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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Frances Perkins, Secretary
B U R E A U OF L A B O R ST A T IS T IC S
Isador Lubin, Commissioner

B u ild in g C on struction
1921 to 1938
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Prepared by
DIVISION OF CONSTRUCTION AND
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
H E R M A N B. B Y E R , Chief

Bulletin A[o. 668

U N IT E D S T A T E S
G O V E R N M E N T P R IN T IN G OFFICE
W A S H IN G T O N : 1940

For sale by the Superintendent o f Documents, Washington, D . C.




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CONTENTS
Page

Introduction___________________________________________________________

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P art I. G eneral T rend in C onstruction
General trend in construction, 1921 to 1938:
Expenditures and dwelling units____________________________________
Families provided for, by type of dwelling unit_____________________
Construction in five leading cities__________________________________
Prices of building materials, wages, and rents_______________________
Estimated dwelling units provided in urban areas, 1936-38__________
Estimated number of dwelling units provided, 1920 to 1938________

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Tables
T able A l.— Estimated expenditures and families provided for in 257
identical cities, 1921 to 1938___________________________
T able A2.— Average cost per family of new dwellings in 257 identical
cities, 1921 to 1938_____________________________________
T able A3.— Number and percentage of families provided for in 257
identical cities, 1921 to 1938___________________________
T able A4.— Percentage of families provided for by different types of
dwellings in 257 identical cities, by size of city, 1921 to
1938_________________________________________ 1 ________
T able A5.— Five cities leading in total expenditures, 1921 to 1938_____
T able A6.— Index numbers of building expenditures, material prices,
union wages, and rents, 1921 to 1938___________________
T able A7.— Estimated family-dwelling units provided in total urban
area, by quarters, January 1937 to December 1938______
T able A8.— Estimated family-dwelling units provided by new construc­
tion in urban areas, by size of city, 1937 and 1938________
T able A9.— Estimated dwelling units constructed in the urban area of
each State, 1937 and 1938______________________________
T able A10.— Average cost of dwelling units provided in housekeeping
dwellings, by type and geographic division, 1937 and 1938_
T able A ll.— Average cost of dwelling units provided in housekeeping
dwellings, by type and size of city, 1937 and 1938_______

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P art II. Analyses of R esidential C onstruction and
D emolitions, 1929 to 1935
Residential building construction_______________________________________

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Tables
T able B l.— Family-dwelling units in housekeeping structures for which
building permits were issued in cities of 100,000 or more
inhabitants, by estimated cost, 1929 to 1935____________
T able B2.— Family-dwelling units in housekeeping structures for which
building permits were issued in cities of 100,000 or more
inhabitants, by type of structure and material, 1929 to
1935____________________________________________________




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T able B3.— Number of rooms per dwelling unit in housekeeping structures
for which building permits were issued in 178 cities of
25,000 or more inhabitants, by geographic division and
type of structure, 1929 to 1935___________________________
T able B4.— Dwelling units in housekeeping structures for which demoli­
tion permits were issued in 149 specified cities, by type of
structure, 1929 to 1935__________________________________

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P art III. B uilding C onstruction, 1937 and 1938, b y City
and T y p e of Structure
Review of construction, 1937 and 1938__________________________________
Changes by geographic division____________________________________
Dwelling units provided, by cities__________________________________
Type of building, by cities__________________________________________
Important building projects________________________________________
Comparison by type of building____________________________________
Analysis by size of city_____________________________________________
Construction from public funds_____________________________________

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Tables
T able C l.— Summary of building construction in 1,790 identical cities,
1937 and 1938__________________________________________
T able C2.— Permit valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical
cities, by geographic division, 1937 and 1938____________
T able C3.— Number of buildings for which permits were issued in 1,790
identical cities, by geographic division, 1937 and 1938___
T able C4.— Number of families provided for in new dwellings in 1,790
identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938__________________
T able C5.— Number and permit valuation of building construction in
1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938_______ ____
T able C6.— Number of buildings and permit valuation of building con­
struction in 1,790 identical cities, by type of building,
1937 and 1938__________________________________________
T able C7.— Number and percentage of family-dwelling units, in 1,790
identical cities, 1937 and 1938__________________________
T able C8.— Permit valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical
cities, by size of city, 1937 and 1938____________________
T able C9.— Per capita expenditure, and number of families provided for
per 10,000 population in 1,790 cities, by size of city, 1937
and 1938_______________________________________________
T able CIO.— Number of families provided for in 1,790 identical cities, by
size of city, 1937 and 1938____________ __________________
T able C ll.— Value of contracts awarded and force-account work started
on projects financed from Federal funds, 1937 and 1938__
T able C l la.— Value of contracts awarded and force-account work started
on nonconstruction projects financed from Federal funds,
1937 and 1938__________________________________________
T able C12.— Expenditures for labor and materials on construction pro­
jects operated by the Works Progress Administration for
the years 1937and 1938-------------------------------------------------T able C l3.— Value of public-building and highway-construction awards
financed wholly from State funds, 1937 and 1938-----------T able C14.— Value of contracts awarded and force-account work started
for street paving, 1937and 1938--------------------------------------




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Letter of Transmittal

U n it e d S t a t e s D

epartm ent

B ureau

of

of

L abor,

L a b o r S t a t is t ic s ,

W a sh in g to n , D . C ., J u n e 2 2 , 1 9 3 9 .
have the honor to transmit herewith a sta­
tistical report on building construction in the United States, 1921
to 1938, prepared by the Division of Construction and Public Employ­
ment, Herman B. Byer, chief, of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

M

adam

Secretary: I

I s a d o r L u b i n , C o m m issio n e r .

Hon.

F r a n c e s P e r k in s ,




S ecreta ry o f L a b o r .




Bulletin TV[o. 668 o f the
United States Bureau o f Labor Statistics

Building Construction, 1921 to 1938
Introduction
Current information regarding building construction is of very
great importance to labor as well as to industry and to various public
and private organizations. Building construction is the largest
direct employer of labor in the country, and indirectly the construction
industry is the principal customer for the products of many other great
industries, such as those engaged in making brick, cement, lumber, and
structural steel, while the transportation of these products from mill
to construction site creates a large part of the business of the rail­
roads, trucking companies, and other transportation agencies. Again,
labor is concerned very seriously with the building industry because a
large part of that industry’s activities is concerned with the building
of residential dwellings of all kinds. The need for low-cost homes
is now everywhere recognized, and many public agencies, such as the
United States Housing Authority, are doing everything they can to
encourage this type of building. In these efforts, it is essential that
such agencies have available current data, as detailed in character as
possible, regarding building trends, building costs, building prices, and
such other building characteristics as can be secured. Such informa­
tion is necessary if these agencies and other agencies and organizations
concerned with the vital problem of good housing are to function
efficiently.
As early as 1920 the Bureau of Labor Statistics began collecting
data on building permits. At first only the larger cities were included,
but the number steadily increased until at present all cities of 2,500
population or over are covered. The Bureau’s reports were compiled
and published at yearly intervals only, for the period 1920 to 1928,
inclusive. Since September 1929 the Bureau has been collecting and
publishing the figures monthly. These reports show the number of
buildings, the permit valuations, and the number of family dwelling
units provided in new residential buildings, and the number of and
estimated cost of new nonresidential buildings, additions, alterations,
and repairs, and total building construction. Part I of this bulletin,
based upon this series of reports, gives (1) the general trend of building
construction as measured by the value of permits issued for the period
1921 to 1938, and (2) the number of dwelling units provided in the
urban area of the United States for the same period.




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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

The figures available from these regular reports of the Bureau,
however, are not sufficiently detailed in many respects to meet the
needs of those concerned with building programs. Therefore, the
Bureau undertook in 1935, with funds made available by the Works
Progress Administration, an extensive analysis of the buildingpermit records of a large number of cities. The Federal Housing
Administration, the? Home Loan Bank Board, and the Works Progress
Administration cooperated with the Bureau in making this survey,
which covered the 7-year period 1929 to 1935. The more important
results of this survey are given in part II of this bulletin, which
shows the number of family dwelling units provided in each of the
93 cities having a population of 100,000 or over, classified by cost
groups and by type of material. Data concerning the number of rooms
per dwelling unit are shown, by type of dwelling and by geographic
division, for 178 selected cities having a population of 25,000 or over;
and data on demolitions are shown, by type of dwelling, for 149 of the
larger cities of the United States. In 1938 a second analytical field
survey of building permits was undertaken by the Bureau as a Federal
white-collar works project, but the results are not yet available for
publication. The primary objectives of this survey were: (1) To
obtain data for building cycles previous to the World War; (2) to
obtain data on residential construction, by cost groups and by type of
material, for the years 1936 to 1938, inclusive; (3) to obtain informa­
tion on the number of dwellings erected in the nonfarm areas of the
United States; and (4) to obtain information on the relationship be­
tween permit valuations and selling prices of dwellings.
Part III of the present bulletin presents a detailed review of con­
struction activities for the years 1937 and 1938 based on building
permits issued in reporting cities with a population of 2,500 or over.
Tables are given showing the number and cost of each type of building,
such as one- and two-family dwellings, apartment houses, amusement
buildings, churches, factory buildings, and stores.







Part I
General Trend in Construction

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G en eral T re n d in C o n stru ctio n , 1921 to 1938
Expenditures and D w elling U nits

Building-permit data are available for 257 identical cities
1921. Information concerning expenditures for the different
of building operations and for the number of families provided
shown in table A l for these 257 cities for the years 1921 to
inclusive.

T able

since
types
for is
1938,

A l .— Estim ated expenditures fo r building construction, fa m ilies provided for,
and index numbers thereof, in 257 identical cities, 1921 to 1988

[Revised. 1921 = 100]

Total building
construction
Year

New residential
buildings

New nonresidential Additions, a]
buildings
tions, and rep

Estimated ex­ Index Estimated ex­ Index Estimated ex­ Index Estimated Index
penditure num­ penditure num­ penditure num­ expenditure num­
ber
ber
ber
ber

1921__________
1922__________
1923__________
1924__________
1925__________
1926__________
1927__________
1928__________
1929__________
1930__________
1931__________
1932__________
1933__________
1934__________
1935__________
1936__________
1937__________
1938__________

$1,837,841, 665
2, 767, 782,634
3, 398,884,406
3, 508, 266, 587
4,028,066, 479
3,826,927, 204
3,478, 604, 263
3, 304, 699, 712
2, 933, 212,041
1, 697, 724,944
1, 237, 457, 788
481, 219, 448
382, 279, 434
379, 231,145
655, 210,192
1,034,942,056
1,165, 441, 723
1,175,841, 359

100.0
150.6
184.9
190.9
219.2
208.2
189.3
179.8
159.6
92.4
67.3
26.2
20.8
20.6
35.7
56.3
63.4
64.0

$933, 868, 739
1,614, 891, 486
1,998, 393, 400
2,038, 427, 392
2, 390, 390,182
2, 222,874, 645
1,906, 003, 260
1, 859, 423, 751
1, 433, 715, 542
601, 269,847
426, 270, 111
103, 445, 244
91, 345, 258
76, 622, 261
211, 895, 852
465, 584,037
475, 771, 814
581,186, 412

100.0
172.9
214.0
218.3
256.0
238.0
204.1
199.1
153.5
64.4
45.6
11.1
9.8
8.2
22.7
49.9
50.9
62.2

Population
Year

1 Actual enumeration.




100.0
137.8
168.8
178.3
206.0
200.1
195.2
179.9
181.9
134.6
98.7
43.7
29.0
26.4
41.2
52.5
65.3
58.3

$272, 805, 727
283, 378, 341
334, 866, 768
344, 548, 496
337,181, 971
341, 314, 531
340, 815,133
309, 705, 975
351, 699, 718
247,068, 224
188,357, 233
102, 264, 769
107,928,136
136, 248,077
183,196,018
237, 784, 709
277, 421, 280
226,954, 354

100.0

103.9
122.7
126.3
123.6
125.1
124.9
113.5
128.9
90.6
69.0
37.5
39.6
49.9
67.2
87.2
101. 7
83.2

Families provided for

Estim ated Index num ­
ber
population

1921__________________ 37, 409, 471
1922__________________ 38, 242, 673
1923__________________ 39,075,875
1924__________________ 39, 909,077
1925__________________ 40, 742, 279
1926__________________ 41, 575, 481
1927__________________ 42, 408, 683
1928__________________ 43, 241, 885
1929__________________ 44,075, 087
1930__________________ i 44, 908, 285
1931
.
(2)
1932
(2)
1933 ____ __________
(2)
1934
__ ___
(2)
1935 ______________
(2)
1936 ______________
(2)
1937___ ______
(2)
1938__________________
(2)

$631,167,199
869, 512, 807
1,065, 624,238
1,125, 290, 699
1,300, 494, 326
1, 262, 738, 028
1, 231, 785, 870
1,135, 569, 986
1,147, 796, 781
849, 386, 873
622, 830, 444
275, 509, 435
183, 006, 040
166, 360, 807
260,118, 322
331, 573, 310
412, 248, 629
367, 700, 593

100.0
102.2
104.5
106.7
108.9
111.1
113.4
115.6
117.8
120.0

Num ber
224, 545
377,305
453,673
442,096
491,032
462, 208
406, 095
388, 678
244,394
125, 315
98,158
27, 380
25, 885
20, 952
55, 490
114, 789
117, 323
157,104

Index num ­ Ratio to each Index num ­
10,000 of
ber adjusted
ber
population to population
100.0
168.0
202.0
196.9
218.7
205.8
180.9
173.1
108.8
55.8
43.7
12.2
11.5
9.3
24.7
51.1
52.2
70.0

60.0
98.7
116.1
110.8
120.5
111.2
95.8
89.9
55.4
27.9
21.9
6.1
5.8
4.7
12.4
25.6
26.1
35.0

100.0
164.4
193.4
184.6
200.8
185.2
159.5
149.7
92.4
46.5
36.4
10.2
9.6
7.8
20.6
42.6
43.5
58.3

2No estimate made; ratios based on census of 1930.
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

The value of buildings for which permits were issued in these 257
cities during 1938 was $1,175,841,359, a figure higher than that for any
year since 1931, and more than three times greater than the permit
valuation recorded in 1934. However, indicated expenditures for
1938 were only about 30 percent of the level attained in 1925 (when
permit valuations reached a peak of $4,028,066,479).
Indicated expenditures for new residential buildings in these cities
during 1938 were more than seven times greater than during 1934, the
year in which construction dropped to the lowest level for the 18-year
period covered by the Bureau’s records. The permit valuation for this
type of construction, however, was less than 25 percent of the 1925
total.
Indicated expenditures for new nonresidential buildings were more
than twice as great as during 1934, but only reached about 28 percent
of the 1925 peak.
The permit valuations of additions, alterations, and repairs fell off
sharply compared with 1937.
During 1938,35.0 new family-dwelling units were provided for every
10.000 people in these 257 cities. In 1934, the low point in the
building cycle, only 4.7 new dwelling units had been provided per
10.000 persons in these cities. At the high point, in 1925, 120.5
family accommodations per 10,000 population were provided in new
housekeeping dwellings.
The average permit valuation for the new one-family dwellings for
which permits were issued in these 257 cities during 1938 was $4,108.
This is approximately $250 lower than in 1937. In only 4 of the 18
years was the average cost of one-family dwellings less than the
average for 1938. (See table A2.)

T able

A 2 . — A verage cost per fa m ily o f new dwellings in 257 identical cities, 1921
to 1988

[Revised. This table does not show change in cost of erecting identical buildings, but does show change in
cost of such buildings as were erected. Does not include land costs]
Index numbers of cost per new dwell­
Average cost per new dwelling unit
ing unit (1921 = 100)
Multi­
Multi­
Year
All types 1-family 2-family family All types 1-family 2-family family
of dwell­ dwell­ dwell­ dwell­ of dwell­ dwell­ dwell­ dwell­
ings 1 ings 2
ings
ings
ings
ings
ings 1 ings 2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1921_______________ $3,947 $3,972 $3, 762 $4,019
107.2
98.3
1922_______________
101.7
94.8
4, 259
3, 568
3, 950
4,016
105.5
111.2
4,004
4,185
104.6
99.6
1923_______________
4,127
4,189
109.3
110.5
109.4
4,342
4,395
115.6
1924_______________
4,350
4,361
117.5
4,445
4, 593
4, 422
4, 271
115.6
106.3
1925..............................
112.6
119.9
118.7
102.1
4, 422
4, 763
4, 465
4,103
112.0
1926_______________
112.7
121.6
116.1
103.8
4,449
4,830
4, 368
4,170
1927_______________
124.3
108.0
102.7
4,064
4,129
111.7
4,407
4,937
1928_______________
123.8
106.6
109.5
4, 565
4, 919
4,011
4, 400
115.7
1929_______________
125.7
104.3
96.0
4, 385
4, 994
3, 924
3, 857
111.1
1930_______________
107.1
121.8
95.9
90.7
3,607
3,644
4,836
4, 226
1931_______________
86.4
74.9
93.9
99.3
3,010
3, 943
3, 250
1932_______________
3, 705
96.8
82.7
88.5
75.6
3,112
3,040
3,845
1933_______________
3, 495
102.5
88.7
90.5
67.6
3, 572
4,071
3, 338
2, 716
1934_______________
106.4
78.5
80.7
3,245
95.7
4,228
2,953
1935............................. 3, 779
102.2
109.7
81.2
93.3
3, 751
4,032
4, 357
3,055
1936_______________
109.6
82.5
3, 641
101.6
90.6
3,102
4,009
4, 352
1937_______________
103.4
93.1
76.1
81.7
3,285
2, 863
1938_______________
3, 673
4,108
1Includes 1- and 2-family dwellings with stores. 2 Includes multifamily dwellings with stores.



VALUE OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
AS INDICATED BY BUILDING PERMITS
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS

257 IDENTICAL CITIES

HUNDREDS OF MILLIO NS
OF DOLLARS

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45
GENERAL TREND IN CONSTRUCTION

1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LABORf STATISTICS




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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

The average cost per dwelling unit in all types of housekeeping
dwellings in 1938 was $3,673. This is lower than for any year since
1934. Only 2 years, 1933 and 1934, recorded a lower average cost
than that shown for 1938. The average cost of dwelling units pro­
vided in two-family dwellings was lower during 1938 than in any of
the other 18 years for which data are available. Only 4 of the 18
years showed a lower average cost for dwelling units provided in
apartment houses than during 1938.
Families Provided for, 1921 to 1938

More new family-dwelling units were provided in 1938 in these
257 cities than in any year since 1929. (See table A3.)

T able

A 3 . — Num ber and percentage o f fam ilies provided fo r in different types o f
dwellings in 257 identical cities, 1921 to 1988

[Revised]
Number of families provided for in—
Year
1921__________________
1922__________________
1923__________________
1924__________________
1925__________________
1926__________________
1927__________________
1928__________________
1929__________________
1930__________________
1931__________________
1932__________________
1933__________________
1934__________________
1935__________________
1936__________________
1937__________________
1938__________________

Percentage of families provided
for in—

All types 1-family 2-family Multi­ 1-family 2-family Multi­
of dwell­ dwellings dwellings1 family dwellings dwellings1 family
ings
dwellings2
dwellings2
224, 545
377, 305
453, 673
442, 096
491,032
462, 208
406, 095
388, 678
244. 394
125, 315
98,158
27, 380
25,885
20, 952
55,490
114, 789
117, 323
157,104

130, 873
179, 364
207, 632
209, 578
225, 222
188, 074
155, 512
136, 907
98,164
57,311
48, 310
19,524
14, 443
12, 570
31,021
59, 257
66, 232
78,156

1 Includes 1- and 2-family dwellings with stores.

38,858
80, 252
96, 444
94, 717
86,133
64,131
54,320
43, 098
27, 512
15,145
11,310
3,400
2,128
1,446
3,008
5,260
7,335
7,719

54,814
117, 689
149, 597
137, 801
179, 677
210. 003
196, 263
208, 673
118, 718.
52,859
38, 538
4,456
9,314
6,936
21, 461
50, 272
43, 756
71,229

58.3
47.5
45.8
47.4
45.9
40.7
38.3
35. 2
40.2
45.7
49.2
71.3
55.8
60.0
55.9
51.6
56.5
49.8

17.3
21.3
21.2
21.4
17.5
13.9
13.4
11.1
11.2
12.1
11.5
12.4
8.2
6.9
5.4
4.6
6.2
4.9

24.4
31.2
33.0
31.2
36.6
45.4
48.3
53.7
48.6
42.2
39.3
16.3
36.0
33.1
38.7
43.8
37.3
45.3

2 Includes multifamily dwellings with stores.

During 1938, in these 257 cities, dwelling units were provided in
new buildings for 157,104 families. This compares with 491,032 in
the peak year 1925 and with 20,952 at the low point in 1934. For
the first time in 7 years, fewer than 50 percent of the new dwelling
units were provided in one-family dwellings. In 1932, 71.3 percent
of all new dwelling units were in one-family dwellings and only 16.3
percent in apartment houses, the remainder being in two-family dwell­
ings. In 1938, 49.8 percent of the new dwelling units were in onefamily dwellings, 45.3 percent in apartment houses, and 4.9 percent
in two-family dwellings.




FAMILY DWELLING UNITS PROVIDED
THOUSANDS OF
DWELLINGS

AS INDICATED BY BUILDING PERMITS
257 IDENTICAL CITIES

THOUSANDS OF
DWELLINGS

GENERAL TREND IN
CONSTRUCTION

1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

The percentage of families provided for in the different types of
dwellings is given in table A4, by size of city.
T able

A 4 . — Percentage o f fa m ilies provided fo r by different types o f dwellings in
257 identical cities, by size of city, 1921 to 1938

[Revised]

Size of city

Total number
Year of families
provided for

500,000 and over (14 cities).. _ __________ _____ 1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
100,000 and under 500,000 (75 cities)_______ __ 1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
50,000 and under 100,000 (86 c i t i e s ) ________ 1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1 Includes 1- and 2-family dwellings w ith stores.
2 Includes m ultifam ily dwellings with stores.




112,373
207, 828
257, 565
245, 297
280,124
281, 172
236,113
232, 681
139, 007
70,199
61,140
13, 487
15, 592
12, 478
32, 876
66, 910
69, 698
101,128
75,073
113, 556
129,138
127,450
140, 112
120, 554
110, 688
102,166
70, 664
37,999
25,045
8,990
6,847
5. 598
15, 240
33, 024
31, 272
37, 695
26, 060
39, 818
47, 916
49, 778
49, 812
43,155
42,898
38,804
23, 365
10,884
7, 683
3,007
2,103
1, 714
5,092
10, 036
11,142
12,511

Percentage of families provided
for in—
M ulti­
2-family
1-family
fam ily
dwellings dwellings 1 dw ellings2
44.2
35.5
34.2
35.6
34.3
28.2
25.8
22.1
25.3
32.0
35.3
58.2
37.4
44.0
42.6
40.4
41.4
36.1
72.0
61.5
60.8
63.0
61.1
60.7
55.6
52.9
55.8
59.0
69.0
83.2
80.3
80.9
73.2
63.0
77.3
73.1
74.9
63.7
61.3
60.0
61.6
57.5
52.8
55.4
65.3
69.6
74.5
84.3
89.3
87.7
74.8
73.9
76.1
75.3

21.3
23.6
24.1
25.3
18.3
13.9
13.4
10.7
10.3
12.2
11.3
15.5
8.4
6.6
4.4
3.5
5.2
3.5
12.0
18.5
16.5
16.6
16.3
13.0
13.3
11.8
13.1
13.0
13.1
10.2
8.5
8.3
7.1
6.2
8.4
7.6
15.0
18. 5
19.1
14.8
15.3
14.7
12.2
10.7
11.0
9.7
9.5
8.0
7.3
6.5
6.4
6.9
8.0
8.0

34.5
40.9
41.7
39.1
47.4
57.9
60.8
67.2
64.4
55.8
53.4
26.4
54.2
49.4
53.0
56.1
53.4
60.4
16. C
20.0
22.7
20.4
22.6
26.3
31.1
35.3
31.1
28.0
17.9
6.6
11.2
10.8
19.7
30.8
14.3
19.3
10.1
17.8
19.6
25.2
23.1
27.8
35.0
33.9
23.7
20.7
16.0
7.7
3.4
5.8
18.8
19.2
15.9
16.7

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T

a b l e

A 4 . — Percentage of fam ilies provided fo r by different types of dwellings in
257 identical cities, by size of city, 1921 to 1988— Continued

[Revised]

Size of city

Percentage of families provided
for in—
Total number
Year of families
provided for 1-family 2-family
Multi­
family
dwellings dwellings dwellings

--------- 1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
Total (257 cities)___________________________ 1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938

25,000 and under 50,000 (82 cities) __

11, 039
16,103
19,054
19, 571
20.984
17, 327
16,396
15, 027
11, 358
6,233
4,290
1,896
1, 343
1,162
2,282
4,819
5,211
5, 770
224, 545
377, 305
453, 673
442, 096
491, 032
462, 208
406, 095
388, 678
244, 394
125,315
98,158
27, 380
25, 885
20,952
55, 490
114, 789
117, 323
157,104

68.7
63.8
61.6
62.2
60.8
62.4
63.7
65.8
72.3
77.7
86.1
87.7
92.2
90.1
90.5
82.0
90.8
81.2
58.3
47.5
45.8
47.4
45.9
40.7
38.3
35.2
40.2
45.7
49.2
71.3
55.8
60.0
55.9
51.6
56.5
49.8

18.2
17.1
19.5
20.6
20.8
18.5
15.9
13.8
12.1
9.4
8.8
7.9
5.7
4.6
6.2
3.7
3.8
4.7
17.3
21.3
21.2
21.4
17.5
13.9
13.4
11.1
11.2
12.1
11.5
12.4
8.2
6.9
5.4
4.6
6.2
4.9

13.1
19.1
18.9
17.2
18.4
19.1
20.4
20.4
15.6
12.9
5.1
4.4
2.1
5.3
3.3
14.3
5.4
14.1
24.4
31.2
33.0
31.2
36.6
45.4
48.3
53.7
48.6
42.2
39.3
16.3
36.0
33.1
38.7
43.8
37.3
45.3

In 1938, 60.4 percent of all new dwelling units provided in the 14
cities having a population of 500,000 or over were in apartment
houses; in each of the other city-size groups, less than 20 percent of
the new dwelling units were provided in this type of dwelling.
Construction in Five Leading Cities, 1921 to 1938

The permit valuations in the five leading cities in building con­
struction for each year from 1921 to 1938, inclusive, are shown in
table A5.

