 19 |
| Sep | 12 | 264 | -31 | 31,000 | 37,100 | 17 |
| Oct | 11 | 221 | -47 | 32,700 | 36,200 | 12 |
| Nov | 8 | 189 | -48 | 62,500 | 36,500 | 16 |
| Dec | 0 | 189 | -32 | - | 36,500 | -3 |
| 1996-Jan | 68 | 217 | -28 | 138,200 | 71,400 | 102 |
| Feb | 0 | 217 | -28 | - | 71,400 | 102 |
| Mar | 0 | 217 | -25 | - | 71,400 | 100 |
| Apr | 0 | 197 | -29 | - | 74,600 | 108 |
| May | 12 | 209 | -15 | 16,700 | 71,300 | 102 |
| Jun | 25 | 194 | -32 | 11,200 | 67,900 | 82 |
| Jul | 0 | 136 | -57 | - | 81,700 | 121 |
| Aug | 0 | 136 | -50 | - | 81,700 | 118 |
| Sep | 36 | 160 | -39 | 39,400 | 76,000 | 105 |
| Oct | 52 | 201 | -9 | 45,000 | 70,300 | 94 |
| Nov | 82 | 275 | 46 | 41,000 | 61,800 | 69 |
| Dec | 20 | 295 | 56 | 35,000 | 60,000 | 64 |
| 1997-Jan | 10 | 237 | 9 | 20,800 | 35,900 | -50 |
| Feb | 8 | 245 | 13 | 65,000 | 36,800 | -48 |
| Mar | 16 | 261 | 20 | 45,000 | 37,300 | -48 |
| Apr | 0 | 261 | 32 | - | 37,300 | -50 |
| May | 36 | 285 | 36 | 33,300 | 37,700 | -47 |
| Jun | 17 | 277 | 43 | 36,800 | 40,000 | -41 |
| Jul | 8 | 285 | 110 | 40,000 | 40,000 | -51 |
| Aug | 0 | 285 | 110 | - | 40,000 | -51 |
| Sep | 0 | 249 | 56 | - | 40,100 | -47 |
| Oct | 6 | 203 | 1 | 48,200 | 39,100 | -44 |
| Nov | 8 | 129 | -53 | 40,000 | 38,000 | -39 |
| Dec | 57 | 166 | -44 | 28,900 | 35,200 | -41 |
| 1998-Jan | 0 | 156 | -34 | - | 36,100 | 1 |
| Feb | 0 | 148 | -40 | - | 34,600 | -6 |
| Mar | 0 | 132 | -49 | - | 33,300 | -11 |
| Apr | 8 | 140 | -46 | 40,000 | 33,700 | -10 |
| May | 0 | 104 | -64 | - | 33,800 | -10 |
| Jun | 0 | 87 | -69 | - | 33,300 | -17 |
| Jul | 0 | 79 | -72 | - | 32,600 | -19 |
| Aug | 0 | 79 | -72 | - | 32,600 | -19 |
| Sep | 18 | 97 | -61 | 64,500 | 38,500 | -4 |
| Oct | 50 | 141 | -31 | 73,500 | 50,500 | 29 |
| Nov | 60 | 193 | 50 | 27,700 | 43,800 | 15 |
| Dec | 8 | 144 | -13 | 40,000 | 49,600 | 41 |
| 1999-Jan | 48 | 192 | 23 | 43,800 | 48,100 | 33 |
| Feb | 0 | 192 | 30 | - | 48,100 | 39 |
| Mar | 0 | 192 | 45 | - | 48,100 | 44 |
| Apr | 0 | 184 | 31 | - | 48,500 | 44 |
| May | 7 | 191 | 84 | 30,000 | 47,800 | 41 |
| Jun | 41 | 232 | 167 | 45,700 | 47,400 | 42 |
| Jul | 10 | 242 | 206 | 30,400 | 46,700 | 43 |
| Aug | 0 | 242 | 206 | - | 46,700 | 43 |
| Sep | 145 | 369 | 280 | 52,200 | 48,000 | 25 |
| Oct | 68 | 387 | 174 | 52,900 | 45,600 | -10 |
| Nov | 0 | 327 | 69 | - | 48,800 | 11 |
| Dec | 26 | 345 | 140 | 54,800 | 49,500 | 0 |