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A 5 . — Five cities leading in total expenditures fo r building construction, each
year, 1921 to 1988
[R e v is e d ]

Y e a r a n d c it y

1921
N e w Y o r k ..
C h ic a g o _____
C le v e la n d ...
L o s A n g e le s .
D e t r o i t ______

1922
N e w Y o r k ___________
C h ic a g o _______________
L o s A n g e le s __________
P h i l a d e l p h i a . _______
D e t r o i t ________________

1923
N e w Y o r k ___________
C h ic a g o _______________
L o s A n g e le s __________
D e t r o i t ________________
P h i l a d e l p h i a ________

1924
N e w Y o r k ___________
C h ic a g o _______________
D e t r o i t ________________
L o s A n g e l e s __________
P h i l a d e lp h i a ________

1925
N e w Y o r k ___________
C h ic a g o _______________
D e t r o i t ________________
P h il a d e lp h ia ________
L o s A n g e le s __________

1926
N e w Y o r k ___________
C h i c a g o _______________
D e t r o i t ________________
P h i l a d e lp h i a ________
L o s A n g e le s __________

1927
N e w Y o r k ___________
C h i c a g o .______________
D e t r o i t . .. .____________
L o s A n g e ie s __________
P h i l a d e lp h i a ________

1928
N e w Y o r k ___________
C h ic a g o _______________
D e t r o i t ________________
P h i l a d e lp h i a ________
L o s A n g e l e s . . . . ______

1929
N e w Y o r k ___________
C h ic a g o _______________
P h il a d e lp h ia ________
D e t r o i t ________________
L o s A n g e l e s __________

T o ta l
e x p e n d itu r e

$442, 285, 248
133,027, 910
86, 680,023
82, 761, 386
58,086,053

Y e a r a n d c it y

T o ta l
e x p e n d itu r e

1930

$410,165,789
85, 749,167
75, 356, 715
53,141, 770
48, 823, 891

1931

362, 864,076
66, 693, 556
52, 588,151
41, 421, 685
35, 265, 216

N e w Y o r k ...
C h ic a g o ______
L o s A n g e le s .
P h ila d e lp h ia .
W a s h in g to n .

645,176, 481
229, 853,125
121, 206, 787
114,190, 525
93, 614, 593

N e w Y o r k ___________
C h ic a g o ______________
W a s h i n g t o n _________
L o s A n g e le s _________
P h il a d e lp h ia ________

789, 265, 335
334,164, 404
200,133,181
129, 719, 831
128, 227,405

N e w Y o r k ___________
W a s h i n g t o n .. _ _____
P h i l a d e lp h i a ________
L o s A n g e le s _________
S a n F r a n c i s c o ._____

836,043, 604
308,911,159
160, 547, 723
150,147, 516
141, 402, 655

N e w Y o r k ___________
S a n F r a n c is c o _______
L o s A n g e le s _________
S t . L o u i s _____________
P h il a d e lp h ia ________

1,020, 604,713
373, 808, 571
180,132, 528
171,034, 280
152, 646,436

N e w Y o r k ___________
W a s h in g t o n _________
L o s A n g e le s _________
C h ic a g o _______________
B o s t o n ________________

1,039, 670, 572
376, 808, 480
183, 721, 443
140,093, 075
123, 006, 215

N e w Y o r k ___________
W a s h i n g t o n _________
L o s A n g e le s _________
D e t r o i t _______________
C h ic a g o _______________

880, 333, 455
365, 065,042
145, 555, 647
123,027,139
117, 590, 650

N e w Y o r k ___________
L o s A n g e le s _________
W a s h i n g t o n _________
D e t r o i t _______________
C h ic a g o _______________

916, 671,855
323, 509,048
129, 260, 285
112, 225, 865
101, 678, 768

N e w Y o r k ___________
L o s A n g e le s _________
D e t r o i t _______________
W a s h i n g t o n _________
C h ic a g o _______________

942, 297, 219
210, 797, 640
104,405, 545
100, 567, 497
93,020,160

N e w Y o r k ___________
L o s A n g e le s _________
D e t r o i t _______________
W a s h i n g t o n _________
C h ic a g o ______________

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

78,851, 588
59,927, 302
17,862, 661
17, 785, 627
16,465,092
86, 560, 877
58,198, 282
15, 396, 282
13,067, 666
12,098,917
96, 661,717
20, 928, 631
14, 968,164
10,176, 448
9,381, 623
153, 883, 860
47, 216, 408
32, 519, 359
22, 218,027
17, 839, 333
224,066, 924
64,104, 825
47, 701, 546
43, 212,100
35,911,134
314, 604,086
64, 614,089
53, 412, 244
43, 294, 632
35,957, 220
341,432, 891
70,968, 526
51,819,933
51, 577, 522
29,350, 354

Reports indicate that the five cities that accounted for the largest
amount of expenditures for building construction in 1937 were again
in the lead in 1938. Three of these cities, New York, Los Angeles,
and Washington, showed pronounced gains in 1938. There was a
slight decrease in permit valuations in Detroit and a sizable decrease
in Chicago, however, comparing 1938 with 1937.




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Prices o f Building Materials, Wages, and R ents, 1921 to 1938

The data shown in table A6 are compiled from the Bureau’s monthly
reports on wholesale prices of building materials, from its annual
reports on wage rates of union labor in the building trades, and from
its semiannual reports on rents in 32 cities.
T

a b l e

A 6 . — In d ex numbers o f building expenditures, material prices, union wages,
and rents, 1921 to 1988

[1921 = 100]
Year
1921____________________________________________
1922____________________________________________
1923____________________________________________
1924____________________________________________
1925____________________________________________
1926____________________________________________
1927____________________________________________
1928____________________________________________
1929____________________________________________
1930____________________________________________
1931____________________________________________
1932____________________________________________
1933____________________________________________
1934____________________________________________
1935____________________________________________
1936____________________________________________
1937____________________________________________
1938____________________________________________

Estimated
expenditures
for building
construction
in 257 iden­
tical cities 1
100.0
150.6
184.9
190.9
219.2
208.2
189.3
179.8
159.6
92.4
67.3
26. 2
20.8
20.6
35.7
56.3
63.4
64.0

Wholesale Union wage
prices of rates per Rents (32
building hour in the cities) 2
materials building
trades
100.0
99.9
111.6
105.0
104.4
102.7
97.2
96.6
97.9
92.3
81.3
73.3
79.1
88.5
87.6
89.0
97.7
92.7

100.0
93.7
103.7
111.9
116.2
123.8
128.1
128.9
130.5
136.0
136.4
116.6
113.3
114.1
115.4
119.6
127.9
139.3

100.0
102.9
105.6
109.3
109.8
108.8
107.0
104.5
102.0
99.3
94.1
84.4
72.7
68.1
68.1
69.5
72.9
3 75. 3

1 R e v is e d .
3 C itie s c o v e r e d in t h e B u r e a u ’ s r e ta il-p r ic e s u r v e y s .
3 P r e lim in a r y .

For the 18-year period under discussion, indicated expenditures for
building construction reached a peak of 219.2 in 1925. Each of the
following 9 years showed a decrease compared with the preceding year.
The trend turned in 1935, however, and during the past 4 years there
have been progressive gains in construction.
Wholesale prices of building materials reached a peak 2 years earlier
than total construction. The period 1923 to 1928 were years of de­
clining prices. A slight rise occurred in 1929, to be followed by 3
years of decreasing prices. Wholesale prices of building materials
moved up again sharply in 1933 and 1934, fell slightly in 1935, and
then for the next 2 years prices increased. The year 1938, however,
showed a considerable decline compared with 1937.
After declining in 1922, union wage rates in the building trades rose
each year until 1931, when a peak of 136.4 was reached. The wage
rates fell sharply during 1932 and 1933, but started upward again in
1934 and reached the highest point of the 18-year period during 1938.




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Rents reached a peak of 109.8 during 1925, but during the following
years the trend was steadily downward. The low point, 68.1, was
reached during 1934 and 1935. The next 3 years each showed
increases.
Estimated D w elling Units Provided in Urban Areas, 1936-38

In addition to publishing figures concerning the volume of building
construction from its reporting sample of cities, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics now estimates the number of family-dwelling units provided
in the entire urban area of the United States. The Bureau began this
new series in 1936 when the coverage of the building-permit inquiry
was increased to include cities having a population of 2,500 or more.
According to these estimates dwelling units were provided in new
housekeeping dwellings for 245,753 families in the urban area of the
United States during the year 1938. This was an increase of more
than 40,000 dwelling units, or 19.6 percent, as compared with 1937.
These estimates are based on building-permit reports received by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics from more than 1,800 cities having a
population of more than 61,000,000, or approximately 90 percent of
the entire urban population of the United States. The urban area
of the United States, as defined by the Bureau of the Census, consists
of 3,165 cities and towns of 2,500 or more population with an aggre­
gate population in 1930 of 68,955,000. The building-permit reports
received by the Bureau are complete for all cities having a population
of 50,000 or over. The cities of 25,000 to 50,000 population reporting
to the Bureau include approximately 90 percent of the population of
all cities of this size. For cities of 10,000 to 25,000 the corresponding
coverage figure is about 75 percent, for cities of 5,000 to 10,000 it is
approximately 45 percent, and for cities of 2,500 to 5,000 it is 35
percent.
The term “ city,” as used in this report, is synonymous with the
census term “ urban place,” which is defined to mean, in general,
“ cities or other incorporated places having a population of 2,500 or
more.” 1
The method employed in estimating the number of family-dwelling
units provided in the population groups where the Bureau does not
have full coverage was as follows: The relationship was computed
between the percentage increase in population of the reporting cities
between 1920 and 1930, and the number of dwelling units provided
in these cities per 10,000 population. The rate of growth in the
nonreporting cities between 1920 and 1930 was then used to arrive
1

T h e r e a re, h o w e v e r , c e r ta in e x c e p tio n s to th is d e fin itio n .

P o p u la t io n ,

v q I,

I I , c h . 1,




See “ F ift e e n t h C e n s u s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ,1

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at an estimated rate of building per 10,000 population at which dwelling
units in the nonreporting cities were provided. The number of dwell­
ing units per 10,000 population so derived was then multiplied by the
1930 population of the nonreporting cities. The result shows the
estimated number of dwelling units provided in nonreporting areas.
The total number of dwelling units was apportioned by type of dwell­
ing in accordance with the distribution shown in the reporting cities.
Satellite 2 and nonsatellite cities were treated as separate groups, in
preparing the estimates by the above process. Each population group
was also treated separately. Housing financed from Federal funds
was excluded in estimating for the nonreporting cities, but was, of
course, included in the totals.
Totals for each geographic division, each population group, and for
the United States were built up on the estimates of construction for
satellite and nonsatellite cities by population group, within each
individual State.
Table A7 shows the number of family-dwelling units provided in
one-family, two-family, and multifamily dwellings in the urban area
of the United States, by quarters, in 1937 and 1938.

T able

A 7 . — Estim ated fam ily-dw elling units provided in total urban area, January
1987 to December 1938, by quarters

Dwelling units provided in—
Period

1931-

All types

1-family
dwellings

2-family Multifamily
dwellings 1 dwellings 2

First quarter______ _______ _____ __ _- _...
_____
Second quarter.
___
Third quarter. __ _. ________ _____ _
Fourth quarter.._____ _ ___________ __ _

54,170
64, 141
47, 638
39, 518

33, 669
45, 656
37,088
26, 928

3,315
3,918
3,209
2, 520

17,186
14, 567
7,341
10,070

First quarter.. ________ ___ _ -------------Second quarter. ._ _ __ ----- -------- ___
Third quarter------------ ---------------- --------Fourth quarter
__________ __ ______

42, 352
61,869
77, 465
64,067

28, 585
45, 865
48, 761
43,155

3,142
3,965
3,640
3,128

10, 625
12, 039
25, 064
17, 784

1938

1 Includes 1- and 2-family dwellings with stores.
2 Includes multifamily dwellings with stores.
While the number of dwelling units provided during the first two
quarters of 1938 was substantially lower than during the same period
of 1937, the increase during the last two quarters more than made up
the deficit occurring during the first half of the year.
Normally, building-permit figures are higher during the second
quarter than during any other period of the year. In 1938, however,
permits did not reach a peak until the third quarter, and fourth quarter
figures, which are normally lower than any other quarter, were higher
than either the first or second quarters.
2

S a te llit e citie s are u r b a n p la c e s fa llin g w it h in th e m e tr o p o lit a n areas o f la r g e c itie s.




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A comparison of the dwelling units provided during 1938 and 1937
is shown in table A8 by city-size groups.

T able

A 8 . — Estimated fam ily-dw elling units provided by new construction in urban
areas during 1987 and 1988, by size o f city

1937

1938
500.000 and over________ ___
100.000 and under 500,000___
50.000 and under 100,000____
25.000 and under 50,000_ _ . _.
10.000 and under 25,000_____
5.000 and under 10,000______
2,500 and under 5,000__ ___
Total_______________
Percentage change from 1937_

1-family dwell­
ings

All types

Population groups

2-family dwell­
ings i

Multifamily
dwellings 2

1938

1938

1937

1938

1937

3,474
3,131
1, 710
1,192
1, 730
1, 340
1,298
13,875
+7.0

2,929
2,979
1,539
1, 262
1, 752
1,276
1,225
12,962

46,803
7, 381
2, 372
2,432
3,143
2,157
1, 224
65, 512
+33.3

34,689
4,904
2,281
1,483
2,599
2,158
1,050
49,164

1937

86,400 65, 756 36,123 28,138
40,080 33,846 29,568 25, 963
17, 628 15, 604 13, 546 11, 784
20, 335 18, 226 16, 711 15, 481
35,136 31,144 30, 263 26, 793
24, 607 22,098 21,110 18, 664
21,567 18, 793 19,045 16, 518
245, 753 205, 467 166, 366 143,341
+19.6
+16.1

1 Includes 1- and 2-family dwellings with stores.
2Includes multifamily dwellings with stores.
All city-size groups showed pronounced gains in the number of
dwelling units provided in new buildings, comparing 1938 with 1937.
Except for the population group containing cities of over half a million,
far more new family-dwelling units were provided in one-family dwell­
ings than in apartment houses.
Table A9 shows the number of dwelling units provided in the entire
urban area of the United States during 1937 and 1938, by States.

T able

A 9 . — Estimated dwelling units constructed in the urban area o f each State
1937 and 1938

Geographic division and State
T o ta l, U n ite d S ta te s ________
N e w E n g l a n d _______________
C o n n e c t i c u t ____________
M a i n e ___________________
M a s s a c h u s e t t s _________
N e w H a m p s h i r e ______
R h o d e I s l a n d __________
V e r m o n t ________________
M i d d l e A tla n t ic _____________
N e w J e r s e y ____________
N e w Y o r k ______________
P e n n s y l v a n i a __________
E a st N o r th C e n tr a l_________
I l l i n o i s ___________________
I n d i a n a _________________
M i c h i g a n _______________
O h i o _____________________
W i s c o n s i n ______________
W e s t N o r t h C e n tr a l________
I o w a _____________________
K a n s a s __________________
M i n n e s o t a ______________
M i s s o u r i ________________
N e b r a s k a _______________
N o r t h D a k o t a ________
S o u t h D a k o t a _________
S o u th A tl a n t ic ______________
D e la w a r e _______________
D i s t r i c t o f C o lu m b i a .
F lo r id a _________________




1938

1937

Geographic division and State

1938

245, 753 205, 467 South Atlantic—Continued.
Gfinrgin.
3 098
9, 601 10,280
Maryland_________________ 2,960
2,786 2,635
North Carolina— _____ _ __ 4, 765
434
492
South Carolina. __ . . . . _ __ 1,669
4, 776 5,494
Virginia _ . ... ___... 3,101
397
382
West Virginia_______ _ _ _ 1,852
1,071 1,127 East South Central__________ _ 8,646
137
150
Alabama. _____ ______ 2, 313
74, 295 53, 335
Kentucky __ __________ 1,869
5,864 4,609
Mississippi.. __ ._ _______ 1,887
Tennessee_______ ... ... 2, 577
59,663 40,910
8, 768 7,816 West South Central_____ _ __ __ 24,833
Arkansas. __ ____________ 1,126
30, 986 30, 567
Louisiana ______ ____ _ 3,031
5,945 5, 650
Oklahoma____ ... _______ 3,319
3, 319 3,309
Texas ._ ___. . . . _____ 17, 357
10,859 9,885
7,681 8,229 Mountain. _. __________ . ___ 6,980
Arizona _. _______ ________ 806
3,182 3,494
14,741 12,150
Colorado... , . . . . ... 1,635
Idaho _ _ ______ ...
2, 726 1,850
869
1,709 1,801
Montana____ ________
654
Nevada ._ __ _ _ _ _ _
4,428 3, 291
352
4,132 3, 514
New Mexico ____ ___ _
900
Utah______________________ 1,267
979 1,083
286
231
Wyoming _ _ ___________
497
481
380 Pacific____ ___
__ _____ 45,692
29, 979 26, 798
California ____ _ __ __ 40, 504
200
212
Oregon_______ __ _ _ __ 1,783
4,275 5,352
Washington ______________ 3,405
8,059 7,317

1937
2, 717
2,086
3.695
1,601
2,123
1.695
8,052
1,938
1, 757
1,625
2, 732
20,441
941
2, 260
2,992
14, 248
6, 827
676
1, 766
887
728
334
815
1,274
347
37,017
32, 550
1,966
2,501

17

GENERAL TREND IN CONSTRUCTION

In 33 of the 48 States, more dwelling units were provided during
1938 than during 1937. New York State, with 59,663 new dwelling
units, provided more new family accomodations than any other
State. Other States providing 10,000 or more dwelling units were
California with 40,504, Texas with 17,357, and Michigan with 10,859.
Table A10 shows the average cost of dwelling units provided in
housekeeping dwellings, by geographic divisions.

T able

A 1 0. — Average cost of dwelling units provided in housekeeping dwellings,
by type and geographic division, 1937 and 1938 1

Geographic division

All types
1938

All divisions____ _ _ $3, 635
-8 .7
Percentage changeNew England.. ________ 4, 465
3,734
Middle Atlantic________
East North Central_______ 4,881
West North C entral.-____ 3, 470
3,333
South Atlantic..- ______
East South Central_______ 2,405
West South Central______ 2,778
Mountain. _____ _____ 2,937
Pacific___________________ 3, 376

1-family
dwellings

2-family
dwellings 2

Multifamily
dwellings 3

1937

1938

1937

1938

1937

1938

1937

$3,982

$3,947
-7 .8
4,782
4,616
5,042
3,613
3,766
2,508
2,853
3,107
3,601

$4,279

$2,616
-7 .4
3,121
3,132
3, 970
2,929
1,878
1, 298
2, 266
2,303
2, 472

$2,826

$3,221
-8 .5
3,053
3,394
3,614
2,727
2, 545
2,548
2,585
1, 777
2,536

$3,522

5,288
4,337
5,143
3, 602
3, 526
2,486
2,825
2,994
3, 560

5,470
5,096
5, 377
3, 683
4,111
2, 587
2,951
3, 219
3, 795

3,474
3, 587
4.293
2, 933
2,021
1,547
2.294
2,322
2, 666

4, 500
3,864
4,074
3,316
2,506
2, 707
2, 219
1,902
2,702

1 Estimate based on permit valuation for reporting cities.
2 Includes 1- and 2-family dwellings with stores.
3 Includes multi family dwellings with stores.
There was a considerable decrease in the average permit valuation
of dwelling units provided in 1938 as compared with 1937. This
should not be construed to mean that the cost of erecting identical
buildings decreased, but does reflect the changes in the cost of the
buildings that were erected. Land costs are not included in the figures.
In table A l l is given the average cost of dwelling units provided
in housekeeping dwellings, by size of city.

T able

A l l . — Average cost o f dwelling units provided in housekeeping dwellings,
by type and size o f city, 1937 and 1938 1

Size of city

All types
1938

$3,635
Total, all reporting cities.
Percentage change __
-8 .7
500.000 and over_________
3,696
100.000 and under 500,000.. _ 3, 603
50.000 and under 100,000___ 3,667
25.000 and under 50,000__ _ 3, 550
10.000 and under 25,000. _ __ 3,598
5.000 and under 10,000 ___ 3,582
2,500 and under 5,000______ 3, 478

1-family
dwellings

Multifamily
dwellings 3

1937

1938

1937

1938

1937

1938

1937

$3, 982

$3,947
-7 .8
4,361
3,863
3,984
3,750
3,760
3,825
3, 607

$4,279

$2,616
-7 .4
3, 111
2,660
2,149
2,027
2, 573
2,389
2, 321

$2,826

$3,221
-8 .5
3, 332
2,963
2,987
2,958
2, 636
2,324
2, 722

$3,522

4,064
3,817
3,980
3,831
4,127
4,004
3, 798

1 Estimate based on permit valuation for reporting cities.
2 Includes 1- and 2-family dwellings with stores.
3 Includes multifamily dwellings with stores.




2-family
dwellings 2

4, 558
4,100
4,334
4,075
4, 335
4, 296
3, 991

3, 492
2, 607
2,524
2,331
2, 770
2,417
2, 372

3,737
3,058
3,092
2,546
2, 953
2, 707
2,219

18

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

All city-size groups showed declines in the average cost of onefamily dwellings, comparing the current year with the past year.
The size of city in which residences are erected seems to have much
less effect on the average cost than does the area in which they are
located. One-family dwellings erected in towns having a population
of between 2,500 and 5,000 average $3,607 in cost, while in cities of
over 500,000 population, the average cost is only $754 higher. In
contrast, a comparison of the cost of dwellings erected in the East
South Central States with the recorded valuation in the East North
Central States shows a variation in the average cost from $2,500 to
more than $5,000.
Estimated Number o f D w elling Units Provided, 1920 to 1938
The following table and the chart on page 9 show the number of
dwelling units provided in the entire urban area of the United States
for the years 1920 to 1938. The data for the years 1920 to 1935 are
estimates made by the National Bureau of Economic Research and
those for the years 1936 to 1938 are estimates of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics as described above. All the estimates are based on the
reports of building permits received by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
for the years 1920 to 1938, inclusive.

Dwelling
units
provided
1920________ _______
1921________ _______
1922_______________
1923________ _______
1924 _______ _______
1925________ _______
1926________ _______
1927________ _______
1928________ _______
1929________ _______

196, 000
359, 000
574,000
698,000
716,000
752, 000
681, 000
643, 000
594, 000
400,000

Dwelling
units
provided
1930_______
1931_______
1932_______
1933_______
1934_______
1935_______
1936_______
1937_______
1938_______

______
___
______
__
______
______
__ __
______
_____

224, 000
164,000
56, 000
40,000
41, 000
106, 000
199,000
205, 000
246, 000

More dwelling units were built in the urban areas of the United
States in 1938 than during any year since 1929. The rate of building
in 1938 was about six times that of the low point in 1933 and 1934,
but only one-third as much as during the peak year of 1925.
The Bureau of Labor statistics has been issuing quarterly esti­
mates of the number of dwelling units provided in the urban areas
of the United States since 1936. Beginning with the first quarter
of 1939, the Bureau expects to issue estimates of both dwelling units
and dollar volume of residential construction for the entire urban area.




Part II
Analyses o f Residential Construction and Demolitions,




1929 to 1935

19




Analyses of Residential Construction and Demolitions,
1929 to 1935
The data on building permits published monthly by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics and summarized for the years 1921 to 1938 in part I
of this bulletin, show the general trend of building construction in
cities of the United States. However, to meet the needs of those
immediately concerned with housing programs, such as local housing
authorities, real estate boards, city planning commissions, and various
other types of governmental and quasi governmental agencies, more
extended information has long been felt necessary regarding residential
characteristics such as type of structure, type of material, number of
rooms, and data concerning demolitions.
In the effort to supply such of this additional information as was
available, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with the
Federal Housing Administration, the Home Loan Bank Board, and
the Works Progress Administration made a special study of the build­
ing-permit records in 813 cities, representing about 83 percent of all
the cities in the United States with a population of 10,000 or more.
For new residential construction, information was obtained on the
number of family-dwelling units provided in each building for which
a permit was issued, the permit valuation of each structure, the type
of structure, the type of material used in the construction of the
buildings, and the number of rooms per dwelling unit. Similar data
were obtained for demolished structures.
Detailed information has been published separately for each city
having a population of 25,000 or over covered by the study. This
report summarizes the data compiled on the number of dwellings pro­
vided by cost groups, the type of structure and material, the number
of rooms per dwelling unit, and the data concerning demolitions.
In table B l is given the number of dwelling units provided, by cost
groups, in each of 93 cities of the United States having a population
of 100,000 or over.




21

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a b l e

B l . — Family-dwelling units in housekeeping structures for which building permits were issued in cities o f 100,000 or more inhabitants,
by estimated cost, 1929 to 1985 1

bO

^

E s t i m a t e d c o st p e r fa m il y -d w e llin g u n it

City and State




455, 368
2,847
1, 566
3, 331
6,903
434
6,194
1, 711
4, 226
997
561
488
784
4,179
25, 531
6,414
2, 361
5, 226
690
4,176
1,461
20, 959
461
1,014
1,449
896
695
140
2,726
1,128
3,031
613
957
567
39, 998
3,143
2

$12,500
to
$14,999

$15,000
and
over
5,827
86
57
4
73
1
33
9
82
13
10
23
2
34
318
206
17
4
7
59
24
118

6
4

13
12
1
0
20
7
49
0
7
18
128
80

2, 252
35
40
5
13
1
1
2
15
8
3
4
2
70
228
66
8
6
7
20
7
72
0
2
2
5
0
0
7
9
17
1
2
2
45
31

$10,000
to
$12,499
6,712
64
202
20
130
2
30
10
35
13
1
14
7
41
479
347
49
18
11
80
59
275
8
29
19
30
12
0
24
24
29
11
1
3
133
86

$7,500
to
$9,999
18, 287
138
375
110
164
2
90
57
138
8
9
28
12
132
2,124
797
204
39
38
111
58
934
10
63
36
38
15
5
57
49
60
15
13
22
327
216

$5,000
to
$7,499
86, 583
473
545
376
677
29
1, 604
295
198
99
46
85
81
1,402
7, 614
2,159
897
200
129
807
303
7,092
86
206
112
163
72
21
312
268
325
111
120
196
758
450

$4,000
to
$4,999
74, 295
669
116
272
647
18
1,987
436
310
218
106
132
62
1, 496
3, 933
903
619
324
165
846
274
4, 568
94
87
103
153
75
25
677
278
211
65
212
135
716
355

$3,000
to
$?,999
107, 947
946
88
517
1, 827
34
1,878
527
1,049
493
192
137
71
712
4,020
1, 092
369
682
227
725
224
4,163
59
135
262
257
188
23
850
319
445
113
440
112
1,170
601

$2,000
to
$2,999
84, 795
274
73
566
3, 007
48
537
313
1,400
38
119
37
142
217
3,142
634
147
837
72
832
149
2, 757
43
474
395
161
237
25
485
122
634
124
138
75
1,860
778

$1,000
to
$1,999
47,146
52
70
592
323
96
34
35
902
107
55
20
280
50
2, 823
190
36
1, 658
17
578
95
815
50
14
277
55
74
23
238
20
689
152
20
2
2,422
460

Under
$1,000
21, 524
110
0
869
42
203
0
27
97
0
20
8
125
25
850
20
15
1,458
17
118
268
165
105
0
230
22
21
18
56
32
572
21
4
2
2,439
86

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

____
Total. ______________
Akron, O hio__ _________ _ _____
Albany, N. Y___________ _ . . . ____
Atlanta, G a ___ _______ ______ ___
Baltimore, M d_______ _______________
Birmingham, Ala _ . __________ _____
Boston, Mass __ ________ ____ ________
Bridgeport, Conn... ________ _______
Buffalo, N. Y_________ ___________ _
Cambridge, Mass___ ___ _________ ___
Camden, N. J. _____________________
Canton, Ohio. ______________ ____
Chattanooga, Tenn_________________ _
Cleveland, Ohio.. ____ _______ _ _ .
_________ _________
Chicago, 111
Cincinnati, Ohio____________ ____ __
Columbus, Ohio _ ______ ____ ___
Dallas, Tex
_ ____ __________
____ ____ _______
Dayton, Ohio
Denver, Colo _________ . _ __
Des Moines, Io w a ______ _____ ____
Detroit, Mich ______ __________
Duluth, Minn
________ ______ _
Elizabeth, N. J ________ _______ _
El Paso, Tex . . . _______ _____ __
Erie, Pa
___________________
Evansville, Ind _ _____ __________
Fall River, M a ss__- ____________ ___
Flint, Mich
__ . ___ ______
Fort Wayne, Ind. ______ _________ ..
Fort Worth, Tex ___ . ______ __ __
Gary, Ind
____________ _______
Grand Rapids, Mich_____
___
Hartford, Conn_________________ ___
Houston, Tex
_______ ____ _______
Indianapolis, Ind--------------------------------

Total

20
64
5
83
33
82
752
48
5
12
42
72
258
131
69
91
5
65
42
522
1,066
1,479
1,149
117
51
100
86
54
21
334
243
153
181
59
62
84
149
107
33
14
117
148
7
104
0

118
290
26
440
71
331
2,457
159
33
195
202
218
1, 513
628
196
542
33
162
73
4,546
6,628
7,950
10,098
534
206
433
1,467
271
114
1,584
1,778
586
812
131
306
261
933
445
199
59
418
898
47
411
24

168
382
32
531
97
527
3,109
160
31
158
242
213
1,459
989
142
916
10
121
188
6,140
5, 770
3,868
6,007
544
176
679
457
394
182
3,587
927
808
429
139
278
431
1,788
430
275
62
464
3,132
85
740
99

277
476
96
1,421
86
1, 622
8, 783
186
33
125
284
172
2,043
2,148
224
310
2
162
259
12,109
13,364
3,362
10,382
552
281
1,095
1,070
370
258
3,750
739
893
186
42
257
125
2,251
484
416
182
712
3,081
80
2,363
171

338
486
250
817
203
2, 457
13, 520
233
32
253
396
275
937
1, 341
406
107
6
266
543
3,798
6,631
1,608
7,061
561
245
1,366
1,882
213
168
764
838
814
57
28
243
80
2,325
182
789
270
933
2,152
66
2,457
84

507
78
170
722
356
1, 658
11, 721
293
16
6
503
451
431
115
364
784
6
13
875
593
470
451
1,939
272
198
522
1,041
105
21
158
213
177
10
6
174
41
1,762
127
112
529
984
507
40
1,183
2

380
1
124
164
211
376
3,033
97
14
5
786
478
42
61
507
0
12
2
628
130
133
0
370
279
140
113
920
81
13
1
35
69
5
2
24
5
220
65
68
1,128
509
152
16
688
5

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"1

CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITIONS

Jacksonville, Fla__________ __
6
1,847
Jersey City, N. J_____________________
9
1,788
Kansas City, Kans_._ ___ _________
1
708
Kansas City, Mo _ ______ _ ___ _
59
4,316
Knoxville, Tenn . __ ______
17
1,109
Long Beach, CaliL __ _______ ___
19
7,139
Los Angeles, Calif- _ _ _ _ _ _____
44, 246
376
Louisville, Ky _________ _________
19
1,246
Lowell, Mass". __ ___ ___ _ _ ___
0
169
Lynn, Mass___________ _ _ _______
2
759
Memphis, Tenn _ __ __ ___ ______
2,484
10
Miami, Fla _ _ _ ______ ____ _
1, 958
36
Milwaukee, Wis ___________ __ _ ___
6, 773
30
Minneapolis, Minn__ _ ______
5, 511
37
Nashville, Tenn. ______ _ ________
3
1, 933
Newark, N. J ________ _ _____ _
7
2, 804
New Bedford, Mass __. ____
3
80
New Haven, Conn. ____ _ _ _
20
837
New Orleans, La_ _______ _ _ _ _
2,646
18
New York City:
_______ ____ ______
Bronx
28,144
88
Brooklyn _ _______ _ ________
89
34,445
Manhattan_____________ _ ___
21, 746
1,900
Queens _ __ ___ ___ __ ______ _
37,389
135
Richmond _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________
2,912
18
Norfolk, Va__________________________
1,324
7
Oakland, Calif
______
34
4,406
Oklahoma City, Okla ________
44
7,015
Omaha, Nebr
_ _______
5
1,528
11
Paterson, N. J __________ _ __
795
Philadelphia, Pa___ _ ___ _______ _
89
10,367
Pittsburgh, Pa._______ ________ _ _
4,962
75
Portland, Oreg _ _ ___ ________ __ _
3,669
51
Providence, R. I _________ _______
1,830
73
Reading, Pa _____ _______ ______
461
16
Richmond, Va _ ____________________
1,387
13
Rochester, N. Y _______ _
1,069
16
9,514
29
St. Louis, M o. _ _______ ___ ____
St. Paul, Minn__ _ _____ _______
1,900
25
1,932
10
Salt Lake City, Utah, __ _______
San Antonio, Tex_ __ _______ _____
2,253
3
San Diego, Calif_____ _ ____ ______
4,271
45
San Francisco, Calif _ ______ _____
10,251
86
5
Scranton, Pa _ ________ ________
348
Seattle, Wash ____ ____ ____ _ __ _
8,145
66
1
Somerville, Mass ____ ___ __ _
388
1 Data not available for Peoria, 111.
Does not include 9 units for which cost was not available.
3 Does not include 271 units for which cost was not available.
2




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T a b l e B l . — Fam ily-dw elling units in housekeeping structures fo r which building permits were issued in cities o f 100,000 or more inhabitants,

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by estimated cost, 1929 to 1935— Continued

Estimated cost per family-dwelling unit
City and State

1 Population 99,902.




913
1,448
1,099
1,680
1,223
553
1,822
270
1,556
420
14,562
562
2,713
1,310
1,260
4,462
854

$15,000
and
over
27
11
9
48
1
1
11
5
44
3
250
3
34
42
49
147
11

$12,500
to
$14,999
4
1
1
5
0
3
5
2
17
3
116
2
12
6
9
80
1

$10,000
to
$12,499
24
8
9
62
6
1
18
9
27
9
850
14
41
29
44
373
17

$7,500
to
$9,999
37
26
22
123
4
3
49
39
56
42
2,059
40
76
21
73
752
52

$5,000
to
$7,499
204
227
200
677
50
7
301
69
235
186
4,580
110
242
421
364
1,308
265

$4,000
to
$4,999
242
213
241
470
69
10
532
27
304
118
1,092
177
187
477
295
963
225

$3,000
to
$3,999
212
371
360
264
261
28
535
45
294
35
1,690
109
475
202
255
418
162

$2,000
to
$2,999
117
233
157
23
577
83
207
41
278
24
2,216
51
949
85
78
235
68

$1,000
to
$1,999
31
163
48
4
116
134
134
31
187
0
1,464
45
489
27
33
177
33

Under
$1,000
15
195
52
4
139
283
30
2
114
0
245
11
208
0
60
9
20

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

South Bend, Ind_ ___________________
Spokane, Wash_______________ _______
Springfield, M ass___ _____________
Syracuse, N. Y _______________________
Tacoma, Wash------ ------------------------Tampa, Fla_________________________
Toledo, Ohio________________________
Trenton, N. J________________________
Tulsa, Okla_________ ________ _______
Utica, N. Y __________________________
Washington, D. C____________________
Waterbury, Conn.i___________________
Wichita, Kans_______________________
Wilmington, Del __________________
Worcester, Mass---- ------------------------Yonkers, N. Y _______________________
Youngstown, Ohio___________________

Total

25

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITIONS

Data concerning the estimated cost of dwellings were obtained for
455,368 dwelling units in these cities. Of this number, 153,465, or
33.7 percent, had a permit valuation of less than $3,000; for 182,242,
or 40.0 percent, the permit valuation was between $3,000 and $5,000;
for 104,870, or 23.0 percent, between $5,000 and $10,000; and 14,791,
or 3.3 percent, had a permit, valuation of $10,000 or more.
Table B2 shows the number of dwelling units provided in house­
keeping structures in cities having a population of 100,000 or more,
by type of structure and material.

T a b l e B2. —

F a m ily dwelling units in housekeeping structures f o r which building
p erm its were issu ed in cities o f 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 or m ore inhabita nts , b y typ e o f structure and
m aterial , 1 9 2 9 to 1 9 3 5 1

Type of material
Type of structure

Total

Struc­
tural
Brick Stucco Brick steel
and with
Frame Brick veneer
frame brick
facing

Total. _ _ __ _______ ____ 436,345 105, 836 153, 579 45,213 50,027 10,707 47,316
1-family, detached________ 182, 541 81,093 32,788 25,926 27,256 6,684
3
1-family, attached ___ ___ _ 19,143
443 17,044
354
546
60
2-family, side by side_____ 13,118 4,880 2,006 2,666 2,322
14
2-family, 2-decker____
36,170 11,904 10,148 4,656 5,698 2,918
1- and 2-family and commer­
cial unit___ __ _____ 3,756
590 2,462
243
11
178
2
3-family, 3-decker. _______ 4,848 1, 272 2,451
495
3
510
27
4-family_____ ____ _______ 11,712 1,948 3,868 1,760 3,520
56
3- and 4-family and commer­
493
cial unit______ _______
803
73
79
54
3
4
5 or more family without
commercial unit_________ 145, 561 3, 506 75,061 8,441 9,824
873 39,263
5 or more family and com­
127 7, 258
311
mercial unit _
______ 18,693
401
61 8,041

Rein­
forced
con­
crete Other
with
brick
facing
8,104
4
8
8

15, 563
8,787
696
1,230
838
262
90
560
97

5,752
2,332

2,841
162

1 Because the building codes in these cities provided different material classifications the following cities
were excluded from this table: Akron, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Hartford, Conn.; Milwaukee, Wis.; and Seattle,
Wash.
More than 40 percent of all the dwelling units provided in these
cities were in one-family detached dwellings while nearly 38 percent
were provided in apartment houses accommodating five or more fam­
ilies. Of the total number of dwelling units provided, 153,579, or
35.2 percent, were in brick buildings; 45,213, or 10.4 percent, in brick
veneer buildings; and 105,836, or 24.3 percent, in frame buildings.
Table B3 shows the number of dwelling units with specified number
of rooms in different types of housekeeping dwellings in 178 cities
having a population of 25,000 or more.




T a b l e B3. —

N u m b er o f room s per fa m ily -d w ellin g unit in housekeeping structures fo r which building p erm its were issu ed in 1 7 8 cities o f 2 5 ,0 0 0
or m ore inhabitants, by geographic d ivision and typ e o f structure, 1 9 2 9 to 1 9 3 5

Total1

All divisions.-. - _______________ _
1-family____ _________ ___
2-family______ _____ ___________
1- and 2-family and commercial unit.
Multifamily__________ ________
New England________________ __ _ __
1-family _ ___________ _ _____
2-family _______ __________ ___
1- and 2-family and commercial unit—
Multifamily. __ _ _ ________ _
Middle Atlantic_____________________
1-family___________ _______ ____
2-family_____ _________________
1- and 2-family and commercial unit—
Multifamily___________ _______
East North Central. _ _ ______
_
1-family__________ . _ ____
2-family. __ _.
_____ _______
1- and 2-family and commercial unit—
Multifamily____ ____ ______ _ _.
West North Central. . ______ . . . .
1-family_____________
______
2-family.. ______ ________ .. ...
1- and 2-family and commercial unit—
Multifamily__________ _______...
South Atlantic___________________
1-family. __ __________ _____ .
2-family_________________ _____
1- and 2-family and commercial unit—
Multifamily_________________ _
East South Central__________________
1-family________ _____________
2-family..................................................

411, 591
202,013
31, 246
3,686
174, 646
13, 232
8, 929
2,282
78
. 1,943
171, 314
51,979
12, 660
2,127
104, 548
48,816
20,916
4, 966
508
22,426
15,471
11,049
1,504
104
2,814
29,658
19,885
668
225
8,880
7,830
6, 556
218




Number of family-dwelling units with specified number of rooms
Total
356,686
187, 529
27, 866
3, 250
138,041
11, 594
7,880
2,040
86
1,588
156, 864
50, 592
12, 294
2,046
91,932
41, 222
18,085
3,642
394
19,101
11, 246
8,982
740
59
1,465
24,526
19,114
648
202
4, 562
7,059
6,191
208

1

2

12,153
1,230
1
18
10,904
15
15
4,872
13
2
4,857
5,417
25
1
5,391
90
78
12
323
177
2
144
65
61

25, 273
4,202
108
148
20, 815
209
60
3
146
14,068
117
7
61
13,883
2, 212
118
3
5
2,086
254
155
12
4
83
755
334
2
17
402
456
297

3
68,049
11, 786
1,476
525
54, 262
630
137
13
6
474
41, 948
743
493
356
40, 356
3, 795
446
27
34
3,288
1,394
382
65
8
939
3,387
1,304
95
27
1,961
1,155
1,039
26

4

5

6

7

8

9

59,442
20,341
3,858
813
34,430
1,047
447
165
19
416
28, 230
2, 440
1,821
506
23, 463
5, 732
1,488
264
123
3,857
1,918
1, 368
195
12
343
3,680
1,644
192
47
1, 747
1, 548
1, 267
66

74, 694
51, 228
10,973
793
11, 700
3, 543
1,940
1,156
20
427
17, 344
6, 361
4, 399
495
6,089
10, 782
6, 438
1,889
123
2, 332
5, 828
5, 400
349
14
65
4,266
3,729
246
45
246
2, 063
1,858
50

73, 289
60, 260
7, 969
648
4, 412
4, 038
3, 300
601
19
118
31, 678
25,187
4,070
429
1,992
10, 520
7,123
1,320
92
1, 985
1, 252
1,157
70
9
16
7, 505
7,332
82
42
49
1,046
977
45

27, 243
23,448
2, 996
193
606
1,362
1,255
84
17
6
11,847
9,948
1,338
136
425
1, 962
1,683
125
12
142
271
252
11
5
3
2, 553
2, 517
22
7
7
362
353
7

10,044
9,042
426
74
502
489
475
13
1

2,962
2,770
24
15
153
93
92

4,146
3,499
144
45
458
611
580
10
1
20
188
139
38
7
4
1,444
1,428
5
5
6
227
208
8

10 or more

1
1,296
1,131
6
7
152
92
90
2

3,537
3, 222
35
23
257
168
159
8
1
1,435
1,153
16
9
257
99
94
2
3

13
13

38
38

267
257
4
6

396
392
4

65
61
4

72
70
2

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Geographic division and type of
structure

fcO

^

1- and 2-family and commercial unit_.
Multifamily_________ ____ ________

159200*

West South Central__________________
1family________________
2family__________ _____
1- and 2-family and commercial unit—
Multifamily______________________

Pacific................. .....................................
1family_________________
2family________________
1- and 2-family and commercial unit—
Multifamily______________________

32
628
21,308
17,163
1,942
104
2,099
8,843
7,117
40
54
1,632
74,024
52,405
6,312
273
15,034

1 Includes units for which number of rooms was not reported.




2
2
512
478
7
27
383
77
2
304
476
306
1
2
167

1
158
1,323
1,052
12
8
251
543
309
6
15
213
5,453
1,760
66
34
3, 593

3
87
2,889
2,129
145
19
596
1,745
810
4
14
917
11,106
4,796
608
58
5,644

13
202
5,016
3,653
351
32
980
1,466
1,282
9
4
171
10,855
6, 752
795
57
3, 251

5
150
6,757
5,481
1,060
20
196
2,975
2,933
7
10
25
21,136
17,088
1,817
61
2,170

4
20
3,153
2,776
323
13
41
1,105
1,092
6
5
2
12,992
11,316
1,452
35
189

1
1
797
745
45
2
5
338
331
6
1

3
8
475
464
6
2
3
161
156
2
3

7,751
6,364
1,358
12
17

2,303
2,093
200
7
3

157
157

229
228
1

61
61

66
66

918
908
8
2

1,034
1,022
7
5

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITIONS

Mountain............. ..................... ..............
1-family................................. .............
2-family______ ___________________
1- and 2-family and commercial unit—
Multifamily_____ _____ ________

42
1,014
22,826
18,261
1,984
153
2,428
10,627
7,662
44
64
2,857
91,817
56, 776
6,920
385
27, 736

to

28

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

There were more six-room one-family dwellings than any other size.
Of the total number of dwelling units provided for which room data
were available in these cities in one-family dwellings, 32.1 percent were
of six rooms each. Five-room one-family dwellings provided 27.3
percent. The three-room apartment was the most popular size of
multifamily dwelling, 39.3 percent of all dwelling units provided in
apartment houses being of this size unit.
Table B4 shows the number of family-dwelling units in housekeep­
ing structures for which demolition permits were issued in 149 cities.

T a b l e B4.— F a m ily -d w ellin g

u n its in h ou sekeepin g structures f o r which dem olition
p erm its were issu ed in 1 4 9 specified cities , hy typ e o f structure , 1 9 2 9 to 1 9 8 5

Type of structure
City and State

Total.__ _ ___________
Alameda, Calif. _ _____ __
Albany, N. Y __________ _ _
Alhambra, Calif________
Allentown, P a . _______ __
Altoona, Pa. _____________
Amarillo, Tex ___________
Arlington, Mass_____ _____
Atlanta, Ga __ ________
Atlantic City, N. J
Austin, Tex. _________ __
Baltimore, M d__ ________
Beaumont, Tex __ _ _ _ _
Berkeley, C alif__
Bethlehem, P a . _____
Beverly, Mass _____ _ _
Binghamton, N. Y ____
Birmingham, Ala.. _____
Boston, Mass __ _____ _
Bristol, Conn . ... ___
Brockton, Mass__
._
Brookline, Mass _____ ___
Butte, Mont _ ___
Cambridge, Mass.. ---------Camden, N. J__ _ _ _ __
Central Falls, R. I. _ __
Charleston, S. C__. ______ _
Charleston, W. Va___ _ _ _ _ _
Charlotte, N. C _ _ _ ___
Chattanooga, Tenn____ ___
Chelsea, Mass________ _ ___
Chicopee, Mass ______ _ .
Cincinnati, Ohio __ _. _.
Cleveland, Ohio___________
Corpus Christi, Tex______ _
Dallas, Tex . _ _ _ _____
Denver, Colo _ ___
Detroit, Mich_____________
Duluth, Minn __ _ __ _
East Cleveland, Ohio. ____
East St. Louis, 111___ _ __
Elmira, N. Y __ ______
Evanston, 111 __
Everett, Mass_______
__
Fall River, Mass_____ _ .
Fort Smith, Ark _ _ ___
Fort Worth, Tex
_ __
Galveston, Tex _ ____
Glendale, Calif
Greensboro, N. C
_____
Green villa, s C
Hagerstown, TVTd
Harrisburg, Pa................... .......




Total
105,376
86
264
24
16
294
41
50
1,000
83
13
581
247
112
16
31
112
521
2,976
21
173
75
26
612
511
95
550
35
29
343
65
174
172
1,920
22
510
870
2,559
37
40
281
88
4
103
1,331
14
109
23
54
47
16
7
39

1-family
40, 454
78
37
24
14
249
26
28
956
74
13
531
242
84
15
21
68
512
420
17
57
46
24
113
477
89
98
34
29
306
24
21
23
883
18
504
784
1,211
31
13
151
73
4
34
67
14
109
20
51
43
16
7
39

1- and 2family,
with stores

2-family
11,384
6
182
2
6
12
38
2
16
18
6
588
4
64
8
2
264
376
18
16
50
30
554
4
6
4
752
2
6
64
38
166
2
4

Structures
for which
the number
of family­
dwelling
units was
not re­
ported

Multi­
family

2,127
2

51,411

17
1
2
1
36
2
1
3
4
3

22
14
8
6
8
12
3
12
7
22
1,968
48
21
226
10
6
45

4
9
24
31
1
2
8

45

89

17
17
103
119
394

5
222
2
14
9
4
55

77
374
4
19
52
6
27
1,043

1

3

6,765
4
1
1
23
1
559
1
1
10
1
68
1
3
2
9
2
1
13
4
1,084
724
643
1
162
18
11
8
2
75
1
4
35

29

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITIONS

T a b l e B4.— F a m ily -d w ellin g

u n its in h ousekeeping structures f o r which dem olition
p erm its were issu ed in 1 4 9 specified cities , b y ty p e o f structure, 1 9 2 9 to 1 9 8 5 — Con.