| 2000-Jan | 24 | 321 | 67 | 58,300 | 51,000 | 6 |
| Feb | 0 | 321 | 67 | - | 51,000 | 6 |
| Mar | 69 | 390 | 103 | 42,400 | 49,500 | 3 |
| Apr | 14 | 404 | 120 | 51,700 | 49,600 | 2 |
| May | 0 | 397 | 108 | - | 49,900 | 4 |
| Jun | 0 | 356 | 53 | - | 50,400 | 6 |
| Jul | 32 | 378 | 56 | 20,000 | 48,300 | 3 |
| Aug | 0 | 378 | 56 | - | 48,300 | 3 |
| Sep | 0 | 233 | -37 | - | 46,000 | -4 |
| Oct | 48 | 213 | -45 | 31,200 | 40,400 | -11 |
| Nov | 68 | 281 | -14 | 54,700 | 43,900 | -10 |
| Dec | 0 | 255 | -26 | - | 42,800 | -14 |
| 2001-Jan | 15 | 246 | -23 | 63,300 | 42,500 | -17 |
| Feb | 0 | 246 | -23 | - | 42,500 | -17 |
| Mar | 38 | 215 | -45 | 70,600 | 47,500 | -4 |
| Apr | 52 | 253 | -37 | 30,800 | 43,900 | -11 |
| May | 74 | 327 | -18 | 32,400 | 41,300 | -17 |
| Jun | 0 | 327 | -8 | - | 41,300 | -18 |
| Jul | 0 | 295 | -22 | - | 43,600 | -10 |
| Aug | 0 | 295 | -22 | - | 43,600 | -10 |
| Sep | 16 | 311 | 33 | 50,000 | 43,900 | -5 |
| Oct | 255 | 518 | 143 | 46,300 | 46,300 | 15 |
| Nov | 0 | 450 | 60 | - | 45,000 | 3 |
| Dec | 32 | 482 | 89 | 50,000 | 45,300 | 6 |
| 2002-Jan | 0 | 467 | 90 | - | 44,700 | 5 |
| Feb | 0 | 467 | 90 | - | 44,700 | 5 |
| Mar | 12 | 441 | 105 | 59,000 | 42,900 | -10 |
| Apr | 0 | 389 | 54 | - | 44,500 | 1 |
| May | 0 | 315 | -4 | - | 47,400 | 15 |
| Jun | 16 | 331 | 1 | 50,000 | 47,500 | 15 |
| Jul | 0 | 331 | 12 | - | 47,500 | 9 |
| Aug | 48 | 379 | 28 | 40,000 | 46,500 | 7 |
| Sep | 0 | 363 | 17 | - | 46,400 | 6 |
| Oct | 0 | 108 | -79 | - | 46,600 | 1 |
| Nov | 152 | 260 | -42 | 121,700 | 90,500 | 101 |
| Dec | 0 | 228 | -53 | - | 96,200 | 112 |
| 2003-Jan | 40 | 268 | -43 | 78,000 | 93,500 | 109 |
| Feb | 0 | 268 | -43 | - | 93,500 | 109 |
| Mar | 10 | 266 | -40 | 78,000 | 94,400 | 120 |
| Apr | 0 | 266 | -32 | - | 94,400 | 112 |
| May | 0 | 266 | -16 | - | 94,400 | 99 |
| Jun | 0 | 250 | -24 | - | 97,300 | 105 |
| Jul | 10 | 260 | -21 | 96,200 | 97,200 | 105 |
| Aug | 5 | 217 | -43 | 100,400 | 110,000 | 137 |
| Sep | 10 | 227 | -37 | 95,700 | 109,300 | 136 |
| Oct | 0 | 227 | 110 | - | 109,300 | 135 |
| Nov | 0 | 75 | -71 | - | 84,300 | -7 |
| Dec | 0 | 75 | -67 | - | 84,300 | -12 |
| 2004-Jan | 0 | 35 | -87 | - | 91,400 | -2 |
| Feb | 5 | 40 | -85 | 70,600 | 88,800 | -5 |
| Mar | 24 | 54 | -80 | 45,700 | 71,700 | -24 |
| Apr | 5 | 59 | -78 | 55,000 | 70,300 | -26 |
| May | 6 | 65 | -76 | 41,700 | 67,600 | -28 |