Structures
for which
the number
of family­
dwelling
units was
not re­
ported

Type of structure
City and State

Hartford, Conn. _ __ ____
Haverhill, Mass______ ...
Highland Park, Mich__ ____
Hoboken, N. J _ __ _
Indianapolis, Ind _____ _ _
Jackson* Miss______ _______
Kansas City, M o.. . . .
Kenosha, Wis___ ____ _ __
Knoxville, Tenn _
Lakewood, Ohio.. .. _______
Lawrence,'Mass__________ .
Long Beach, Calif. _ _______
Los Angeles, Calif_________
Louisville, Ky_ _ _ _ .
Lowell, Mass.
. . . _ __
Lynn, Mass__ _ _ __ __
Macon, Ga ______ _ __
Madison, W i s ..__ ____ _
Malden, Mass. _ _______
McKeesport, Pa ________ _
Medford*, M ass.. _ _ _______
Memphis, Tenn. _ __ __ _
Meriden, Conn. ____ __
Milwaukee, Wis ________
Minneapolis, Minn ___
Muskegon, M ich.. _ __
Nashville, Tenn______ _____
Newark, N. J _ _ _____ ____
New Bedford, M a ss_______
New Britain, Conn
New Haven, Conn __ __ _
New London, Conn.. ______
New Orleans, La____ ... _ _
Newport, R. I. __ _____
Newport News, Va
New York City:
Bronx
Brooklyn
_ ...
Manhattan. ________
Queens _ ________ __
Richmond. . . .
Norfolk, Va________________
Norristown, Pa__ ________
Norwalk, Conn __ _ _ _ _
Oakland, Calif.. _______ _
Pasadena, Calif __
Paterson, N. J ___________ _
Pawtucket, R. I_ .
Pensacola, Fla.
Perth Amboy, N. J _ ___ .
Philadelphia, Pa _______
Phoenix, Ariz
Pittsburgh, Pa_____ _ _ __
Pontiac, Mich _ . . .
Portland, Maine __ _ _ _
Portland, Oreg____ ____ _ __
Portsmouth, Va__ __ __ ..
Quincy, Mass _ _
Revere, Mass. _ _ .. . _
Richmond, Ind _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Richmond, Va
Roanoke, Va
Rochester, N. Y _ _ _________
Rockford, HI
San Antonio, Tex
San Bernardino, Calif
San Diego, Calif
St. Joseph, M o______ _ _ _
St. Louis, Mo __ ___
St. Paul, Minn _ _ __
St. Petersburg, Fla___ _ __
Santa Monica, Calif
Savannah, Ga
Schenectady, N. Y ---------------




Total
767
8
38
74
1,392
84
669
16
79
10
737
135
1,866
670
1, 583
'285
37
12
71
46
60
539
70
944
1,262
64
89
2,029
963
55
235
12
48
99
193
1,601
9,166
33, 203
1, 498
351
1,052
142
54
129
182
266
121
44
9
7, 556
106
1,102
165
329
1, 380
343
119
105
37
75
158
479
121
182
63
188
126
3, 585
347
185
6
111
193

1-family
35
2
5
8
1,379
84
537
8
69
10
73
123
1,439
653
99
114
37
12
32
31
29
522
24
535
883
57
85
325
144
10
44
4
48
61
188
143
1,604
1,680
334
261
970
130
28
91
182
84
46
44
3
7,199
98
1,013
163
113
1, 373
333
80
43
29
6
156
402
100
182
52
164
107
683
302
146
6
111
64

2-family
254
20
4

1- and 2family,
with stores

6
6
8
120
4
180
16
188
64

10
1
3
1
10
2
2
32
22
1
33
6

16
4
30
8
20
318
100
4
650
266
12
76

1
1
1
3
52
41
1
58
62
2
34

22
248
1, 380
2
260
4
44
2
14
74
24
6
22
20
2
100
•20
32
2
4
2
16
18
10
4
2
2, 236
16
2
74

3
5
18
304
4
38
36
24
12
i
37
10
275
40
13
6
10
4
2
65
26
1
1
50
11
30

Multi­
family
468
6
12
59
12
116
512
8
225
1,263
101
23
10
8
23
39
238
6
996
491
31
81
8
13
1.192
5, 878
31, 517
866
50
14
24
23
71
41
60
8
29
103
7
4
9
26
4
35
3
20
16
616
18
37
25

7
219
9
1
24
27
10
3
1
17
91
41
24
1
14
4
21
7
211
19
339
38
5
89
267
6
2
i
6
4
9
1
1
4
90
1
12
15
18
8
679
57
17
3
5
67
118
1
5

30

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

T a b l e B4.— F a m ily -d w ellin g

units in h o u sekeepin g structures f o r which d em o litio n
p erm its were issu ed i n 1 4 9 specified c ities , b y ty p e o f stru ctu re , 1 9 2 9 to 1 9 8 5 — Con.

Type of structure
City and State

Scranton, Pa______ ________
Seattle, Wash ________ .
Shreveport, La___ _________
Somerville, Mass__ ______
Springfield, I1L__ ____________
Springfield, M a ss._________
Springfield, Ohio .....................
Spokane, Wash __________
Stamford, Conn____________
Tacoma, Wash_____________
Tampa, Fla______________ _
Taunton, Mass_______ _____
Toledo, Ohio..............................
Torrington, Conn.. _______
Trenton, N . J________________
Tucson, Ariz____ __________
Union City, N . J__ ___ _ _ __
Utica, N . Y ________________
Washington, D . C ______
Waterbury, Conn__________
Waterloo, Iowa
Watertown, Mass__________
West Palm Beach, F la _____
Wichita, Kans_ _ _ _______
Wilkes-Barre, Pa___________
Woonsocket, R . I _______ _ _
Worcester, M ass... _________
Youngstown, Ohio___ ... __




Total

1-family

25
965
385
207
20
777
24
242
38
528
824
59
729
21
394
70
39
173
319
271
45
71
81
105
29
32

1,000

361

17
927
334
71
20
249
24
237
38
523
806
26
532
10
381
68
33

41
309
13
42
33
81
105
29
1
134
314

2-family

1- and 2family,
with stores
4
1

20
48
86
136
4

25
1

18
130
6

3
2
29
2

2

7

8

Structures
for which
the number
of family­
dwelling
units was
not re­
ported

Multi­
family
4
17
3
43
367
5
15
13
38
3
3

2

38
4
238
34

6

21

73

6

18

2

3

4

4
87
4
80
8
49
9
2
56
26
8
47
10
273
2
3

2

262
10

46

11

29
558
26

4

2

Part III
Building Construction, 1937 and 1938, by C ity




and Type of Structure

31




Building Construction, 1937 and 1938, by C ity and Type
o f Structure
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been steadily increasing the
number of cities reporting on building permits. From 1920 to 1932
data were collected from cities having a population of 25,000 or over.
In January 1933 the coverage was extended to include cities having
a population of 10,000 or over, and again in 1936 the scope was en­
larged to cover cities with 2,500 or over population. In January 1938
the series was further increased by including cities with a population
of 1,000 or more. The data presented below are based on reports
received for the years 1937 and 1938 from 1,790 cities having a
population of 2,500 or over.
The revival of building construction which started in 1935 and
increased materially in 1936 continued at a much slower pace through
1937 and 1938. The 1936 increase over 1935 amounted to 60.7
percent, while the increase in 1937 over the preceding year amounted
to 10.4 percent. In 1938, a gain of 3.0 percent over the preceding
year was shown. Previous to 1935, the dollar volume of construction
activity showed a steady decline for 10 years.
While the 1938 increase over 1937 in the permit valuation for total
construction was smaller than the gain shown in 1937 over 1936, the
increase in residential building recorded in 1938 over 1937 was much
greater than the increase shown in 1937 over 1936. In 1937 there
was an increase over 1936 of 4.9 percent in the permit valuation of
new residential construction. The gain in new residential construc­
tion in 1938, however, amounted to 13.7 percent.
The value of buildings for which permits were issued in 1938 in the
1,790 cities having a population of 2,500 or over, which reported to
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was $1,753,194,000. Of this amount,
indicated expenditures for new residential buildings accounted for
$868,149,000, or 49.5 percent, of the total indicated expenditures for
building construction. The value of new nonresidential buildings
amounted to $567,069,000, or 32.4 percent, and the value of additions,
alterations, and repairs to $317,976,000, or 18.1 percent. Decided
increases were shown in indicated expenditures for one-family dwellings
and apartment houses. There was a decrease, however, in permit
valuations for two-family dwellings.
Among the nonresidential structures, increases were shown in permit
valuations for amusement buildings, churches, institutions, public
buildings, and schools and libraries. Indicated expenditures for
stores and mercantile buildings were higher than for any other type
of nonresidential structure.




33

34

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

A summary of the outstanding developments in building construc­
tion in 1937 and 1938 is given in table C l.

T a b l e Cl. —

S u m m a r y o f b u il d i n g c o n s tr u c tio n i n
1938

1 , 7 9 0 id e n tic a l c i t i e s

Number of buildings
Class of construction

Per­
1937 centage
change

1938

All construction ______ __________
New residential___________ ______
New nonresidential____ _ _ ______
Additions, alterations, and repairs___

662,929
156, 203
116,993
389, 733

,

1 9 3 7 and

Permit valuation
1938

Per­
centage
change

1937

670,631 -1 .1 $1, 753,194, 546 $1, 702, 216,096
136,606 +14.3 868,149,175 763,356,063
124,305 -5 .9
567,069, 225 564,961, 360
409, 720 -4 .9
317,976,146 373,898, 673

+3.0
+13.7
+• 4
-15.0

Changes by Geographic D ivision

All geographic divisions, except the New England, the East North
Central, and the East South Central States, showed gains in indicated
expenditures for building construction, comparing 1938 with the
preceding year. The largest gains were shown in the West South
Central and the Pacific States. Five of the nine geographic divisions
showed increases in permit valuations for new residential construction,
the largest gain, 33.8 percent, was registered in the Middle Atlantic
States. Seven of the nine divisions showed increases in indicated
expenditures for new nonresidential buildings, ranging from 1.8
percent in the New England States to 76.3 percent in the South Atlan­
tic States. Decided decreases were shown in the Middle Atlantic
and the East North Central States. (See table C2.)

T a b l e C2. —

P e r m i t v a lu a tio n o f b u ild in g c o n s tr u c tio n i n 1 , 7 9 0 id e n tic a l c i t i e s
a n d 1 9 3 8 , b y g e o g r a p h ic d i v i s i o n

Total construction (permit
valuation)
Geographic
division
1938

1937

Dollars

Dollars

1,753,194,546 1,702,216,096
All divisions,.
New England__ 111, 382,152 122,944, 554
Middle Atlantic. __ 553, 373, 847 544, 782, 524
E. North Central. _ 291, 354, 731 327,182,093
W. North Central- 94, 692, 386 87, 466,903
South Atlantic---- 213, 449, 465 187,967,825
E. South Central.. 43, 281,172 44,647, 375
W. South Central. 120, 222, 569 102, 464, 776
Mountain___ ____ 41, 440,857 40, 823,159
Pacific______ _ __ 283,997,367 243,936, 887




Per­
cent­
age
change

, 1937

New residential buildings
Permit valuation
1938

1937

Dollars

Dollars

+3.0 868,149,175 763, 356,063
-9 .4 37,691, 761 47, 534, 528
+1.6 322, 764, 695 241, 319,128
-11.0 137,704,008 143,134,728
+8.3 41,804, 294 36, 250, 513
+13.6 91, 583, 428 88,954,033
-3 .1 14,486,884 14, 696,104
+17.3 57, 759,175 47, 083,193
+1.5 17, 302, 526 18, 834, 355
+16.4 147,052, 404 125, 549, 481

Families provided for
in new dwellings

Per­
cent­ 1938
age
change

Per­
1937 cent­
age
change

+13.7 236, 429 188, 657
-20.7 8, 413 8,935
+33.8 86,055 55, 227
-3 .8 27, 808 27, 326
+15.3 11,790 9,953
+3.0 26,825 24,177
-1 .4 5,938 5, 808
+22.7 20,488 16,381
-8 .1 5,691 5,767
+17.1 43, 421 35,083

+25.3
-5 .8
+55.8
+1.8
+18.5
+11.0
+2.2
+25.1
-1 .3
+23.8

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,
T able

C2.—

193 7

AND

35

193 8

P e r m i t v a lu a tio n o f b u ild in g c o n s tr u c tio n i n 1 , 7 9 0 i d e n tic a l c itie s , 1 9 3 7
a n d 1 9 3 8 , b y g e o g r a p h ic d i v i s i o n

—Continued

New nonresidential buildings Additions, alterations, and
(permit valuation)
repairs (permit valuation)
Geographic division
1938

1937

Dollars

Dollars

All divisions___________ 567,069, 225 564,961, 360
New England------------- 42, 591, 375 41,824,210
Middle Atlantic-----135,992, 507 187, 644,021
East North Central___ 99. 863, 636 116, 588, 547
West North Central____ 33,107, 338 30, 841,348
South A tlantic___... 88,424, 491 50,164, 429
East South Central------- 17,455,499 15, 383, 255
West South Central----- 43,048, 811 37, 438, 555
Mountain.. __________ 15, 339, 220 11, 111, 768
Pacific________________ 91,246, 348 73,965, 227

Per­
cent­
age
change

1938

1937

Dollars

Dollars

+0.4 317,976,146 373, 898,673
+1.8 31,099,016 33, 585, 816
-27.5 94, 616, 645 115, 819, 375
-14.3 53, 787,087 67, 458, 818
+7.3 19, 780, 754 20, 375, 042
+76.3 33, 441, 546 48, 849,363
+13.5 11, 338, 789 14, 568,016
+15.0 19, 414, 583 17,943,028
+38.0 8,799, 111 10,877,036
+23.4 45, 698, 615 44, 422,179

Per­
cent­
age
change
-15.0
-7 .4
-18.3
-20.3
-2 .9
-31.5
-22.2
+8.2
-19.1
+2.9

Popula­
tion (cen­ Num­
sus of ber of
1930) cities
61, 237,002 1,790
5,689, 338 147
18, 723,156 461
15,064,032 362
4, 609,666 162
5,179,958 208
2,154,919
78
3, 312, 360 120
1, 211,923
77
5,291, 650 175

An analysis of the number and type of buildings for which permits
were issued in 1,790 identical cities in 1937 and 1938 is given, by
geographic divisions, in table C3.
T able

C3.—

N u m b e r o f b u ild in g s f o r w h ich p e r m it s w er e i s s u e d i n 1 , 7 9 0 id e n tic a l
c it ie s 1 9 3 7 a n d 1 9 3 8 , b y g e o g r a p h ic d i v i s i o n

Geographic division

,

Total construc­
tion
1938

All divisions_____________
Percentage change____
New England___________
Middle Atlantic___________
East North Central _____
West North Central____
South Atlantic____________
East South Central________
West South C en tral..____
Mountain________________
Pacific___________________

662,929
-1 .1
55, 454
120, 228
118,109
48,069
76, 727
27,198
50,938
21, 595
144, 611

1937

New residential New nonresiden­ Additions, altera­
buildings
tial buildings tions, and repairs
1938

1937

1938

1937

1938

670,631 156,203 136, 606 116,993 124,305 389,733
+14.3
-5 .9
-4 .9
53, 483 7,195 7,950 9, 952 10, 857 38,307
134, 428 26, 737 23, 760 18,150 20, 074 75, 341
132, 443 25, 390 23, 402 27, 265 33, 551 65,454
44,810 10, 236 8, 736 10, 792 10,732 27,041
75, 411 20, 334 18,034 11,412 11,486 44,981
28, 217 5,345 4, 933 3, 387 3,478 18,466
45, 461 18, 647 14,746 6, 398 6, 215 25,893
22, 761 5,093 4,989 3,467 4,066 13,035
133, 617 37, 226 30, 056 26,170 23, 846 81, 215

1937
409,720
34, 676
90, 594
75,490
25,342
45,891
19,806
24,500
13, 706
79,715

All geographic divisions, except the New England, showed gains in
1938 over 1937 in the number of new residential buildings. In con­
trast, six of the nine divisions showed decreases in the number of
new nonresidential buildings. The number of additions, alterations,
and repairs to existing structures increased in four divisions and
decreased in five.
D w elling U nits Provided, 1937 and 1938, by Cities

The number of family-dwelling units provided in new housekeeping
dwellings is given in table C4 for 1,790 cities from which the Bureau
received reports for the years 1937 and 1938. During 1938 new
dwelling units were provided in New York City for 64,667 families,




36

B U IL D IN G

C O N S T R U C T IO N

an increase of 26,313 families compared with 1937. The other cities
providing more than 1,000 dwelling units in 1938 were: Los Angeles,
Calif., 12,382; Detroit, Mich., 6,749; Washington, D. C., 4,275;
Houston, Tex., 3,658; San Francisco, Calif., 2,724; Yonkers, N. Y.,
2,596; Baltimore, Md., 2,324; Miami, Fla., 2,109; Philadelphia, Pa.,
2,069; San Diego, Calif., 1,965; Chicago, 111., 1,840; Long Beach,
Calif., 1,824; Dallas, Tex., 1,799; Burbank, Calif., 1,358; Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1,315; Austin, Tex., 1,287; Oakland, Calif., 1,163; Jackson­
ville, Fla., 1,120; Indianapolis, Ind., 1,102; Oklahoma City, Okla.,
1,102; St. Louis, Mo., 1,053; Minneapolis, Minn., 1,020; and Seattle,
Wash., 1,002.
T able

C4. —

N u m b e r o f f a m i l i e s p r o v id e d f o r i n n e w d w e llin g s i n
c ities b y c ity 1 9 3 7 a n d 1 9 3 8

,

1 , 7 9 0 i d e n tic a l

,

NEW ENGLAND STATES
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

Total (147 cities)---- ------Percentage change _____
Connecticut:
Ansonia_______________
Bridgeport____________
Bristol ___ ________
D anbury______________
East Hartford__________
Enfield- __ _ ______
Fairfield _ __________
Greenwich _ ____ ____
Hamden ... __ ___
Hartford __________
Manchester ______
Meriden __ ______
Middletown. __ _______
Milford ___ _ _____
Naugatuck.. _ ________
New Britain______ __ _
New Haven __ ______
New London _______ _
Norwalk .. __ ______
N o rw ich _______ _ __
Shelton _ _ ____ ____ _
Stamford.. ____________
Stratford... ____
Torrington___ _
Wallingford
__
Waterbury. ______ ___
West Hartford _________
Willimantic______ ____
Maine:
Auburn___________ ____
Bangor _____ __________
Eastport __ _____ ___
Fort Fairfield
Hallowell
__ ____
Lewiston ____ ______
Madison
Portland Rockland _
__
Rumford Falls
Sanford
____ __
South Portland
Westbrook.__ __ ___ __ _
See footnotes at end of table.




8,413
-5 .8
19
193
53
7
40
34
191
201
106
123
77
64
79
80
62
52
84
30
163
11
i 20
266
178
53
9
196
277
5
52
16
0
3
0
94
1
59
0
5
17
60
7

State and city

1937
8,935 Massachusetts:
Andover___ ____ _
Arlington
Attleboro__ _______ _
32
Barnstable__
164
Belmont___ _ _ _ __
90
Beverly__ _ _ _
19
Boston 2 _______
59
Braintree
40
Bridgewater _ _ _ _ _ _
191
Brockton
198
Brookline. _______ _
99
Cambridge ___
106
Chelsea
___ _ ___
95
Chicopee __ _ ____ _
47
Concord _ ____
Dartmouth.__ __ . __
55
55
Dedham ______ _ _ _
64
Dracut. __ ___. _
61
Easthampton__ _____
68
Everett. _ _ _ _
_
24
Fall River.. _ ___ _ ___ _
169
Fitchburg. _ _ _
12
Framingham._ _ _ __ _
24
Gardner
____ _ __ _
49
Gloucester _____ _ _
Haverhill____________ _
140
68
Holyoke ________ ____
12
Hudson____ __ ___ _
171
Lawrence___ __________
405
Leominster _ ________
7
Lexington. _ __ ___ _
Longmeadow
__ __
52
Lowell _ __ __ _____
23
Ludlow _____ _ __
1
Lynn ___ __ __ ______ _
4
Malden ______ ___ _
0
Mansfield __ _____ _
87
Marlboro.. _____ __
2
Medford __ _ _____
70
Melrose _ _____ _ _
0
Methuen. _ _____ _
2
Milton
_ _ __
44
Natick__ ______ __
54
Needham. _____
17
New Bedford___________

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938
1 43
160
24
54
115
43
561
71
4
34
197
71
5
20
15
24
40
5
6
5
32
42
24
14
32
13
16
5
19
22
53
i 22
11
14
64
13
9
5
88
45
40
130
24
102
19
1

1937
60
160
40
68
152
21
784
65
7
46
137
122
5
27
26
20
70
11
1
9
27
39
22
44
31
18
20
5
34
21
61
73
16
16
41
18
6
4
52
80
50
217
37
128
18

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 1 9 3 7 AND

37

1938

T a b l e C 4 . — N u m b e r o f f a m i l i e s p r o v id e d f o r i n n e w d w e llin g s i n 1 , 7 9 0 id e n tic a l
c itie s , b y c i t y , 1 9 3 7 a n d 1 9 3 8

—Continued

NEW ENGLAND STATES—Continued
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

Massachusetts—Continued.
Newburyport_________
Newton______________
North Adams_________
Northampton_________
North Attleboro_______
Norwood_____________
Peabody--------------------Pittsfield_____________
Plymouth____________
Quincy_______________
Reading______________
Revere_______________
Salem________________
Saugus_______________
Somerville____________
Spencer______________
Springfield____________
Stoneham____________
Swampscott___________
Taunton______________
Walpole______________
Waltham_____________
Watertown___________
Wellesley_____________
Westfield_____________
West Springfield______
Weymouth___________
Winchester___________
Winthrop_____________
Woburn______________
Worcester____________

6
295
24
18
16
30
13
102
6
128
37
13
19
20
1
10
165
27
38
5
31
87
52
113
14
31
81
52
25
7
228

State and city

1937

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

New Hampshire:
Berlin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7
Concord_______________
302
Lebanon _ __ ____ __
24
Littleton. __ ___________
1
14
Manchester ______ _ _
14
Milford______
__ __
30
Portsmouth____________
12 Rhode Island:
Barrington___ _______
65
Central Falls_______ _ _
21
Cranston_________ _ _
102
East G reenwich.______
58
17
East Providence________
12
Johnson... ___ __ _____
22
Lincoln__ ________ _
2
Newport_____ ________
4
North Providence.
169
Pawtucket__ _ _ _
30
Providence____ ______
i 26
Warren,,. _,_ _ _ __ __
12
Warwick_______ _______
29
Westerly. _________ _
59
West Warwick _ _______
27
Woonsocket __ ________
213 Vermont:
Bennington _________ _
29
Brattleboro ___________
37
63
Burlington. _ _ _ ___ _
Montpelier,_ _______ _
56
21
Newport. _ ___________
16
Rutland
__________
236
St. Johnsbury__________
A

1937

28
35
7
3
153
1
33
35
1
170
10
97
33
8
39
41
99
161
10
229
30
i 23
19
4
6
46
20
1
21
14

6

29
8
8

123
5
40
39
1
199
16
123
49
13
46
37
83
152
16
211
36
18
45
9
5
44
12
3
33
8

M IDDLE ATLANTIC STATES
Total (461 cities) ___
Percentage change.
New Jersey:
Asbury Park__
Atlantic City__
Audubon_____
Bayonne_____
Belleville_____
Belmar______
Bergenfield___
Bernardsville__
Beverly______
Bloomfield___
Bogota_______
Boonton_____
Bound Brook. _
Bradley Beach.
Bridgeton____
Burlington___
Butler_______
Caldwell_____
Camden_____
Cape May___
Carlstadt____
Carteret_____
Clementon___
Clifton_______
Closter______
Dover_______
Dumont_____
Dunellen_____
East Newark, _
East Orange, _.
East Paterson,

86,055
+55.8

See footnotes at end of table.




1
8
7
8
34
8
61
8
0
148
7
1
9
4
21
5
10
4
11
7
4
21
1
115
4
19
117
6
0
96
6

55, 227 New Jersey—Continued.
East Rutherford____
Edgewater_________
Egg Harbor________
Elizabeth__________
3
16
Englewood_________
13
Fairlawn__________
16
Fairview___________
Fort Lee___________
41
16
Freehold___________
59
Garfield___________
8
Garwood__________
0
Glassboro__________
122
Glen Ridge________
Glen Rock_________
1
Hackensack________
7
7
Haddonfield________
0
Haddon Heights____
22
Haledon___________
Harrison___________
8
12
Hasbrouck Heights,.
6
Hawthorne_________
13
Highland Park_____
Hightstown________
3
5
Hillsdale___________
18
Hillside T _________
2
Hoboken__________
Irvington__________
91
Jersey City________
6
Kearny____________
18
Keyport___________
46
Leonia____________
5
Linden____________
0
226
Lindenwold________
8
Little Ferry________

i3
3
0
72
167
51
5
i8
i7
16
2

6

22

48
99
44
14

10

0

34
28
7
3
14
38
1
87
71

21
0

27
408
3
7

2

1
1

108
37
54
1
4
11

21

3
5
25
48
12
75
6
2
0

29
i 41
11

i0

12

33

0

101

168
6
3
16
108
5
13

38

B U IL D IN G

T a b l e C4.—

C O N S T R U C T IO N

N u m b er o f fa m ilies provided f o r in n ew dw ellings in 1 ,7 9 0 identical
cities, b y city, 1 9 3 7 and 1 9 3 8 — Continued

M IDDLE ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

New Jersey—Continued.
Lodi _____ _ ______
Long Branch __________
Lyndhurst T ________
Madison__ ___________
Maplewood T _________
Maywood _ _____ __
Merchant ville______ ___
Metuchen _ _____ __
M iddlesex________ __
Midland Park
Milltown
___ __
Montclair
- _ __
Morristown.
Neptune T_ _ _ _ _ _
Newark
_ _ __ __
New Brunswick _ .
Newton
North Arlington____ ___
____ _ _ _
Northfield
North Plainfield________
Nut ley
Ocean City
___
Orange . __ ___ __
Palisades Park..
Palmyra _ ___ _
Passaic
Paterson
Paulsboro
Penns Grove__
Perth Amboy
Phillipsburg _ __
Pitman
Plainfield
Pleasantville
Pompton Lakes.
Princeton
Prospect Park
Rahway
_ __
Ramsey
Red Bank
Ridgefield
__
Ridgefield Park . _
Ridgewood
__
Riverton. ._ _ _
Roselle
Roselle Park
Runnemede
Rutherford
__ _ _ .
Secaucus._
____
Somerville _ ____
South Orange. _ _ _ _ _.
South River____ _____
Summit _. ______
Teaneck T
Tenafly . .
Totowa _____ ___ ___
Trenton. _ _______
Union City __ _ _ __
Union T ___ ... ______
Ventnor _
_ __ _.
Verona
Vineland
Wanaque
Weehawken T
West Caldwell
Westfield
West New Vork
West Orange
West Paterson
West ville___________ _
See footnotes at end of table.