| Jun | 0 | 65 | -74 | - | 67,600 | -31 |
| Jul | 0 | 55 | -79 | - | 62,400 | -36 |
| Aug | 0 | 50 | -77 | - | 58,600 | -47 |
| Sep | 11 | 51 | -78 | 83,400 | 56,700 | -48 |
| Oct | 0 | 51 | -78 | - | 56,700 | -48 |
| Nov | 5 | 56 | -25 | 36,700 | 54,900 | -35 |
| Dec | 8 | 64 | -15 | 78,000 | 57,800 | -31 |
| 2005-Jan | 0 | 64 | 83 | - | 57,800 | -37 |
| Feb | 46 | 105 | 162 | 40,100 | 49,400 | -44 |
| Mar | 42 | 123 | 128 | 40,300 | 47,000 | -34 |
| Apr | 8 | 126 | 114 | 147,000 | 53,100 | -24 |
| May | 54 | 174 | 168 | 24,400 | 44,500 | -34 |
| Jun | 36 | 210 | 223 | 27,200 | 41,600 | -38 |
| Jul | 96 | 306 | 456 | 24,900 | 36,400 | -42 |
| Aug | 0 | 306 | 512 | - | 36,400 | -38 |
| Sep | 0 | 295 | 478 | - | 34,600 | -39 |
| Oct | 0 | 295 | 478 | - | 34,600 | -39 |
| Nov | 10 | 300 | 436 | 60,000 | 35,400 | -36 |
| Dec | 0 | 292 | 356 | - | 34,200 | -41 |
| 2006-Jan | 16 | 308 | 381 | 65,600 | 35,900 | -38 |
| Feb | 5 | 267 | 154 | 71,200 | 35,800 | -28 |
| Mar | 5 | 230 | 87 | 71,200 | 35,800 | -24 |
| Apr | 7 | 229 | 82 | 57,100 | 32,500 | -39 |
| May | 29 | 204 | 17 | 97,600 | 44,000 | -1 |
| Jun | 48 | 216 | 3 | 45,200 | 47,000 | 13 |
| Jul | 5 | 125 | -59 | 18,700 | 62,800 | 73 |
| Aug | 5 | 130 | -58 | 33,900 | 61,700 | 70 |
| Sep | 12 | 142 | -52 | 180,000 | 71,700 | 107 |
| Oct | 0 | 142 | -52 | - | 71,700 | 107 |
| Nov | 21 | 153 | -49 | 156,800 | 84,200 | 138 |
| Dec | 10 | 163 | -44 | 86,300 | 84,300 | 146 |
| 2007-Jan | 5 | 152 | -51 | 147,000 | 88,300 | 146 |
| Feb | 0 | 147 | -45 | - | 88,900 | 148 |
| Mar | 0 | 142 | -38 | - | 89,500 | 150 |
| Apr | 5 | 140 | -39 | 107,700 | 91,800 | 182 |
| May | 5 | 116 | -43 | 71,200 | 89,500 | 103 |
| Jun | 55 | 123 | -43 | 108,300 | 115,200 | 145 |
| Jul | 0 | 118 | -6 | - | 119,300 | 90 |
| Aug | 10 | 123 | -5 | 75,000 | 119,100 | 93 |
| Sep | 5 | 116 | -18 | 71,200 | 110,800 | 55 |
| Oct | 5 | 121 | -15 | 107,700 | 110,600 | 54 |
| Nov | 0 | 100 | -35 | - | 100,900 | 20 |
| Dec | 8 | 98 | -40 | 45,200 | 97,900 | 16 |
| 2008-Jan | 0 | 93 | -39 | - | 95,200 | 8 |
| Feb | 5 | 98 | -33 | 107,700 | 95,900 | 8 |
| Mar | 16 | 114 | -20 | 71,500 | 92,500 | 3 |
| Apr | 5 | 114 | -19 | 120,800 | 93,000 | 1 |
| May | 10 | 119 | 3 | 58,200 | 91,000 | 2 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: MSA data is base on 1999 MSA definitions. Send comments to Mark Baumann
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