3
20
2
28
32
16
3
12
10
13
14
26
13
3
414
11
10
0
49
1
38
146
93
12
27
6
10
35
6
22
8
3
7
211
2
26
14
14
54
9
6
18
12
104
5
18
57
6
27
8
21
30
29
104
1297
69
9
14
0
406
3
46
8
1 11
1
47
119
0
52
2
0

State and city

1937
New Jersey—Continued.
3
Westwood
Wildwood___ ______
20
2
Woodbridge T .
21
Wood-Ridge _____ ___
72 New York:
Albany.. _. _ _______
17
2
Amherst _ _ _____
Amity ville. __ _ _ __ _
20
Amsterdam___ _ ______
20
Auburn _ _______ _
14
8
Babylon _ ._ _. __ _ __
Baldwins ville________ _
80
Batavia
_ _ _ __ _
12
Binghamton ______ ___
13
Brockport __ _____ _ _
139
Bronxville
_. __
12
7
Buffalo ______ ___ _
0
Cedarhurst.. . . . ____
Cohoes. . __________
15
Corinth . __ _______
3
Corning _. .
___
27
_____ _ __
Depew
89
Dobbs F erry____ _
98
Dunkirk __ _________
53
62
East Aurora . _______
1
East Rochester ... __ _
East Rockaway.____ _
14
East Syracuse _____
35
9
Elmira.
_ ...
Elmsford . _________
31
Endicott.. ________
15
11
Farmingdale___ . ____
9
Floral P ark________
Frankfort___
81
1
Freeport- _____
F u lto n __________
10
Garden City_____ . . .
57
0
Geneva ._ ________
Glen Cove ... _______
34
11
Glens Falls . . . _ . ___
14
Glovers ville____ __
12
Gowanda ___ ._ __
6
Granville _ .. _____
Greece . ______ _____
107
1
G reenburgh.._________
Hamburg__ . _ _ _ _
28
H arrison______ ____
49
Hornell _ .. _____ _
13
Irondequoit. ._ . . .
15
Ithaca
. . . . __ _.
8
Jamestown . _____
16
Johnson City ____ __
114
Kenmore ______
45
Kingston ____________
61
Lackawanna. __
169
Lake Placid ______ _
83
7
Larchmont _ _____ _
21
Lawrence __ _ _ __ __
Le Roy.. ___ ________
4
263
Lockport-. __ ______
Long Beach _ _________
6
Lynbrook _ _ _ __ _
33
7
Malone _______________
13
Malverne __ _________
Mamaroneck __ _ __
4
__ ___
44
Massena
Mechanicville __ ______
118
1
Middletown
__
61
Mineola
_____
Mohawk.
_ __ __
6
0
Mount Vernon_____ __

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938
6
51
50
14
222
215
11
20
19
20
3
14
148
1
7
998
8
2
15
24
7
11
1
4
9
43
1
11
3
23
12
110
12
191
14
111
11
37
33
39
4
0
116
229
19
52
0
243
12
9
36
27
26
32
2
19
82
10
12
1 47
100
2
140
76
73
4
21
56
0
303

1937
10
g
45
6
184
174
15
52
13
1 29
1
15
153
o
5
223
1
12
14
36
11
17
6
7
16
26
o
8
1
86
6
53
0
128
20
166
11
35
15
1 31
13
1
113
96
19
1 35
14
299
11
11
96
26
36
330
0
17
20
0
35
25
77
7
130
26
25
3
22
i 28
0
47

39

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 1 937 AND 193 8

T able C4.—

N u m b er o f fa m ilie s provided f o r in new dw ellings in 1 ,7 9 0 identical
cities, by city, 1 9 8 7 and 1 9 3 8 —Continued

M IDDLE ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

1937

New York—Continued.
Newburgh________
34
New Hyde Park___
54
106
New Rochelle_____
New York City:2
The Bronx____
11,957
Brooklyn______
10,615
Manhattan___
3, 913
Queens________
37
294
Richmond____
224
Niagara Falls_____
Niskayuna_______
•70
North Castle______
13
North Pelham____
4
Northport________
16
North Tarrytown __
4
North Tonawanda.
61
Norwich 1________
3
Nyack___________
Ogdensburg______
4
Olean------------------13
Oneida___________
5
Oneonta__________
Ossining__________
67
Oswego___________
Owego___________
9
Patchogue________
Peekskill_________
Pelham Manor____
46
Perry____________
Plattsburg________
34
i
Pleasant ville______
Port Chester______
28
Port Jervis_______
27
Poughkeepsie_____
Rensselaer________
132
Rochester________
Rockville Centre__
187
Rye______________
19
Scarsdale_________
56
Schenectady______
47
Scotia____________
30
Sea Cliff__________
Seneca Falls______
Solvay___________
Southampton____
3
3
Springville_______
Syracuse_________
Tarrytown_______
13
Tonawanda_______
Troy_____________
Tuckahoe________
4
Tupper Lake_____
6
Utica____________
16
144
Valley Stream____
Walden__________
Walton___________
Warsaw__________
4
Watertown_______
15
Watervliet_______
3
Waverly__________
7
West Haverstraw- _
91
West Seneca______
Whitehall________
150
White Plains_____
Williams ville_____
Williston Park____
3
2, 596
Yonkers__________
Pennsylvania:
288
Abington T ______
111
Allentown________
8
Altoona__________
i
Ambridge________
See footnotes at end of table.




State and city

,8 8 8

2

11

8
1

11

1

12
0

12

0
1
6

86
20

22

1

0

0

1

11

10

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

13
27 .
235
7, 715
7, 552
3,293
19, 436
358
236
97
i
14
5
59
9
20
1

8
0
6

4
16
4
5
i3
l13
43
42
30
8
161
114
26
158
262
35
5
0

20

4

10
0

2
2

9
8
106
13
17
26
3
3
30
122
1
0

2
4
i5
4
79
55
8
38
490
88
99
11
7
20

0

Pennsylvania—Continued.
Apollo.. __________
Arnold._______________
Avalon ______________
Bangor________________
Bellefonte ___ _____ __
Bellevue ._ _________
Berwick. __ ___________
Bethlehem_____________
Birdsboro______________
Bloom sburg.__________
Boyertown_____________
Braddock ____________
Bradford_______________
Brentwood_____ __ __
Bristol ______ ._
Brockway__________
Butler__________ ._ ___
Canonsburg.. _____
Carlisle ___________ _
Castle Shannon ___...
Catasauqua ______
Cham bersburg...___
Charleroi______________
Cheltenham T .
Chester . _ _____
Clairton___ . . . . ___
Coatesville.. _ _ _____
Collingdale_________ _
Connells ville. ______ _
Conshohocken__ . . . _
Coraopolis... _____ __
Crafton __ _ __ __ _
Curwensville... _______
Darby______ _ ______
Donora.. __ _______
Downington... ___ ____
Du Bois __ _ _ _ _
Duquesne.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
East McKeesport ____
Easton__________
East Pittsburgh.__ _ ___
East Stroudsburg __ ___
Edgewood_____________
Elizabethtown. _ _____
Em aus... _ _ _______
Ephrata.. __ __ _______
Erie__________ _____
E tna... _______________
Exeter _____________
Ford City__. _ _______
Forty Fort___ _ _ ___
Fountain H ill.. ___ ___
Girardville___ ________
Glassport__ __________
Greencastle__ _______
Greensburg___ _ ___ __
Greenville. _________ ___
Hamburg ____________
Harrisburg. __ ____
Hatboro___ ____ __
Haverford T _________
Hazelton... __
Hummelstown___ _ _ __
Huntingdon____________
Indiana. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ingram_____________
Jeannette __ _ __ _____
Jenkintown _ ____ _ _
Jersey Shore___________
Johnstown _____ ___
Kennett Square________
Kingston, _____________

1937
0

27
16
9
40
29
51
27
1

1

2
0

15
173
4
7
i 15
14
7
36
i
106
324
5
4
19
14
10

0

0

2

6

1

2
0

4
3
13
5
8
3
i
23
27
129
5
8
5
2
18
3
4
3
13
195
14
272
44
9
3
13
4
36
23
0
18
40
11

1
1

6

0

44
4
9
7
18
77
10

2
12

3
25
95
1

6
2
22
21
22
0
2

45
4
129
9
36
4
15
0

1
6
10
1

3
4
3
28
7
4
8
2

11
11

9
93
99
5
1

6
0

0

8

0

14
16
5
3
164
143
29
4

6

6
0

6

2

0
11

19
38
3
29
13
10
0

40

BUIUDING CONSTRUCTION

T able

C4.— N um ber

o f fa m ilies provided fo r in new dwellings in 1,790 identical
cities, by city, 1987 and 1988— Continued

M IDDLE ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

Pennsylvania—Continued.
Kulpmont_____________
Kutztown _____ ____
Lancaster-------------------Lansdale,. _________
Lansdowne______
Lebanon____ __________
Lehighton. ______ _ _
Lem oyne_____________
Lititz _ _ ___ ____
Lock Haven_____ _____
Lower Merion T___ _ __
M cDonald-. _ ___ _ __
McKeesport___ _____
McKees Rocks. __ _ __
Mahanoy City__________
Manheim______________
Marcus Hook. __ ______
Mauch Chunk_________
Meadville. _ __ _ _ _
Mechanicsburg
Meyersdale___ ___
Middletown. __ ------Mifflin T___________ _
Millersburg___ ___
Millvale ______ ____
Milton___ _____________
Monaca. _ _ __ __ _
Monessen________ _____
Monongahela City ___ _„
Mount Lebanon T _ _ ----Mount Penn_____ _ _
M unhall___ __ __ — _
M yerstown_________
Nanty Glo-------------------Narberth___ _ _______
Nazareth_____ _ __ __
New Castle_____ _ ___ _
New Kensington-.. __ __
Norristown ____________
Northampton____ i_ __ _
North Braddock ______
North Charleroi. _______
Northumberland- _ __ __
Norwood_______________
Oakmont
____
_
Oil City____ _ _ __
Palmyra.. _ ___ __.
Penbrook______ _ __ _
Perkasie ___ _ ___
Philadelphia— ________
Philipsburg. __________
Phoenixville____ _______
Pitcairn____ _
Pittsburgh____ _ __ _
Port Carbon __ ___ _
Pottstown
_ _ --.
Pottsville __________ _
Prospect Park______ _

0
0
49
21
75
28
0
5
19
20
316
1
39
6
3
4
0
0
19
4
1
16
66
1
1
0
5
7
16
222
49
38
6
12
118
2
13
71
6
2
6
3
0
3
19
2
42
3
i5
2,069
0
11
3
420
10
31
5
8

State and city

1937
1
4
80
22
53
23
0
19
28
8
242
2
60
6
0
5
1
0
12
7
0
10
63
4
4
0
27
14
3
328
0
55
5
2
11
i2
21
112
12
3
2
4
3
1
23
4
33
4
7
2,221
12
4
1
465
0
20
5
14

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

Pennsylvania—Continued.
Quakertown. _ _ _ _ .
Radnor T ________ ___
Reading. __ _ ________
Reynoldsville___ _ _ _
Ridley Park __ __
Rochester. ________
Royersford___ ______
Scottdale___ __ __ _ .
Scranton____ ________
Sewickley__ __________
S h a r o n .______ _____
Sharon Hill_____ _ ___
Sharpsburg— ___ ____
Shillington__ _ __ _ ___
Slatington.. ___ ____
Souderton__ ___________
South Connellsville___
South Fork.——_____ ___
Southwest Greensburg___
South Williamsport __ ___
Spangler_______________
State College____.
Steelton___ _______
Sugar Notch___________
Sunbury_____ _________
Swarthmore___________
Swiss vale.— _______
Tamaqua— _____
Tarentum______________
Towanda_______ ____
Trafford—_ __ __ ___
Tyrone. _ _ _ ___
Union City _ __ __ __
Uniontown _ _ _ _______
Upland_______ _ _ _
Upper Darby T__ _ _ ___
Vandergrift_______
Warren.. ______
Washington_____ ___ _
Waynesboro____ _____
Weatherly... _
__ __
Wellsboro ______ _ _ _
Wesley ville_____ __ _ _
West Chester__________
West Conshohocken____
West Homestead_____
Westmont __________
West Newton. __ _______
West Reading________ _
West View_____________
West York_____ __ __
Wilkes-Barre - _ __ __
Wilkinsburg__ _________
Williamsport _ __ ___
Wilmerding ___ ___ ___
Wilson________ ______
Wyomissing. _______
Yeadon___ ________
Y ork... __ _ ______ _

1937
3

8

14
23
2
10
3
7
2
20
20
34
15
1
7
0
21
i1
0
i2
2
3
65
3
0
11
8
14
i4
0
1
3
2
4
11
0
557
5
9
22
9
4
6
0
11
2
5
23
4
0
21
13
47
111
27
0
2
3
72
44

22
39
0
9
2
1
2
27
5
38
0
0
15
0

0
2
3
0
12
0
363
2
11
18
14
3
10
0
11
1
1
21
0
1
10
18
19
43
42
3
3
5
59
64

76
3
80
15
17
26
5
8

63
7
98
31
25
15
0
17

13
3

1
3
8

0
49
0
1
5
6
13
7

3

EAST NORTH CENTRAL STATES
Total (362 cities)___________ 27,808
Percentage change__________
+1.8
Illinois:
35
Alton. ___ ___ _____
Arlington Heights_____
63
Aurora __ ____ _____ ___
47
Barrington _ _ _ __
7
Batavia
__ _
3
See footnotes at end of table.




27,326 Illinois—C ontinued.
Belleville______
Bell wood______
Berwyn_______
45
Bloomington___
Blue Island____
20
53
Brookfield_____
10
Cairo__________
3
Calumet City__.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 1 9 3 7 AND
T

a b l e

C 4 .—

41

193 8

Num ber o f fa m ilies provided fo r in new dwellings in 1,790 identical
cities, by city, 1987 and 1938— Continued

EAST NORTH CENTRAL STATES—Continued
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

Illinois—Continued.
Canton
_ ____ ___ _
Carbondale____________
Centralia __ __ ______ _
Champaign
_______
Chicago____ ______
Chicago Heights _ __
Christopher _ __ __
Cicero
__ __
Decatur __ ______ ___
DeKalb _ ________ •_
Des Plaines _______
Dolton __ __________
Du Quoin __ ____ ___
Dwight- _ - _____
East St. Louis - _ ____
Edwardsville ______ _
E lgin_______ _____
Elmhurst __ ____ __
Elmwood Park _ ___
_________
Evanston
Fairfield - _____ __
Forest Park _ _______ _
Freeport
- __ __
Geneva
______ ___
Glencoe
- _______
Glen Ellyn _ _ _ __
Granite City _____ _
Greenville
_______
Harvey
- __ ___
Highland Park _ ___
Hinsdale
____ _____
Homewood-_____ _____
__________
Joliet
Kankakee
___
Kenilworth __ _____ _
La Grange
__ _
La Grange Park------------Lake Forest _____ ___
Lansing
______
Lawrenceville_________
Libertyville __ _______
Lombard _____ _ __
Lyons
_
Madison
__
Marion
- - __Maywood
_ __
Melrose Park _ _ ___
Moline
__ ______
Mound City
-Mount Olive _ _ _
Mount Vernon _ _ ____
Murphysboro
Naperville
Niles Center
Normal
North Chicago
Oak Park
Ottawa.
Park Ridge
Peoria
- ___
Peoria Heights
Phoeniv
Q u in c y
Riverdale
River Forest ______ Riyer Grove
Riverside ___ - - --_

17
12
3
67
1, 840
14
1
12
9
8
26
14
36
15
13
10
3
72
46
26
70
61
32
205
5
0
38
2
15
23
6
9
23
73
25
30
13
45
14
11
14
15
65
19
0
20
6
0
5
6
7
107
0
0
52
3
11
83
6
3
26
12
55
229
34
9
26
35
36
4
52 1

See footnotes at end of table.




State and city

1937
Illinois—Continued.
24
Rockford _ _ _ _____
2
Rock Island- _____ _ __
0
Springfield______ _ __
63
Sterling _____ _ _ _
1,278
Streator - ________ _ _
10
Summit
____
2
Sycamore _ _ _
32
Taylorville __ ___
9
TJrbana
_ __ _ _ _
11
Villa Park __________
40
Virden
__ _
25
Washington Park ___
11
Waukegan
_ ____ _
9
West Chicago. _______
28
Western Springs _ _ _ _
10
_____ _ _
Wheaton
0
Wilmette
__ __ ____
91
Winnetka
_____
56
Wood River _ _ _ _
3■
_______
Zion
62 Indiana:
54
Anderson ___________
14
Attica
_ _ _ ____
89
Auburn
______ - 8
Bates ville______ _______
3
Bedford ____ ______
39
Beech Grove ___ _ _ _
6
Bluffton
____
Crawfordsville _____ _
16
26
East Chicago
__.
20
Elkhart
_ _ _ __ __
3
Evansville ______ _ _
23
Fort Wayne ______
136
Frankfort
__ ___
30
Franklin ____ ___ _ _
21
Gary
______ ___
14
' Goshen
- __
56
Greensburg _ ___ _
26
Hammond _ ______- 53
Huntington _ _ _____ _
28
Indianapolis-----------------18
Jasper
- _ __
82
Jeffersonville _ __ _ _
3
Kokomo _ - _______
0
La Fayette _ ______
22
La Porte _ ______
5
Logansport- ________
0
Madison
- _______
0
Marion
- ____- 13
Michigan City_______ 8
Mishawaka - __ __
118
Muncie
______ _ _ _
0
Nappanee
_____ ___
1
New A lban y___ ____
29
New Castle
_ _ __
4
North Manchester..- _ _
North Vernon __ __ __ _
14
38
Peru ____ . ___
6
Richmond _ _ ___
11
Shelby ville.
South Bend. __ _______
43
Tell C ity ____________
23
Terre Haute. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
60
Tipton ___ ____________
239
Valparaiso _______
38
Vincennes _ ____ _ _
6
W a s h i n g t o n . _ ____
40
Whiting
_ _
27
44 Michigan:
Adrian
__
_ _
2
Ann Arbor _______ _
59

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938
103
123
133
54
14
11
8
2
18
12
3
5
29
4
47
26
64
25
19
12
56
5
6
4
i0
9
3
12
32
42
156
219
14
8
169
24
3
263
9
1,102
32
7
15
59
30
6
i2
21
34
31
137
9
38
34
0
3
0
57
3
62
23
50
9
12
16
6
6
18
96

1937
87
131
142
80
51
4
5
7
28
10
2
7
33
2
43
21
105
26
1
13
105
1
0
6
2
11
5
6
36
38
356
224
24
12
243
20
4
204
4
583
25
26
34
53
25
13
0
34
36
25
157
2
44
72
3
4
8
62
6
98
19
59
5
20
19
9
9
25
87

42
T

B U IL D IN G

able

C O N S T R U C T IO N

C 4 .— N u m b er o f fa m ilie s provided f o r in new dwellings in 1 ,7 9 0 identical
cities, by city, 1 9 3 7 and 1 9 3 8 —Continued

EAST NORTH CENTRAL STATES—Continued
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

Michigan—Continued.
Battle Creek_______
Bay City---------------Belding____________
Benton Harbor_____
Berkley____________
Birmingham_______
Centerline_________
Charlotte__________
Dearborn__________
Detroit____________
East Detroit_______
East Grand Rapids..
East Lansing_______
Ecorse_____________
Escanaba__________
Ferndale___________
Flint______________
Grand Haven______
Grand Rapids______
Grosse Point_______
Grosse Pointe Farms.
Grosse Pointe Park__
Hamtramck________
Highland Park_____
Hillsdale___________
Holland____________
Houghton__________
Ionia______________
Iron Mountain_____
Ironwood__________
Jackson____________
Kalamazoo_________
Lansing____________
Lincoln Park_______
Ludington_________
Marquette_________
Melvindale________
Monroe____________
Mount Clemens____
Muskegon_________
Otsego_____________
Pleasant Ridge_____
Plymouth__________
Pontiac____________
Port Huron________
Rochester__________
Rogers City________
Roseville___________
Royal Oak_________
Saginaw___________
St. Clair___________
St. Joseph__________
Sault Sainte Marie.
Sturgis_____________
Three Rivers_______
Traverse City______
Trenton___________
Wayne____________
Wyandotte_________
Ohio:
Akron_____________
Alliance____________
Ashland___________
Ashtabula__________
Athens____________
Barberton__________
Bedford____________
Bellefontaine_______
Berea______________
Bexley_____________
Bowling Green______
See footnotes at end o f table.




State and city

1937

49
133
25
72
58
27
711
6,749
97
27
63
i 28
138
19
153
44
118
72
0

0

22

101

11
8
8

1938

43
123
28
50
83
19
296
5,746
79
43
33
23
92
257
19
184
80
184
81
15
0

0

110

4

12

48

45

2
0

1
2

3
23
30
99
24
50
17
25
10

100

22
66

4
25
18
59
61
9
49
147
34
89
24
59
62
143
173
61
13
47
30
13
26
118
26
11

101

11

6

21

12

8

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings

3
9
33
46
143
95
32
55
49
85
28
17
114
96
9
119
65
193
7
24
90
9
5
50
51
131
247
16
8

11

11

8

6

68
20

19
3
14
19
113
4
68

Ohio—Continued.
Bryan................................
Cambridge_____________
Campbell-.-..................___
Canton_________ ______
ChagrinFalls......................
Cheviot________________
Chillicothe_____________
Cincinnati_____________
Cleveland_____________
Cleveland Heights_____
Clyde___ _________
Columbus______________
Conneaut______________
Coshocton______________
Cuyahoga Falls_________
Dayton________________
Deer Park_____________
East Cleveland-...........
East Liverpool_________
Elmwood P lace________
Elyria________________ _
Euclid_________________
Fairview_______________
Findlay________________
Fostoria_______________
Franklin_______________
Fremont____________ _
Gabon_________________
Garfield Heights________
G eneva_________ ____
Girard_________________
Grandview Heights_____
Hamilton______________
Ironton____________
K ent...................................
Lakewood_____________
Lima__________________
Lockland______________
Lorain. __ _____________
Mansfield_____________
Maple Heights_________
M arietta______________
Marion________ _____ _
Martins Ferry__________
Marysville Heights_____
Massillon______________
Maumee __ __________
Mayfield Heights_______
Miamisburg.. _________
Middletown-. _ _______
Minerva____
_____
Mount Healthy________
Newark________________
New Boston____________
Newcomerstown________
Newton Falls__________
North Canton . _______
North College Hill______
Norwood______________
Oakwood___ __ ______
Oberlin_____ ___ _ .
Oxford __________ _
Paines ville_______
Piqua_________________
Port Clinton__________
Portsmouth_______ __
Reading_______________
Rocky River___________
St. Bernard _ ________
Sandusky______________
Shadyside______________

1937

31
5
7
3
33
40
1,315
568
272
i4
767
111

11
10

29
265
113
5
i
119
146
125
16
17
23
19
31
11
0

6

10
2

29
91
14
13
80
31
72
157
15
7
8

10
6
6

25
8

4

5
41
31
65
10

0
6
0

17
63
38
49
16
26
13
23
18
83
5
11

8

12
8

38
5
13
140
60
49
1,524
484
338
736
7
30
249
39
36
25
119
30
17
0

1

2

10
2

11
12

13

14
24

7
15
63

94
10
10

53
29
16
90
144
17
15
25
29
14
12
16
63
25
70
5
0
13
37
69
93
3
16
31
9
14
78
18
105
25
17
11

6

1

8

8

43

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 1937 AND 1938

T a b l e C4.—

N u m b er o f fa m ilie s provided f o r in n ew dw ellings in 1 ,7 9 0 identical
cities, b y city, 1 9 3 7 and 1 9 3 8 — Continued

EAST NORTH CENTRAL STATES—Continued
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

Ohio—Continued.
Shaker Heights ______
Sidney
_____
South E uclid_____
Steubenville __________
Struthers
Toledo.. _
__. . .
Troy
_____
University Heights ___
Upper Arlington
Upper Sandusky _ ____
Warren
Westerville
Wilmington
W ooster____________ .
Wyoming
Xenia____ _ _ ______
Youngstown
Zanesville
Wisconsin:
Antigo ______________
Appleton.. _ __ _____
Ashland______ ____ ____
Baraboo________ .. __
Beloit______ ____ _ __
Chippewa Falls_______
Clinton ville _________
Columbus. _
_
Cudahy_______________
D elavan____________ __
Eau Claire___ _______
Fond du Lac___________
Fort Atkinson_______ _
Green Bay_________ ___
H artford______ _____

State and city

1937

135
60
136
80
247
25
167
103
58
2

10

1

3

21

22
38
26
142
71
13
121
10

7
50
13
9
8
4
104
57
23
222
0
10

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

250
75
136
136
19
270
23
107
126
67
5
18
27
38
24
150
42
8

1

20

156
18
16
84
22
15
0
12

11
125
44
22
156
0

W isconsin—Continued.
Janesville
______
Kenosha
__
Lake Geneva _____ _____
Madison
__
Manitowoc
_______
Marietta
Marshfield.. ... _ ...
Menasha. ... . _______
Milwaukee._ __ _______
Neenah
. .................
Oconomowoc. ... ______
O conto_________
_
Oshkosh ______ ___
Platteville____ ________
Port Washington_______
Racine______ . _______
Reedsburg— _____ _ _
Shawano . _______
Sheboygan _. _____ ____
Shorewood_____________
South Milwaukee______
Stevens Point . _ _____
Sturgeon Bay . ______
Superior_________... .
Tw oR ivers.. _____
Waukesha________ _____
Waupun __ ._ _______
Wausau. .. ._ _ ... ...
Wauwatosa___ _____ __
West Allis______ _______
West Bend_____________
West Milwaukee_______
Whitefish Bay__________
Wisconsin Rapids______

1937

49
38
193
89
17
24
44
498
62
9
3
35
3
9
50
2
i 28
62
33
22
39
19
21
9
45
22
116
199
62
45
13
147
119

62
67
4
279
58
16
33
32
647
53
3
31
0
10
28
3
25
75
62
21
57
5
25
8
39
18
126
273
80
31
24
155
56

274
9
1
10
11
4
1
10
0
10
0
0
58
2
16
18
0
3
1
18
4
31
17
1
105
11
95

223
13
0
7
6
12
19
14
2
0
0
0
34
6
17
10
0
5
0
13
0
50
30
0
179
10
99

1

8

WEST NORTH CENTRAL STATES
Total (162 cities)...
Percentage change.
Iowa:
Ames__________
Boone_________
Burlington_____
Cedar Rapids...
Council Bluffs—
Davenport_____
Decorah_______
Des Moines____
Dubuque______
Fairfield_______
Fort Dodge____
Harlan________
Iowa City_____
Keokuk_______
Marshalltown. __
Mason City____
Muscatine_____
Newton_______
Oskaloosa______
Ottumwa______
Perry__________
Red Oak_______
Sioux City_____
Storm Lake____
Valley Junction _

11, 790
+18.5

9,953

94
8
25
221
10
195
19
416
12
2
26
8
82
16
36
103
23
5
7
124
3
14
139
33
11

58
13
18
102
20
121
15
266
26
0
15
4
41
10
26
120
40
7
0
86
7
5
98
16
2

See footnotes at end o f table.

159200°—40-----4




Iowa—Continued.
Waterloo_____
Webster City..
Winterset____
Kansas:
Abilene______
Anthony_____
Arkansas City.
Atchison_____
Augusta_____
Baxter Springs
Beloit_______
Caney_______
Cherryvale___
Coffeyville___
Dodge C ity ...
Eldorado_____
Emporia_____
Eureka______
Fort Scott____
Fredonia_____
Garden City. _
Goodland____
Hays________
Hoisington___
Humboldt____
Hutchinson__
Independence..
Kansas C ity...

44
T

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

able

C 4 . — N u m b er o f fa m ilie s 'provided f o r in new dw ellings in 1 ,7 9 0 identical
cities , by c ity , 1 9 3 7 and 1 9 3 8 —Continued

WEST NORTH CENTRAL STATES—Continued
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

Kansas—Continued.
Lawrence.. _ ______
Leavenworth _____ _____
Liberal ____________ Lyons..
_____ ___
McPherson__ _________
Manhattan __ _____
____ ____
Neodesha
Newton. _ _ _____ _____
Pittsburg. _ __________
Pratt _ __ ____ ______
Salina _________________
Topeka... _ ____ ___ _ .
____
Wellington
Wichita .
Minnesota:
Albert Lea_______ _ _
Alexandria .
_ ___
Austin _____________
Bayport
_ _ ______
Brainerd
_____
Columbia Heights _
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
Duluth-------------------------

15
48
35
31
36
24
30
108
223
5
453
95
19
129
31
H
H
31
148
65
28
115
34
0

0

2

0

F a ir m o n t
E a .r ih a .n lt

Hibbing
_ ____
H o p k in s _
International Falls *
L it c h f ie ld
Little Falls _________
Mankato _ _ _

21
21

16
84
46
17
25
18
23
15
16
106
189
76
17
220
885
121
54
10
53
42
91
10
99
15
135

M a r s h a ll
M i n n e a p o lis

1 0 20

Montevideo
___
North Mankato
North St. Paul
Owatonna
_______
Red Wing_____________
Redwood Falls _ _ _ _
Robbinsdale
Rochester
St. Cloud
_ ____ __
St. James.. _ _________
St. Louis Park _______
St. Paul_______________
South St. Paul____ _
Thief River Falls____ __
T ra cy __ ____ _____
West St. Paul
____
Winona________ _______
Missouri:
Brentwood. __________
Cameron _ ____ _ __ __
Cape Girardeau_______
Clinton ___________
Columbia
_______
Crystal C ity __________

State and city

1937

10

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

Missouri—Continued.
29
Hannibal
30
Independence
4
Jefferson City
Joplin
70
50
Kansas C ity __
32
Kirkwood . . . _
Liberty _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Maplewood
24
Marceline
__
14
Maryville
___
29
North Kansas City.
79
Richmond Heights. _
184
St. Charles
_ _
13
Ste. G enevieve.____
463
St. Joseph_____________
St. Louis. ____ ___ _ _
39
Sikeston. _ _ ____ _
Springfield _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
130
University City _____
Warrensburg. ____ ___ _
40
Washington ____ _______
9
Webster G roves.____ _
West P lain s_______ ___
28
91 Nebraska:
Alliance_____________ _
41
Aurora___ ___________
24
Beatrice __ _ _________
61
Broken Bow_ _______ _
22
Chadron
__ ______
25
Columbus. _ _ _ _ _
14
7
Fremont ________
Hastings _ ___
50
Lincoln ______ ___ _
15
Nebraska City. _ _
1 190
North Platte___________
12
Omaha______ ___
19
Scottsbluff _ _ _
20
Wahoo__ _ _ _____
28
9 North Dakota:
Bismarck. ________ __
17
Devils Lake __ ____
37
Fargo ______ ___ _
112
Grand Forks_____ __ _
55
Jamestown_________ __
Minot _ _ ___ ___ ___ _
143
Valley City __________
447
76 South Dakota:
Aberdeen___ ____ _ _ _
37
Brookings. __ ___ __ __
5
___
H uron_____
47
Madison _ ________
34
Pierre__________ __ _
Rapid C ity ______ _ _
104
1
Sioux Falls.— ______
65
Vermillion _ __ _ _
Watertown __ ______
35
48
Yankton ____
40
2

10

8

K
/lO
/

22

18
82
216
137
7

1
10

86

2

21

1937

i
4
497
19
57
1, 053
’ 180
58
250
o
25
82
20

10

1

12

21

7
16
5
5
17
24
169
38
325
97
4
57
4
36
77
22
26
13
l i

20

1

Oil
AA
q
o
99
ZZ
n
u
Q
y
9
z
109
0

1

18
14
38
932
61
280
Q
19
84
15
201

9

4

21

5

g
25
g
179
3
53
388
89
2
11

62
2
42
53
16
23
1

15

13
16

133
225
3
20
4

96
174
18
5

21

1
1
22

o
2
11

8

SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES
Total (208 cities)___ ______
Percentage change. _________
Delaware:
D over________________
Milford. ______________
Wilmington. ......................
District of Columbia:
Washington___________

26, 825
+

24,177

26
i 19
129
4, 275

16
18
149
5,352

See footnotes at end o f table.




1 1 .0

>rida:
Apalachicola ________
Avon P a r k .____ __ _
Bartow _ __ ________
Coral Gables. _____
Daytona Beach _______
De Funiak Springs______
D eLand— _ _ ________
Fort Lauderdale_______

2

5
i 133
163
i 14
9
588
11

0
7
128
191
7
25
399
8

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 1 9 3 7 AND
T able

C4.—

45

19 3 8

N u m b er o f fa m ilie s provided f o r in n ew dw ellings in 1 ,7 9 0 identical
cities, b y city, 1 9 8 7 and 1 9 3 8 — Continued

SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

Florida—Continued.

78
97
6
1 120
20
34
Lake Worth___ ______
116
14
9
20
12
Melbourne.______
2,109
800
New Sm yrna.________
22
19
269
9
2
148
13
16
St. Augustine. _ ____ _
39
St Petersburg... __
606
Sanford . _ __ _____
13
Sarasota __ ___________
89
Tallahassee _______ ___
243
Tampa
i_ - ____ _
124
Tarpon Springs _ __ _
8
West Palm Beach.. _ . .
245
Winter Haven _______ _
14
Winter Park ______
62
Georgia:
Americus.. __ _____ _
28
Athens ___ ____
132
Atlanta _ _ _ _ ____ _
675
Augusta._ . ____ _ __
131
Bainbridge___ __ __ _
26
Columbus. _ . . . __
163
Cordele _____ __ _____
39
Covington___ _ __
18
Dublin _ _ _____
23
Elberton _ ____ __
35
G ainesville.___
1 69
Griffin. __ _ _____
72
Lagrange. _____ _ _
37
Macon _____ _ _ _
59
Marietta _ _
30
N ew n an .._____ ____
46
Rome . . . __ _ _
122
Sandersville.. ______ _
7
Savannah -----------------234
Statesboro
_
37
42
Tifton- - - - - - - ___
Valdosta __ _ ___ _.
71
Waynesboro. ___ _ ...
1
Maryland:
Annapolis. _ _______
12
Baltimore. _ _ _ ___ _
2,324
Cambridge. _ __ ____
57
Chestertown______ __
1
Crisfield ..
__ _
12
Cumberland___ _
80
Easton._ .
_
28
Elkton.
. __ _____
15
Frederick _______ ___
40
Hagerstown_____ __
61
Hyattsville _____
80
Mount Rainier _ .
14
Salisbury _______ _
98
Takoma Park____ .
35
Westminster__ ______
33
See footnotes at end of table.




State and city

1937
North Carolina:
Asheville _ ____ ___
88
Bessemer City_______ _
93
Chapel H ill_____ _____
9
Charlotte . ______
610
7
Cherryville _ _ _ __ __
Concord.. _______
25
Dunn __
_
102
Durham __ _ _ ___
13
1
Edenton _ _ ____
Elizabeth City__ ___
25
Fayetteville___ __ _ _
10
Forest C it y ___ _____
2 107
Gastonia ____ _ _
1 008
7
Goldsboro, _ __
Greensboro. __
___
25
Greenville___ _ _ _ _
269
7
Hamlet _____ ___ _ __
1
Henderson _ _ __ _ __
Hickory
__ _
164
High Point __ _____
45
Kings Mountain___
16
6
Kinston.
_ _ __ _ _
Lenoir
_ _ _ _ __ _
516
6
Lexington
__ _ __
Lincolnton _ _______ __
79
Lumberton
264
Mooresville __ _
82
4
Mo rehead City__ ____
New Bern
_ _
206
North Wilkesboro
37
Oxford
__ _____ _
40
Raleigh__ _________
Reidsville
23
Rorfnoke Rapids
124
Rocky Mount. _ _
625
Salisbury
71
6
Sanford
Shelby
168
Smithfleld
35
Southern Pines
10
Spencer
14
Spin dale
40
Statesville
74
Tarboro
53
Thomasville _
56
Washington
35
Williamston
39
W ilmington
40
Wilson
177
5
W in ston -Salem
155 South Carolina:
Aiken
__
32
And erson
23
42
Batesburg
6
Beaufort
Charleston. ____________
Chester
15
Clinton
1,494
Columbia
37
6
Conway
4
Dillon
Easley
83
6
Florence
8
Gaffney
70
Greenville
43
Greenwood
Lancaster
79
Newberry
35
72
Rock Hill
Spartanburg
69
19
Sumter.. ____
____

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938
58
6
17
506
12
83
1 19
428
5
32
142
6
46
34
337
73
5
25
45
281
36
139
16
40
22
38
18
15
12
26
7
461
53
31
151
76
11
88
40
2
11
16
21
29
17
14
20
49
76
666
19
109
9
14
136
19
22
293
26
18
13
61
37
130
i 45
20
19
117
67
104

1937
47
4
32
425
4
81
21
494
8
21
119
14
51
47
302
1 59
6
7
48
152
22
52
36
52
24
35
36
27
13
30
12
203
49
29
70
30
26
97
13
7
9
14
28
18
20
6
17
17
49
416
15
157
2
8
86
7
7
348
31
48
22
48
31
74
38
87
20
92
50
90

46

B U IL D IN G

C O N S T R U C T IO N

T a b l e C 4 . — N u m b er o f fa m ilie s provided f o r in new dw ellings in 1>790 identical
cities , by c ity , 1 9 8 7 and 1 9 3 8 — Continued

SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

Virginia:
Abingdon . . . ._ _____
Alexandria______ ____
Appalachia, . . . ____ _
Bristol_________________
Charlottesville________
Clifton Forge___________
Covington _
_____
Danville.
_____ __
Farmville _
__ .
Franklin. _____________
Fredericksburg______ _
Galax___ _ ___________
Harrisonburg . . _____
Hopewell. _ ___ _______
Lynchburg _____ _____
Martinsville. _ _ ___
Newport N e w s_____ _
Norfolk____ _________
Petersburg___ _____ ..
Phoebus _______________
Portsmouth____________
Radford.. .. __ ______
Richmond..______ ___
Roanoke________ .. .
Salem__ _. ______
South Boston____ ____
South Norfolk. . . . ___
Staunton * . . . _____
Suffolk.

State and city

1937

7
530
0
17
80
5
3
108
12
16
60
14
56
0
226
49
43
529
36
13
72
33
545
99
30
J 16
7
49
19

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

V irginia—Continued.
Vinton____. . . . . . .
10
354
Waynesboro
1
Williamsburg ...
Winchester _
25
66
Wytheville____________
6 West Virginia:
Beckley
10
101
Bluefield
Buckhannon
16
38
Charleston_____________
Clarksburg_______ _____
57
Dunbar__ __ ________
31
43
Fairmont _ _
Grafton_________ ... _
7
154
Hinton__ ____
56
Hollidays Cove__ . . .
32
Huntington___________
251
Keyser_______ _____
19
Logan __ _____ ____
19
McMechen ___
21
Mannington _.
46
Morgantown___ ______
298
Parkersburg __ _________
83
St. Albans__ __________
21
South Charleston
6
W elch_____ _____ _
6
Wellsburg. ___________
41
Wheeling____ ___ __ _
29
Williamson_____ ____

1937

13
51
6
76
43
113
76
g
543
70
52
48
8
0
17
232
3
9
4
0
3
108
16
131
33
15
86
10

5
36
11
47
31
115
93
11
464
80
58
55
1
3
31
191
4
17
3
0
8
137
9
76
23
12
79
6

8
31
12
6
12
45
541
3
6
56
2
16
72
34
185
i 65
58 *
21
571
7
147
41
56
37
126
61
39
i 22
i 25
35
0
41
40
28
1 52

1
27
11
8
24
52
602
9
20
62
2
44
23
62
121
63
61
6
492
29
70
103
28
9
111
69
50
26
11
26
5
63
22
30
146

EAST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES
Total (78 cities)__
Percentage change.
Alabama:
Albertville____
Anniston_____
Auburn______
Bessemer_____
Birmingham.
Brewton_____
Cullman_____
Decatur______
Dothan______
Eufaula______
Gadsden_____
Greenville____
Homewood___
Huntsville____
Leeds________
Mobile_______
Montgomery.
Piedmont____
Prichard_____
Russellville___
Selma________
Sylacauga____
Tarrant City...
Tuscaloosa___
Tuscumbia___
Union Springs.
Kentucky:
Ashland______
Bowling Green
Corbin_______
Covington____
Dayton______
Fort Thomas.
Frankfort____
See footnotes at end of table.




6, 938

5,808

38
62
76
32
217
18
33
26
98
14
124
32
121
23
6
239
288
13
13
24
25
4
0
129

18
51
54
26
217
7
34
16
94
5
154
25
87
27
3
184
234
15
21
13
10
6
2
97
3
5
98
87
13
19
0
32
30

+ 2.2

8

1

41
86
4
32
0
36
63

Kent ucky—Continued.
Georgetown______ __
Glasgow
Harrodsburg _____ __
Irvine_________ __ _
Lebanon _ ___ __ ... _
Lexington______________
Louisville____________ _
Ludlow_____ _ __ _.
Newport__________ _ _
Paducah_______________
Pineville_______________
Mississippi:
Biloxi________ _ _ __
Clarksdale_____________
Corinth_______________
Greenville______________
Greenwood. ___ ___ __ _
Gulfport _____________
Indianola________
Jackson __ __ _. ...
Laurel___________ _ __
Meridian________ ____
Tupelo________________
Vicksburg. .........................
Yazoo City__............. .........
Tennessee:
Chattanooga __ _ _ ___
Clarksville___
_._
C leveland.________ ...
Columbia___ ... .. .
Covington___
Dyersburg ___________
Erwin_______ _____
Gallatin. ... ________
Harriman_____________
Jackson _ _____________
Kingsport________ _____

B U IL D IN G

C O N S T R U C T IO N ,

1937

AND

47

193 8

T a b l e C 4 . — N u m b er o f fa m ilie s provided f o r in new dw ellings in 1 ,7 9 0 identical
c ities , b y city, 1 9 3 7 and 1 9 3 8 -— C ontinued

EAST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES—Continued
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

Tennessee—Continued.
Knoxville __ _______
Lebanon ___________ _
Maryville_____ ______
Memphis
Milan

224
63
29
715
8

State and city

1938

1937
239
36
45
464
28

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings

Tennessee—Continued.
Murfreesboro ______
Nashville
______ _
Springfield_____ __ ___
Trenton ______ _ __ __
Union C ity ____ _______

1937

27
368
34
33
i 10

21
746
14
22
15

94
33
7
199
989
50
17
2
1
1, 799
62
1
1 50
183
10
973
0
23
265
62
55
58
81
5
l 22
205
3, 658
13
31
11
27
17
58
101
890
82
170
15
28
77
1 46
6
6
4
42
61
47
14
229
44
155
757
12
26
21
44
172
411
493
37
15
166
1

61
14
4
146
1,151
35
3
11
2
1,469
22
0
54
144
4
746
1
11
184
55
121
23
72
3
34
195
2, 534
21
16
8
28
5
61
137
393
57
218
37
37
36
43
10
4
10
55
118
27
6
236
49
64
727
1
32
30
46
86
479
455
11
10
26
3

WEST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES
Total (120 cities) ___ _____ 20, 488
Percentage change
+25. 1
Arkansas:
Camden
__
12
7
Clarksville __ ________
El Dorado
149
Favetteville
26
166
Hot Springs
52
Little Rock
107
2
Marianna
l7
Newport
Pine Bluff
51
5
Wynne
Louisiana:
Alexandria
108
Baton Rouge __
292
De Quinov
6
Lafayette
i 121
Mansfield ___
10
Monroe
96
Natchitoches
107
New Orleans
631
Plaquemine
17
Shreveport
652
Thibodaux
101
Oklahoma:
Ada
46
Ardmore. __________
41
Bartlesville
115
Chickasha
12
Cleveland _____
__
0
4
Cushing
0
Drumright
Elk City_______________
9
ElReno
...
47
Enid
115
Guthrie________ _ __
11
Henryetta.. . . .
___
0
Hollis
__ _ _
0
Hugo_______________
18
Lawton
170
McAlester
22
Mangum . . .
0
Marlow ____ ___
0
Muskogee ______ ______
40
Oklahoma City .
1,102
2
Okmulgee ____
Ponca City.. _ _
36
_
2
Sapulpa_______
Sayre . _ _ _
2
Shawnee ___ _ ____
15
Tonkawa _ _______ __ _
0
Tulsa__________ _____
691
Woodward___________ _
15
Texas:
Abilene
_____ ____
102
Alamo Heights_______ _
139
Alice__________________
111
Amarillo ______ _ ___
219
Austin _ __ __ __ 1,287
Beaumont____ _______
250
Belton. ______ _ _ __
7
See footnotes at end o f table.




16, 381
51
2
42
26
96
51
113
4
21
15
9
102
196
9
1 52
5
116
37
449
5
480
40
80
33
61
8
0
1
o
0
30
49
10
0
0
11
107
13
3
0
14
1, 237
0
43
5
3
25
0
484
19
77
158
84
87
978
142
17

Texas—Continued.
Big Spring
______
Brownwood. _______ _
_____ ___
Bryan
Corpus Christi_______ _
Corsicana __ ______ _
Cotulla _ ______________
Crockett ____________
Dalhart________
Dallas.. _ __ _ ________
Denison. ____ _____ ____
Eastland.. __ _ ___ .
Edinburg. __ . .. . ... _
El Paso___ _____ .. . _
Floydada______________
Fort Worth____________
Freeport . __ __ _______
Gainesville
_____ _
Galveston. _ _ _____
Goose Creek . . . ____
Graham _______ _______
Greenville ____ ____
Harlingen.. ... _______
Haskell
_ ____ __
Henderson ___ ____
Highland Park_________
Houston.. ... _____
Huntsville. _____ ___
Jacksonville. _ _ _____
Kenedy. ____ ________
Kerrville.. _____ ______
Lampasas. _ ______ . . .
Laredo________ _ _
Longview___ _ _. _ _
Lubbock_______ _ _ _ _
Lufkin ______________
M idland_______ ... _
M ineola__ ._ _______
Mission__... . . . ... _
Nacogdoches. ______ __
New Braunfels .. . ____
Olney . ____ ___ ______
Orange
______ __
Paducah____ __________
Palestine__ __ __ _
Pampa_______ _ . __
Paris.. _______ ______
Plain view ____
Port Arthur ______ _
Robstown __ _ ______
San Angelo
San Antonio _
Snyder
__________
Sweetwater ____
Taylor.
_ _ _ ____
Temple___
Texas City
Tyler
University Park
Uvalde
. .
W axahachie
Wichita Falls __
Yoakum__________ ____

48

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

T able C 4.— Num ber o f fam ilies provided fo r in new dwellings in 1,790 identical
cities, by city, 1937 and 1938— Continued

M OUNTAIN STATES
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings

State and city

1937
Total (77 cities)_____
Percentage change__
Arizona:
Douglas________
Glendale_______
Globe__________
Mesa__________
Miami_________
Phoenix________
Prescott________
Tucson_________
Winslow_______
Colorado:
Alamosa________
Boulder________
Canon City_____
Colorado Springs.
Delta__________
Denver_________
Durango_______
Englewood_____
Fort Collins, _____
Fort Morgan___
Grand Junction. _
Greeley________
La Junta_______
Longmont______
Loveland_______
Monte Vista____
Montrose_______
Pueblo_________
Sterling________
Trinidad_______
Idaho:
Blackfoot_______
Boise___________
Idaho Falls_____
Lewiston_______
Nampa_________
Pocatello_______
Preston________
Sandpoint______
Twin Falls_____

5, 691
—1.3
3
11
3
62
0
391
32
159
10
26
47
i8
91
34
846
25
39
23
15
63
119
8
40
i 12
i 13
19
82
8
i 13
9
152
81
83
130
52
35
19
94

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

5,767 Idaho—Continued.
Wallace_______
Weiser________
Montana:
23
Anaconda_____
Billings_______
10
Butte________
5
Glendive_____
53
Great Falls____
i5
Havre________
233
Helena_______
Kalispell______
21
194
Laurel________
Livingston____
13
Miles City-----24
Missoula______
Roundup_____
40
Whitefish_____
1
99 Nevada:
46
Elko_________
Las Vegas_____
1,012
Reno_________
15
Sparks________
41
15 New Mexico:
Albuquerque. __
31
Gallup_______
79
Las Cruces. ____
87
4
Portales______
Raton________
28
Roswell_______
5
Silver City____
18
34 Utah:
Bountiful_____
59
Brigham______
11
Eureka_______
7
Helper_______
Logan________
27
Ogden________
187
Provo________
116
Salt Lake City.
51
Tooele________
161
43 Wyoming:
Cheyenne_____
7
Green River___
5
Laramie______
117

1937

3
25
10
212
14
8
72
12
67
59
9
15
1
95
i0
7
32
54
223
25
272
15
61
106
19
85
38
31
18
0
22
81
166
66
616
18
224
5
58

7
22
12
. 232
9
8
91
16
77
74
14
17
3
112
1
2
22
84
159
59
238
75
57
86
10
36
18
31
27
1
32
89
171
82
596
28
161
3
78

29
38
108
265
45
82
26
193
98
83
20
5
88
54
33
55
84
22
344
47
62
*46

20
2
129
161
32
98
12
87
38
50
13
8
26
63
15
21
66
10
290
32
20
20

PACIFIC STATES
Total (175 cities) __
Percentage change.
California:
Alameda_____
Albany______
Alhambra____
Anaheim____
Arcadia______
Auburn______
Azusa_______
Bakersfield___
Banning_____
Bell_________
Berkeley_____
Beverly Hills..
Brawley_____
Burbank_____
Burlingame. _.
Calexico_____
Chico________
Chino_______
Chula Vista.__

43,421
+23.8

35, 083

134
128
611
53
220
45
9
211
66
193
260
448
41
1, 358
157
i2
66
22
68

91
183
520
46
223
33
13
229
66
114
257
562
36
729
113
0
55
20
58

See footnotes at end of table.




,li fornia—Continued.
Claremont_____________
Coalinga________
Colton. . . . __ ___
Compton____________ .
Corona. ______
_. Coronado_____
___
Covina ___
Culver City____ .
Daly C it y ...___ __ ...
D elano____ .. _____
Dinuba________ . . Dunsmuir___...
El Centro. _ _ _ . . . ...
El M on te_____... ...
El Segundo.
_. ._ ..
Escondido. _ ___ ___
Eureka. _ __________
Fillmore____
____
Fresno ___ ________
Fullerton ._ .. ________
Gardena.. ... ________
Gilroy. ............................. .

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 19 3 7 AND 19 3 8

49

T able C 4.— Num ber o f fam ilies provided fo r in new dwellings in 1,790 identical
cities, by city, 1987 and 1938— Continued

PACIFIC STATES—Continued
State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

California—Continued.
977
Glendale_________
13
Glendora-------------90
Hanford__________
59
Hawthorne_______
80
Hayward____ 1----87
Hermosa Beach----12
Huntington Beach.
255
Huntington Park...
633
Inglewood________
67
La Mesa-------------11
La Verne_________
27
Lindsay__________
178
Lodi_____________
31
Lompoc__________
1,824
Long Beach______
12, 382
Los Angeles______
22
Los Gatos________
161
Lynwood_________
69
Madera__________
61
Martinez_________
64
Marysville_______
111
Maywood________
59
Merced__________
66
Mill Valley_______
145
Modesto_________
120
Monrovia________
188
Montebello_______
43
Monterey________
112
Monterey Park___
54
Napa____________
164
National City------1,163
Oakland_________
60
Oceanside------------72
Ontario__________
38
Orange___________
33
Oroville__________
55
Oxnard__________
32
Pacific Grove_____
199
Palo Alto________
451
Pasadena_________
40
Paso Robles______
25
Piedmont________
58
Pittsburg. ________
190
Pomona__________
45
Porterville________
258
Redding_________
41
Redlands_________
92
Redondo Beach___
150
Redwood City____
35
Reedley__________
162
Richmond_______
221
Riverside________
31
Roseville_________
967
Sacramento______
59
Salinas___________
70
San Anselmo_____
393
San Bernardino___
154
San Bruno_______
1, 965
San Diego________
2, 724
San Francisco____
355
San Gabriel______
14
Sanger___________
515
San Jose__________
186
San Leandro_____
297
San Marino---------386
San Mateo_______
43
San Rafael_______
253
Santa Ana________
133
Santa Barbara____
26
Santa Clara______
173
Santa Cruz_______
i Includes 11 months only.




1937
925
5
92
29
55
108
14
355
451
55
13
28
1§1
11
1,120
9, 772
17
72
57
32
51
99
73
35
181
94
149
40
102
87
142
1,009
51
94
30
29
28
29
183
384
14
55
82
118
49
80
46
113
164
18
187
174
32
684
110
42
295
116
1,967
1,946
194
7
428
144
334
302
63
206
157
34
142

State and city

Number of families
provided for in
new dwellings
1938

California—Continued.
Santa Maria. . ...
112
Santa M on ica..___
857
Santa Rosa... __ _ ___
120
Sierra Madre _ _ . . .
39
Signal Hill____ _ ...
71
South Gate___ _ ... __
358
South Pasadena.___
136
South San Francisco____
52
Stockton._ _____ _
196
Sunnyvale _ __ _
52
Torrance.. _____ _
78
Tracy____ _ _______
13
Turlock. __________
47
Upland___ __________
28
Vallejo.__ __ _
106
Visalia____ ______
128
45
Watsonville__ . ___
Whittier
______ __
167
Woodland. . _____ _
44
Yuba C ity _______ _ _
94
Oregon:
Ashland ___ ___ _____
11
Astoria______
29
Baker ._ _ . . . ___
33
Bend _ __ _____
17
Coquille...
_______
28
Corvallis__ _ ________
57
106
Eugene. ... _ ______
Grants Pass
70
Hillsboro.. __ _______
37
Klamath Falls________
57
La Grande _ _ _ _ _ ___
6
51
Medford______ _____
Newberg _ __ _ _ _
23
21
North Bend________
Pendleton
27
Portland.._ __
760
Roseburg _____
10
St. Helens
__ _ _ _ .
19
__ __
Salem_______
196
The D a lle s ..___ _ _ _
31
Tillamook. _ ___
8
Washington:
Aberdeen _ _ _ _ ___
42
15
Anacortes...
Auburn
__ _ _
33
Bellingham __ ______
70
Bremerton _ _
89
8
Centralia _ _ __
12
Chehalis . _ _
52
Ellensburg_____
66
Everett______ ____ _
Hoquiam . ______ __
3
84
Longview._ __ _ ___ _
129
Olympia.. _ _ _______
25
Omak. _______________
37
Port Angeles __ __ __
65
Pullman. _ ___ __ _
29
Puyallup _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7
Raymond. ________ _
1,002
Seattle________ _ __
558
Spokane_____ ______
358
Tacoma.. ... ________
119
Walla Walla___
_ .
30
Wenatchee __ ______
236, 429
Total (1,790 cities) __
+25.3
Percentage change____
.............
Hawaii:
Honolulu. . __ _ . . 1,901
Percentage change_____ +17.6
2Applications filed.

1937
115
742
66
28
31
225
86
42
172
34
52
19
29
34
82
75
45
98
48
63
7
20
28
43
50
44
89
43
25
61
i 10
61
28
21
31
1, 012
9
10
203
20
7
39
3
12
71
95
10
14
27
60
8
114
90
17
36
38
24
10
638
456
199
92
26
188, 657
1, 616

50

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Type o f Building, 1937 and 1938, by Cities

For the years of 1937 and 1938 the number and estimated cost of
new residential buildings, of new nonresidential buildings, of addi­
tions, alterations, and repairs, and of total building construction in
each of the 1,790 cities for which reports were received are shown in
table C5.
Indicated expenditures for buildings for which permits were issued
in New York City amounted to over $341,000,000, or about 19.5
percent of the total permit valuation for building construction in the
1,790 cities. Permit valuations in excess of $25,000,000 were also
reported for Los Angeles, Calif., Detroit, Mich., Washington, D . C .,
Chicago, 111., and San Francisco, Calif.




T able C 5.— Number and permit valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938

Total construction
State and city

1938

New residential buildings

1937

Dollars

Dollars

1937

1938

Additions, alterations, and repairs
1938

1937

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Total (1,790 cities)... 662, 929 1, 753, 194, 546 670, 631 1, 702, 216,096 156, 203 868,149,175 136,606 763,356,063 116,993 567,069, 225 124,305 564.961.360 389,733 317,976,146 409, 720 373,898,673
Percentage change.-- -1 .1
+14.3
+13.7
+0.4
-5 .9
-4 .9
-15.0
+3.0
NEW ENGLAND STATES

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

tal (147 cities)____ 55,454 111, 382,152 53, 483 122, 944, 554 7,195 37. 691, 761 7,950 47, 534, 528 9,952 42, 591,375 10,857 41,824, 210 38, 307 31,099,016 34, 676 33, 585, 816
rcentage change. __ +3.7
-9 .4
-9.5
-8 .3
+1.8
+10.5
-7 .4
-20.7
nnecticut:
93, 680
48
Ansonia___ ....
111
259, 080 120
258,855
17
23 109, 700
75, 625
55,475
55 115,155
49
68.300
39
766 1,489,480 706 2,555,478
149 759, 600 142 678,850 179 308, 708 195 1,262. 543 438 421,172 369 614,085
Bridgeport_____
Bristol_________
53 203, 770
82, 663 360
519
363. 763 669
739,117
68, 624 132
80 344. 287 106
91,369 457 312,167
57 332,925 230
81, 785 224
94, 959
271 1,663. 447 298
7
23,885
34 1, 557, 777
Danburv. ___
501, 034
17
73,150
83 100,150
East Hartford.. _ 190
574, 244
87 250,914
83
74,114
280, 749 229
40 156, 735
59 223,180
67
49,900
Enfield_______
121
84 178,405
42
34
24, 683
145,320 155
419,080
34
97,425
37 215,992
45
25.895
22.000
Fairfield_______
185 1.113, 943 187 1, 217,145
87 114,165 163 173, 650 144 169, 255
425 1,365,183 418 1,500, 565
77,590
77
Greenwich____
455 3.104, 370 510 3,650,062
118 1, 709,850 125 2, 661, 640
86 723, 620 106 376,987 251 670,900 279 611,435
Hamden______
282
721, 288 290
902 974
85
86 127,040
91 104, 353 105 178, 484
106 540 275
76, 660
99 597, 450
Hartford_______ 2,100 3,971,035 1, 639 6,189, 594
80 608, 325 103 597, 783 107 1, 584. 479 143 3,195, 399 1,913 1, 778, 231 1,393 2, 396, 412
83
81
304
504,265 318
682, 058
76 362, 300
95 497,164
82, 775 142 158, 624
Manchester.. ..
59,190
26, 270 145
M eriden___...
935 1,328, 461 577
984, 510
63 299,200
47 194, 300 118 747, 635 100 570,995 754 281. 626 430 219, 215
Middletown____ 247
599, 683 286
367. 715
65 226, 990
55 174, 330
76, 321 127
80, 305
96 296. 372 104 113,080
86
Milford________
763
540, 325
80 294,963
54 259, 516 163 129; 865 153 122, 273 520 175, 622 387 158. 536
600, 450 594
81
Naugatuck_____
216
375,445 220
497, 796
59 252, 375
53 319,900
72
32, 635
91,650
85
90,435
86
86, 246
New Britain____ 944
977,944 907 1,010. 588
48 228,500
59 340, 590 835 374.174 790 367. 898
58 302,100
61 375, 270
New Haven____
891 3, 278, 711 772 3,998,209
82 543, 625
65 461,100 141 1,954, 921 151 2,713, 209 668 780,165 556 823. 900
821,206
New London___
168 1,746, 924 165
94 231, 036
30 156, 300
24 108, 500
49 1.272,500
47 481, 670
89 318,124
Norwalk_______
651 1,324,849 605 1.304,185
162 690,350 165 767, 875
88 296, 715 113 212,600 401 337, 784 327 323, 710
62 106, 794 1,049 346,461 565 207, 231
356,575
6
29, 550
42, 550
Norwich............... 1.122
543,161 638
11
67 167,150
59 176,905
i 683,398 174
329, 515 i 19 i 64,957
22
75,800 i 71 566, 464
Shelton________ i 171
81
51,977
93
76,810
Stamford.........
353 1, 647, 644 406
976, 226
46 316,300
79 317. 785
86 295.615 234 268.959 274 364.311
40 1,060,900
1Includes 11 months only.




1

1

1

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 19 3 7 AND 19 3 8

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation

1938

New nonresidential buildings

T able

Oi

0 5 .— Number and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938— Continued

ts5

NEW ENGLAND STATES—Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city

New residential buildings

1937

1938

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation




Dollars

912.440
444, 581
196, 719
1, 607, 625
2, 590, 016
31, 542

430
448
196
533
857
53

192, 242
208, 482
3,250
28,300
0
478, 085
8,000
623, 599
29,080
14, 680
143, 383
456,455
51, 240

Dollars

1937

1938

Additions, alterations, and repairs

1937

1938

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation

Dollars

Dollars

835,948
545, 238
405, 570
1, 361, 824
4,091,014
78, 241

171 709, 726
49 199,800
52,000
9
191 823, 300
265 1,961, 360
5
10. 700

135 614,950
64 256, 300
12
73, 600
166 765,050
380 3,130, 205
7
19,150

132
77
25
125
112
39

173
138
6
18
0
218
2
882
4
30
173
241
37

261, 710
193,280
7,000
48,900
0
380,200
6.000
772,060
13, 900
16, 835
244, 437
679, 748
54,000

51 125, 600
Bangor 49, 970
16
0
0
3
11,300
0
0
81 293, 650
1
1, 000
59 228,175
0
0
5
6,700
21, 740
17
60 261,125
7
20,700

51
20
1
4
0
60
2
70
0
2
40
50
17

49
43
0
5
0
59
1
117
1
3
48
61
16

i 241,140 182
1, 009, 532 393
255, 852 233
i 278, 470 243
1,144, 647 272
405, 542 202
15,190, 359 5, 921
362,859 190

467, 320
1,007, 936
233, 568
751, 474
1, 277, 210
442, 227
22,156, 677
320,106

i 43 i 201,850
143 737, 700
24
71, 625
i 50 i 157,900
101 695, 400
43 166, 900
228 1,896,800
68 284, 700

60 380. 700
144 884, 400
40 127, 375
68 326, 800
148 1, 176, 640
20
88, 900
294 4,176, 000
59 269, 625

132, 260
58, 650
2,000
18,000
0
232, 700
6, 000
306, 520
0
2,200
89,075
222, 995
43, 025

Dollars

156, 508
137, 625
65, 860
614, 925
149, 060
4,920

122
78
19
143
129
23

18.180
106,960
0
16,000
0
72,135
4,000
184, 341
12, 000
325
104, 030
125,070
22, 475

55
31
0
8
0
57
0
122
1
14
62
71
9

i 33 i 13, 085
41
41, 025
36,612
79
i 49 i 68, 950
32
19, 635
82 107, 805
295 6, 717, 392
61
40, 780

Dollars

106, 295
119, 305
247, 700
199, 675
359, 850
42, 265

152
216
165
209
407
39

89, 750
26,016
0
21,900
0
49. 435
0
136,160
3, 500
9, 335
93, 205
393,946
1, 920

51
48
3
1
0
67
1
714
2
10
46
110
16

Dollars

46,206
107,156
78.859
169, 400
479, 596
15, 922

173
306
165
224
348
23

48,462
51, 552
3,250
1,000
0
112, 300
3,000
211, 083
17, 080
7,655
17, 613
70. 260
8,065

67
87
5
6
0
101
0
690
3
14
71
120
11

Dollars
114. 703

169,633
84, 270
397,099
600, 959
16,826
39,700
108, 614
5,000
9,000
0
98,065
0
329, 380
10,400
5,300
62,157
62,807
9,055

72
57,480
29,140 i 34 i 26, 205
50
66,051
62
57, 485 257 230, 807 187
75 147, 615 114
69, 739
36, 454
79
93 214, 720
82 209, 954 i 63 i 51, 620
82
66, 785
54 429, 612
42
33, 785
91 130,837 118 287,912
64
65, 415
411 10,867, 967 4,898 6, 576,167 5, 216 7,112, 710
34,726
89
89
42
15, 755
37, 379

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Connecticut—Con.
455
Stratford______
Torrington_____
342
Wallingford____
199
525
Waterbury_____
West Hartford...
784
Willimantic____
83
Maine;
Auburn________
151
________
107
3
Eastport_______
Fort Fairfield___
9
Hallo well:_____
0
Lewiston_____
207
Madison____
3
Portland______
890
Rockland_____
3
Rumford Falls...
18
Sanford________
111
South Portland. . 231
Westbrook____
39
Massachusetts:
Andover_______ i 110
Arlington______
441
178
Attleboro______
Barnstable_____ i 162
Belmont_______
187
Beverly...........
216
Boston a _______ 5, 421
218
Braintree.........

New nonresidential buildings




87, 647
269, 905
2,065, 435
3, 221, 472
381, 319
177,835
394,174
85,958
507, 305
20,173
146,888
634, 586
680,164
512,109
776,868
472, 024
243, 239
143,689
467, 075
22, 685
630, 218
229,155
381, 685
i 168,850
423, 607
33, 965
1, 985, 578
408,857
73, 014
74, 735
1,164, 710
383,125
245,465
943, 265
385, 685
824, 794
516,889
218, 387
2,838,422
162, 584
307, 395
106, 799

22
30, 950
314
530,120
359 2,482,430
694 3, 600, 094
302,012
274
366,120
223
213
429,019
102
144, 365
456,859
370
25, 785
57
39, 765
40
221,863
213
568, 975
375
424
393, 239
134
256, 049
270, 890
181
191
386, 574
287. 016
145
423,175
186
37
38, 360
368 1,022, 373
349
372, 911
405, 205
125
89
486,115
448
720,126
92
61, 975
658 1,112, 790
322
463, 245
134, 099
151
48
123, 950
262
414,277
348
572,589
272, 045
206
637 1,345, 754
245,150
107
975, 265
238
704
779, 635
59
115, 050
712 3, 253, 290
241, 591
345
599,190
177
99, 6521
1101

4
14,000
31 101, 250
103 1,382,100
15 245, 600
5
29, 300
IS
40, 700
15 125,850
24
50,450
40 169, 715
5
8,100
6
13, 550
5
28, 000
30 121, 625
32 107, 950
24 103, 900
14
38, 600
32
65, 350
13
25, 300
13
73,150
5
9, 300
79. 400
16
22
63, 552
53 252,980
i 22 i 162, 050
11
30, 600
12
21, 490
53 224, 759
13
53, 000
9
25, 200
4
8, 600
71 373, 550
45 218, 500
40 162, 700
130 672, 900
25 123. 800
102 628, 600
19
73, 900
13, 700
6
239 1, 744, 947
24
56, 410
18
64, 700
161 34, 400

7
16, 600
46 212,400
137 1, 512, 600
18 408, 750
3
19, 000
27
63, 550
26 252, 925
54, 225
20
70 303, 797
14, 750
11
1
3, 000
6
44, 300
26 108, 500
33 121,150
22
95. 755
42 140,100
29
66, 550
15
57, 200
20 115, 600
5
13, 400
28 158, 900
21
56, 400
61 343, 650
73 469, 750
43, 540
16
13
36, 300
171. 600
40
18
84,800
18, 600
6
13, 700
4
49 236, 700
447,800
80
48 192,820
217 1,076,175
37 184, 000
128 863, 050
62, 700
18
7
26, 500
279 2, 430, 650
24
60, 385
14
79, 700
49, 700
13

12,800
10
84
74, 410
38 429, 725
79 2, 331, 770
17
77,490
81
34, 570
38, 962
28
43
17, 083
48 244,477
34
9, 538
14 118,828
44 490,416
91 410, 550
80 128,025
98 455, 720
54 287, 398
41
75,884
43
31, 954
32
76,350
4,465
20
58 269, 695
54
17,969
42
93, 525
1 1,900
16
68 206,485
36
6,260
98 1, 294, 212
58 111, 920
44
9, 734
55, 435
30
46 730, 510
38, 590
83
52, 632
105
164
76,875
32 244, 085
58
84,454
355 141, 649
26 147,487
120 800, 505
54
47, 015
61
73, 740
28, 460
80

8
5,050
94
69,100
38 666, 375
60 2,141, 465
30
29, 290
95
78, 225
21
85, 049
44
35,860
41, 644
69
6, 300
27
22, 065
21
32
58,143
115 248, 644
61 143,817
93, 539
43
59
65,195
59 232,469
54 157, 032
38 147, 600
16, 610
23
74 529, 994
180, 925
61
39,100
25
13, 640
13
79 184, 720
11, 625
43
103 493, 709
67 125, 030
41
60,264
17
88,150
79, 775
57
134
50, 000
90
49, 000
195
76, 438
23
26, 400
47
43, 490
158 398, 980
33
72, 350
118 538, 033
58 100, 985
53 237,885
37
24, 260

5
172
180
571
265
90
254
27
235
17
15
210
188
423
65
280
90
84
129
19
218
342
29
14
283
18
349
340
80
10
130
134
51
266
26
190
573
41
447
250
62
681

9,300
7
60,847
94, 245 174 248,620
253, 610 184 303,455
644,102 616 1,049,879
274, 529 241 253, 722
102, 565 101 224, 345
91,045
229, 362 166
54, 280
38
18, 425
93,113 231 111, 418
4, 735
2, 535
19
14, 700
14, 510
18
116,170 175 119,420
147,989 234 211,831
276,134 330 128, 272
66, 755
217, 248
69
65, 595
146, 026
80
102,005 103
87, 555
72, 784
85,435
76
317, 575 128 159, 975
8, 350
8, 920 ' 9
281,123 266 333,479
147, 634 267 135, 586
22,455
35,180
39
2,725
3
14,900
186, 522 353 491, 866
14, 050
6, 215
36
466, 607 515 447,481
243,937 237 253, 415
55, 235
38, 080 104
22,100
10, 700
27
97, 802
60, 650 156
74, 789
134
126,035
30, 225
30,133
68
193,490 225 193,141
34, 750
17,800
47
63
68, 725
111, 740
301, 340 528 317, 955
19
16, 200
57,200
292, 970 315 284, 607
59,159 263
80, 221
168, 955 110 281, 605
43,939
25, 692
60

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 193 7 AND 193 8

Bridgewater____
19
Brockton______
287
Brookline_____
321
Cambridge..........
665
Chelsea________
287
Chicopee___ _
19C
Concord_______
297
Dartmouth_____
94
Dedham_______
323
Dracut________
56
Easthampton___
35
Everett________
259
FallRiver__ _ __ 309
Fitchburg____ _ 535
Framingham___
187
Gardner_______
348
Gloucester ___
163
Haverhill______
140
Holyoke____ __
174
Hudson____ _
44
Lawrence. ...
292
Leominster_____ 418
Lexington
124
Longmeadow___ i 32
Lowell___
362
Ludlow_____
66
Lynn_____
500
Malden. __ _
411
Mansfield___
133
Marlboro. ...
44
Medford_____
247
Melrose___
262
Methuen_______ 196
Milton___ ____
560
Natick_____ _
83
Needham _____
350
New Bedford___
947
Newburyport___
73
Newton _ . . .
806
North Adams__
328
Northampton__
141
North Attleboro. 164
1Includes 11 months only.

Qji
CO

T able C 5.— Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1987 and 1988— Continued

Cn

NEW ENGLAND STATES—Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city

New residential buildings

1937

1938

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation




Dollars

360,952 198
216,720 159
899, 517 452
154,865 108
1,415,499 1,178
197, 396 132
145, 730 264
589, 581 448
139, 900 133
259, 352 347
73, 500
51
2,370,984 796
419, 075 106
285, 000 i 104
153, 040 519
176,115 132
822, 711 270
365, 418 154
1,845, 665 549
163,840 114
247, 638 131
586,170 408
455, 423 315
156,881 168
67,638 109
3, 426,007 1,227
167,110
1,279, 713
64,400

176
153
56

Dollars
328,388

351,435
807,845
213, 701
1,177,368
329,101
428,933
630, 490
140, 412
431,041
157,000
2, 807, 272
243, 205
i 287, 422
186,199
397, 465
641,004
288,136
3, 213, 091
184, 706
251, 681
461,461
510, 327
198,466
202, 910
3,426,107
307, 789
195, 250
148, 750

1938

1937

Additions, alterations, and repairs
1938

1937

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

29 142,400
12
48,200
101 438, 600
7
14,200
107 574, 200
37 163, 750
13
38, 600
14
85,800
20
80,150
1
1,850
10
31,200
162 513, 750
26 124,400
38 227, 700
5
21, 300
31 107, 700
85 365,850
44 232,800
113 1,047,100
14
45, 600
31 107, 035
81 325, 700
51 372, 550
22
96, 700
7
15,800
225 1, 005, 255

28 166, 250
12
47, 500
65 311, 700
21 100, 500
102 474,125
58 232, 725
17
71, 000
12
75,800
22
62, 700
2
5, 500
4
16, 500
169 573, 770
30 133,000
i 26 1 202, 700
12
31, 675
29 114,800
43 218,850
23 117,000
213 1, 951, 280
28
96, 300
35 138, 900
59 232, 650
56 400,020
20 100,800
16
64,100
236 1, 325, 425

52 148,030
120
67, 755
102 264, 532
55
99,070
190 303, 704
25
7,861
30
50, 320
51 184, 370
49
37, 360
23
66,150
12
8,800
202 1, 352, 251
35 281,150
43
34, 785
65
33, 040
45
21, 570
115 278, 655
28
33, 295
142 638, 090
34
89,150
64 107, 703
84
54, 445
34
26,585
28
12,065
33
23,598
186 1, 010, 424

48
52, 400 116
70, 522 122 109, 738
49
98 278, 090
25, 845
55 100, 765
123 159,825 205 196, 385 265 336, 320
39
48
41, 595
70, 911
42, 290
36
238 279, 285 1,127 537, 595 838 423, 958
31
43
39, 706
25, 785
56, 670
29
38 230, 760 132
56,810 209 127, 173
54 199,150 473 319, 411 382 355, 540
51
20,107
60
22, 390
26
57, 605
40 134, 015 262 191, 352 305 291, 526
9
33, 500 ‘ 38 105, 750
34, 750
59
217 1, 262, 284 326 504, 983 410 971, 218
39
29, 210
37
13, 525
80, 995
47
i 41 i 63, 382
22, 515 137 i 21, 340
35
409 124,177
98
30, 347 324
98, 700
44
22, 785
59 259,880
46,845
42
88 153,666 143 178, 206 139 268, 488
58,261
36 112,875 141
99, 323
95
249 1,101, 911 102 160, 475
87 159, 900
38, 656
56
49, 750
15
29, 090
30
45,118
66
42
67, 663
32,900
30
116 102, 592 190 206, 025 233 126, 219
41
81,198
29,109 106
56,288 218
41
76, 666
21,000
82
48,116 107
42
57, 555
51
81, 255
41
28,240
230 1, 053,481 1,966 1, 410, 328 761 1, 047, 201

12
34
7

5
28
8

45
29,260
66 1,068,707
4
36,900

56
48
2

33,227
95,610
17,000

15,800
65, 400
39,000

264,710
25, 771
92,500

121
82
65

104,623
115, 396
10,500

115
77
46

27,279
104,079
17, 250

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Massachusetts—Con.
197
Norwood______
187
Peabody_______
Pittsfield_______ 408
98
Plymouth______
Quincy________ 1,424
91
Reading______ _
175
Revere________
538
Salem_________
95
Saugus_________
286
Somerville_____
81
Spencer________
690
Springfield_____
108
Stoneham______
116
Swampscott____
394
Taunton_______
118
Walpole_______
343
Waltham______
Watertown_____ 213
357
Wellesley______
63
Westfield______
West Springfield. 137
Weymouth_____ 355
Winchester_____ 191
132
Winthrop______
81
Woburn_______
Worcester______ 2,377
New Hampshire:
Berlin_________
178
182
Concord_______
76
Lebanon_______

New nonresidential buildings

6
683
9
264

23, 700
343,142
9,050
219, 995

20
2,178
15
330

24,475
1,455, 505
82,655
983,187

26
971
23
339

78,500
1,353,830
68,850
437, 270

3
140
1
33

9,300
385, 703
3,500
152,970

8
123
5
38

22,700
398,874
16,600
155,400

11
199
8
40

8,475
640,689
29,400
442, 206

12
165
9
37

6
32,100
611, 814 1, 839
6
43,200
61,875 257

153
126
517
26
912
147
33
239
167
508
3, 654
54
1,029
348
i 119
278

199,415 155
86,090 137
959,475 595
60,082
40
1,083, 245 814
193,868 133
54,115
56
577,439 307
526,060 181
1, 528,693 555
4, 585,028 3,927
78,150
73
1, 771, 368 957
245, 726 356
i 311, 565 188
322,093 346

261, 507
96, 565
1,131,650
95,445
970, 334
181,885
97,395
854, 534
199, 638
869, 462
3,028, 334
102,100
894,947
225.199
165; 427
601, 278

35
1
164
10
97
33
8
37
40
97
149
10
227
29
i 19
19

144,900
4,000
742, 615
30, 652
482,010
84,500
45,200
137, 200
136, 850
411, 650
750, 650
27, 500
738, 332
95, 785
i 65,150
61, 500

39
1
197
16
123
49
13
46
37
82
134
16
211
36
18
41

223,600
3,500
903, 450
81, 750
671,057
150, 500
66, 300
266,150
128, 400
719, 250
51,100
666, 860
134, 513
88, 700
150, 050

44
15,370
8
2,950
173 103, 075
10
25,430
130 347, 570
59
90, 335
15
3,960
69 108, 625
46 353, 899
127 835, 308
362 2, 298,085
21
23, 250
191 746, 415
84, 255
43
i 20 i 209, 200
78,980
71

51
25
221
6
139
39
25
89
55
129
369
27
388
56
36
89

65
27, 842
74
39,145
10,065
83,990
79, 140 111
9,075 117
121,175 180 113, 785 177 107,025
18
10,195
6
4,000
3,500
112, 655 685 253, 665 552 186, 622
45
12, 605
55
19,033
18, 780
18
11,120
10
4,955
19,975
54, 595 133 331,614 172 533, 789
89
42, 468
28, 770
81
35, 311
227, 757 284 281, 735 344 241, 005
895, 550 3,143 1, 536, 293 3,424 1, 413, 534
25, 300
30
23
27, 400
25, 700
100,161 611 286, 621 358 127, 926
58,157
32, 529 276
65, 686 264
57, 052
19, 675 180 i 37, 215 134
235,184 188 181, 613 216 216, 044

91,500
343, 200
398,935
182,254
48, 539
268,850
67,900

4
6
45
20
1
21
13

22,000
23,500
174,100
90, 000
500
110, 500
61,800

8
5
37
10
2
29
8

34, 500
19, 000
182, 700
51,000
1,800
147, 500
39, 500

13
61
155
140
19
132
20

55, 300
85,000
338, 790
153, 261
66, 558
268,590
81,075

15
18
141
85
20
167
20

m,

700

2
38
41
26
14
64
3

16,000
29, 425
65, 905
10, 330
64,108
91, 375
8,500

1
12
33
16
8
77
10

19,000
321, 200
95,110
39, 475
11, 775
79,175
9,900

7
17
69
94
4
47
4

6,700
429,113
49, 755
388,011

17,300
32,075
98, 785
52,931
1,950
66, 715
10, 775

6
1
71
59
10
61
2

38,000
3,000
121,125
91, 779
34,964
42,175
18,500

MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Total (461 cities)____ 120,228 553, 373,847 134,428 544,782, 524 26, 737 322, 764, 695 23, 760 241,319,128 18,150 135,992, 507 20,074 187,644,021 75, 341 94,616, 645 90,594 115,819, 375
Percentage change. __ -10.6
-18.3 ______ _________
+1.6
+12.5
-27.5
+33.8
_________ -9 .6
_________ -16.8
New Jersey:
53
Asbury Park___
21 292, 579
36,414
58
70, 434
70
79,121
379,213
1
2,000
4
16, 200
16
40, 707
83
9 110,000
36 269, 815 690 647, 800 829 600, 254
Atlantic City___
714
763,135 874
7
27,400
17
87,935
980,069
61, 962 177
22
12
51, 832
Audubon______
239
101, 006 211
6
32,800
5. 766 206
60. 390
27
6,244
117,988
98, 660 209 129, 937
251
515, 328 272
670, 512
7
21, 500
13
47,000
46 395,168
50 493; 575 198
Bayonne_______
53 228, 610
68
61, 050
71
42, 236
138
523,273 165
34 154, 525
41 216,000
36 307, 698
Belleville______
486,846
1 Includes 11 months only.
Ot




BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 193 7 AND 19 3 8

Littleton______
Manchester____
Milford______ _
Portsmouth-___
Rhode Island:
Barrington___ Central Falls___
Cranston_______
East Greenwich.
East ProvidenceJohnson___ ____
Lincoln________
Newport_______
North P rovi­
dence________
Pawtucket „ ___
Providence. __ __
W arren.._____
Warwick___
Westerly_______
West Warwick __
Woonsocket____
Vermont:
Bennington____
Brattleboro_____
Burlington_____
Montpelier_____
Newport__ ____
Rutland_______
St. Johnsbury__

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C 5 . — Num ber and perm it valuation o f building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, i9 8 7 and 1938— Continued

Oi

02

MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
New residential buildings

Total construction
1938

State and city

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation




48
157
23
24
288
48
3
52
67
85
215
31
34
851
28
76
61
10
435
17
67
162
54
24
541
60
188
29
15
357

Dollars
52,812

66
314,303 179
122,970
30
9,475
14
2, 050,800 311
54, 308
59
9,150
10
86,415
70
50, 458
41
142, 729
96
365,972 279
186, 511
50
60, 225
39
713, 615 1,049
176, 458
14
52, 935
57
96, 575
72
17, 300
10
697, 869 448
78,050
21
170, 494
64
386, 910
91
42,441
70
21, 200
43
1,012, 602 667
48,800
46
i 61, 274
92
68,441
38
16, 383
9
1, 224,473 389

Dollars

86,822
254, 255
224, 835
5,200
1,007, 300
178, 789
110, 247
107, 485
16, 385
164, 305
218, 830
62,455
56, 369
1,871, 283
106,145
111, 030
218, 238
7,225
1,030,024
40, 500
454, 285
201,985
92,147
50, 530
1, 559,154
59, 960
113,110
413,113
21, 263
833, 950

1937

1938

Additions, alterations, and repairs
1938

1937

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation
8
60
8
0
145
6
1
9
4
20
5
10
4
11
7
3
21
1
110
4
19
117
7
0
10
7
13
3
0
36

Dollars
25,100

261,575
82,450
0
657, 200
36, 300
8, 500
49, 500
16, 300
39, 875
11, 300
25, 700
42, 500
50,150
15, 700
17,437
58, 000
2,500
476, 920
17,800
97,163
365, 800
29, 900
0
447, 000
27, 600
i 15, 525
42, 500
0
475, 750

16
58
8
0
121
1
7
7
0
22
9
12
6
8
3
5
18
2
90
6
18
46
5
0
23
8
2
1
1
26

Dollars

45,900
184, 500
207, 500
0
618,400
5,000
60, 000
37, 600
0
39, 700
25,125
33, 850
41, 300
30, 350
8,200
27, 350
142, 200
2, 650
441,000
29, 550
133, 597
178, 400
20, 250
0
892, 450
24,100
11, 200
500
4, 000
404, 770

Dollars

8
14,172
43
27, 740
7,020
9
5,150
7
77 1,334, 500
10, 579
16
1
350
19
20, 780
14, 040
8
49,945
27
14 138, 746
8
4,700
9
5, 515
89 233,117
69, 313
8
12
7,102
22
5, 650
7
13, 850
106 105, 085
4
47,800
16
15,900
13
4, 510
20
3, 896
0
0
67 187, 248
19
7,420
i 9 i 14, 745
1
200
6
4, 750
136 505,145

Dollars

18, 750
16
48, 222
48
10, 785
16
225
1
79 215,400
63, 593
16
2
50, 097
23, 305
16
9, 825
11
90, 760
44
28 123, 532
14
4, 550
11
3, 384
108 1,296, 494
26,175
8
67, 912
12
32
50, 763
3
800
143 477, 960
5,170
6
19
42,116
16
8,960
28
21,432
1
800
53 228, 031
19
25, 930
16
51, 980
12 372, 550
5
1, 850
149 200,080

32
54
6
17
66
26
1
24
55
38
196
13
21
751
13
61
18
2
219
9
32
32
27
24
464
34
i 76
25
9
185

Dollars
13, 540

24, 988
33, 500
4, 325
59,100
7,429
300
16,135
20,118
52,909
215, 926
156, 111
12, 210
430, 348
91, 445
28, 396
32, 925
950
115,864
12,450
57,431
16, 600
8,645
21, 200
378, 354
13, 780
i 31, 004
25, 741
11, 633
243, 578

34
73
6
13
111
42
1
47
30
30
242
24
22
933
3
40
22
5
215
9
27
29
37
42
591
19
74
25
3
214

Dollars
22,172

21, 533
6, 550
4, 975
173, 500
110,196
150
46, 580
6,560
33, 845
70,173
24, 055
11, 685
544, 439
71, 770
15, 768
25, 275
3, 775
111, 064
5,780
278, 572
14, 625
50, 465
49, 730
438, 673
9, 930
49, 930
40, 063
15, 413
229,100

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

New Jersey—Con.
Belmar________
Bergenfield.___
Bernards ville___
Beverly____ _
Bloomfield___
Bogota________
Boonton_ _ ___ _
Bound Brook___
Bradley Beach. __
Bridgeton______
Burlington_____
Butler.........
Caldwell_______
Camden_______
Cape May_____
Carlstadt_____
Carteret____■ ___
Clementon__ _
Clifton_________
Closter________
Dover. _________
D um ont______
Dunellen______
East Newark___
East Orange____
East Paterson...
East Rutherford.
Edgewater_____
Egg Harbor____
Elizabeth.........

1938

1937

New nonresidential buildings




176
129
56
23
41
203
32
70
91
73
353
235
35
51
76

719,014
191, 344
15, 761
197, 349
81,000
207, 217
33,485
134,122
265, 264
287, 779
667, 773
581, 880
94, 902
43, 520
382, 513

48
51
4
7
*7
15

0

0

158
114
59

216, 230
i 175, Oil
112,180
i 29, 800
69, 563
405, 733
900, 736
982, 451
2,004, 574
1, 510, 805
39, 268
141, 623
1, 718, 297
18, 691
49, 736
38, 250
197, 534
85, 801
226,967
832, 200
132, 465
47,147
162, 833
157, 322
90, 370

32
26
3
14
38

157, 600
83, 700
31, 200
10, 500
55, 080
183, 075
3, 000
318, 450
180, 500
73, 300
800
117, 300
1, 269, 625
3, 250
23, 800
9,600
82, 708
7,800
258, 971
268, 500
101, 840
20, 500
75, 747
53, 400
42, 775

i 10
68

152
360
290
659
186
54
47
324
36
41
47
125
125
62
415
118
44
60
128
73

1

2
6
22

48
29
44
12
8

6

1
21
8

15
1

27
194
3
6

3
18
28
32
16
3
2

12
10
11

753, 036
146,900
9,000
i 36, 500
i 29, 700
55, 500
32, 000
171, 800
253, 875
435, 850
338, 330
60, 800
34, 900
6 ,0 0 0

2

431,302
174, 700
2,500
26, 500
39,000
91, 700
11,800
21, 500
, 690
261, 505
73, 360
500, 060
23, 500
8,780

0

0

6

27 146, 065
i 36 i 145, 650
69, 200
10
i
48, 850
33 232, 041
235. 000
24 401, 000
17 497, 800
29, 700
5
18, 800
3
16 104, 200
106 436,126
4,600
5
24,000
3
67,875
19
5,000
189, 830
72 640,160
14
80, 600
18,000
107, 248
83,400
48.800

31
31

36
54
4
11
19
3
5
25
48
1

12

75
4

211

11

0
12

2

2

1 1 ,1 0 0

2
21

2

20
20
12

i

17
23
14
5

1
10

41
9
13
15
47
15
7
8

22

11
2

16
41
13
79
57
73
8

5
13
14

86

10

63
28
18
58
5
4
15
13
24

11, 050
10, 725
3,175
i 24, 500
i 3, 300
28, 700
1, 775
14, 650
4, 460
386, 838
127,004
14, 925
, 040
25, 675
135,100
6

20,125
7,045
7,125
100, 000
4, 750
138, 850
756,144
106, 465
768, 910
179,185
7,125
11,025
424,958
, 315
, 660
13, 950
121,207
13, 705
486,086
254,170
1, 725
5,658
3, 015
14,175
20, 314
2
8

23
24
12
12

14
50
24
15
17
63
42
10

22
8

13
23
i 28
i7
22
11

41
83
56
85
7
134
9
15
6

11

10

63
38
18
103
13
13
17
28
26

162, 750
4,085
2, 275
167, 800
14, 650
19, 250
10,250
64, 922
5,154
15, 625
269,178
29, 990
63,052
7,740
315, 740

119
31
31
i 19
i9
83
30
47
4
228
38
58
45

98, 384
9, 015
14, 308
i 58,178
i 9, 478
45.890
, 535
18, 825
34,192
42, 706
162, 285
75,380
16,174
20,804
19, 560

278
118
9
41
63

124, 962
12, 559
10, 986
3,049
27, 350
96, 267
11, 435
47, 700
48, 420
10, 649
325, 235
51, 830
. 350
27. 000
, 773

20, 370
i 10, 232
28, 425
i 26, 300
3, 635
81,000
328, 060
429, 870
524, 275
1, 420, 525
5,000
9,360
1, 227, 953
, 575
9,050
14, 700
89,114
41, 013
12, 765
92, 380
30, 325
7,946
3, 325
14, 310
12, 535

129
50
18
3
23
72
431
190
484

59, 645
16, 927
14, 785
. 280
54,147
434,891
95,900
484,185
77, 903
16, 270
34,449
75, 485
5,614
, 507
10, 215
55,048
41,162
, 435
95, 860
19, 029
24, 407
10, 361
83, 545
24,917

108
i 50
26
i3
45
78
352
183
586
96
44
84
24
34
43
85
23
240
91
29
23
80
35

49, 795
i 19,129
14, 555
i 3, 500
17, 078
92, 692
337, 676
151, 581
982, 499
60, 580
15, 468
28,063
54, 218
7, 516
16,
12, 450
40, 545
39, 788
24, 372
99, 660
21, 540
.
52, 260
59, 612
29, 035

6

12

2 02

102

50
32
26
25
27
62
65
25
133
104
46
30
49
68

68

6

1 0 ,0 0 0
10

12

21

117
51
43
7
16
134
19
41
51
8

20

22

8

66

686

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 193 7 AND 19 3 8

184
Englewood..........
862, 470
Fairlawn_______
105
166,640
Fairview____ __
49
26, 483
i 119,178
i 31
Fort Lee_______
i 42,478
Freehold_______ i 26
Garfield________ 139
130, 090
14, 310
Garwood_______
23
65, 475
Glassboro______
49
210, 452
Glen Ridge_____
77
Glen Rock___ _
683, 419
67
Hackensack____
304
725,139
428, 635
Haddonfield.
268
Haddon Heights.
83, 014
65
Haledon.
81, 379
73
Harrison_______
154, 660
51
H a sb ro u ck
H eights_____
192
237, 370
107, 672
Hawthorne.
107
Highland Park..
35
53,110
Hightstown____
120,500
8
70,110
Hillsdale_______
53
376, 072
Hillside T ______
151
Hoboken______ 445 1,194, 035
520, 815
Irvington______
290
Jersey City____
549 1, 433, 595
Kearny. _ ... __ 190
330, 388
Keyport... ...
59
24,195
162, 774
Leonia___ _____
64
Linden________
348 1, 770, 068
42
11,179
Lindenwold____
Little Ferry____
44, 967
45
Lodi___________
40
33, 765
Long Branch___
143
258, 963
Lyndhurst T ___
62, 667
95
Madison.._ __ _
71
766,492
Maplewood T .._
618, 530
223
122, 594
Maywood______
125
53
50, 565
Merchantville.-.
Metuchen______
57
89,123
Middlesex______
91
151,120
84
88, 006
Midland Park...
1 Includes 11 months only.

2 1 201

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Or

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C 5.— Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1987 and 1988— Continued

MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city

New residential buildings
1938

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation




26
310
140
54
896
207
57
51
39
90
313
472
291
24
2

100

440
787
54
74
132
15
78
263
30
60
84
i 85
215
34

Dollars

32
70,200
508,851 348
194, 292 124
54
71,700
3,690,985 1,084
534, 276 196
55,095
47
35,000
7
158, 710
15,261
26
282,453
97
782, 377 230
712, 974 570
335, 224 355
123,900 187
62,106 130
443, 569 546
1, 728, 645 840
39,446
92
118, 340
294, 787 184
72,102
53
75,147
1,239,134 306
22, 351
42
108, 715
51
193, 258
89
i 38, 055
36
254,894 187
88,009
45
66

88

110

Dollars

48,925
1,528,398
414, 593
46,000
4,947, 545
449,431
48,148
30,820
94,415
8,890
294,976
647,146
839, 980
320,850
50,267
610,069
1,116, 319
122,605
128, 440
269,696
159, 257
99,029
823, 457
24,509
124,580
1,070, 622
9,753
369,183
81, 349
6 6 8 ,0 1 2

1937

1938

Additions, alterations, and repairs

1937

1938

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation

Dollars

13
60,400
26 234,897
62, 725
3,600
3
62 1,455, 500
53,825
38,200
25 147,000
800
37 213,908
146 639,900
85 334, 562
94,650
24 123,900
16. 250
4
55,150
32 142, 950
9,000
51,250
36,416
4
13,800
7
38,385
38 725,782
12

11

10
0

0

1

12

Dollars
8

80
13
59
8

12

7
15
3
27
79
96
9
44
0

1

10

14
30

6
21

6
22

8

15
9
60

10

2

6 ,1 0 0

1

26
14
i
36
9

96,400
48,000
i 7,000
163,500
48,100

14
34

2

10
0

11

39, 740
920, 385
92, 237
31, 845
650,000
62,440
26,200
51, 200
2,800
169,615
385, 200
463, 228
378, 239
244,600
0

1 ,2 0 0

97, 200
160, 300
13,500
49,400
44,200
52,050
52, 950
538,000
2 ,0 0 0

43,100
642,800
153,300
64,009
0

Dollars
8

32
13
193
43
29
20

1
8

13
18
• 51
49
20
0
10
21

67
16
8

39
4
55
9
7
13
i
45
13
20

6

7,000
39,283
36,460
54, 480
587, 320
401,462
9, 879
25,000
1,610
1,970
22,500
72,790
236,981
131,905
0

13,152
88,880
934, 767
13. 375
50,040
184,935
51,932
9, 465
98,951
4,540
1, 550
64,960
i 1, 555
27,625
20,771

Dollars

4,785
56 347,390
19 279, 216
4,728
244 2, 568, 723
51 233,070
26
15, 562
18,000
19
28,050
9
1,300
25 101, 550
231,898
65
39, 563
44
96,138
26
51.175
16, 804
25
65 259, 440
78 395, 270
41
79. 055
28
53, 785
63 100,660
17
92,177
39
19, 234
88,819
18
5, 574
58,970
283, 795
4
870
81 168,160
5,006
17

€ 14

21

1

68

66

8
11

Dollars

5
2,800
252 234,671
95,107
115
31
13,620
641 1, 648,165
78,989
153
18
7,016
18
12,491
25
46,045
35
69, 687
116
338 141, 431
259 108, 669
1

0
86

409
32
45
85
7
51
170
19
27
l 57
134
6 88

77

12

1 0 ,0 0 0
1 0 ,1 0 0

0

32, 704
299, 539
650,928
17, 071
17,050
73,436
6,370
27,297
414, 401
11, 711
10, 765
80, 298
i 29, 500
63,769
19,138

Dollars

4,400
260, 623
43,140
97
9, 427
781 1, 728, 822
133 153, 921
14
, 386
12,820
32
15,165
4,790
14
23,811
45
50,914
83
409 144, 355
302 365,603
25,075
117
32, 263
104
467 253, 429
732 560, 749
30,050
45
25, 255
38
124,836
15, 030
62
26, 845
180 196,638
23
16.935
33
22, 510
64 144, 027
8,883
32
72
47, 723
12, 334
17
10
212
20

6

6

111
21

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

New Jersey—Con.
Milltown______
Montclair______
Morristown.........
Neptune T_........
Newark________
New Brunswick _
New Milford___
Newton________
North Arlington.
Northfield______
North Plainfield.
Nutley________
Ocean City_____
Orange_____ ._
Palisades Park...
Palmyra_____ _
Passaic________
Paterson_______
Paulsboro______
Penns Grove___
Perth Amboy__
Phillipsburg____
Pitman________
Plainfield______
Pleasantville___
Pompton Lakes.
Princeton______
Prospect Park...
Rahway. ............
Ramsey................

New nonresidential buildings

88

159200

100

20

68

1




76
238
193
266
77
31
61
224
218
55

142, 552
303,164
96, 258
1,361, 254
23, 510
175, 580
260, 628
i 18, 665
203,134
40,900
342, 641
1,017, 973
148, 395
1, 230, 960
652,135
597, 926
32,116
983, 265
593. 915
1, 769. 736
175, 703
311, 751
161, 307
28,260
78, 746
266. 995
1,243, 919
422, 995
582, 035
36, 618
6,710
53. 275
131, 709
364, 775
178, 577

2,993, 924 2,376
1,078, 316 274
, 509
60
160, 700 129
2, 609, 097 344
93, 380 i
41
28,475

3,072, 499
1, 246,177
91,995
463, 160
299, 383
i 110,467
14,030

113,035
185, 808
146, 802
933,413
72, 293
145,028
331, 050
35, 623
256, 787
58, 300
198, 243
367, 507
132, 008
894, 024
i 825,157
431, 408
51, 986
1,027, 743
235, 063
2, 352, 790
117, 674
324, 499
105, 647
i 23, 695
60, 753
304, 760
752, 727
133, 885
893, 724
13. 710
5.025
145, 450
105, 893
381, 463
445, 500

73
65
138
256
18
115
107
i 54
146
20

186
92
143
308
143
53
530
391
528
3.1.5
80
77
65
111

101

86

68

6

18
103
5
18
57
27
4
12

6

21

30
27
39
i 270
69
14
407
3
46
i
11

0

8
11
1

47
119
52
0

2
0
6
11

50
15

27, 600
84,000
59,150
752, 840
35,000
79, 850
287, 090
24, 000
150,300
25, 500
105, S25
283, 200
110, 300
532, 419
i 774, 520
376, 646
37, 650
103, 200
2,215, 530
15, 000
245, 854
19, 850
i , 860
0

11
1 0 ,0 0 0

281, 600
681, 710
343, 553
3,200
0

0

42,300
30, 406
130,010
104, 350

140 1,243, 950
216 1,023, 936
44,600
18
, 600
336, 923
57, 850
3
5,100
11

101

20

20

14
11
5
107
1
27
49
i3
15
8

16
52
45
61
158
83
6

21

3
263
6

33
7
13
4
44
118
1
61
6

0
8
9
45

6

63, 050
55,050
26,100
978, 725
7,500
133, 450
222, 500
i 7, 900
103,168
27, 200
93, 200
914, 300
122, 900
696, 498
533, 075
531, 800
17, 000
156, 400
15, 200
1, 484, 322
63,000
258, 486
25, 300
6,835
16,
253, 400
1,034, 719
,
445, 275
12, 400
0 00

6 0 00

0

33,800
21,925
115, 935
30,150

122 1, 248,153
174 1.133, 653
15
48,400
52 257, 060
13
73, 975
i 29 i 92,456
1
1 ,2 0 0

25
10
22

47
2

41
28
9
22
10

24
10
20

24
i 27
7
19
81
128
' 5
28
i 16
10

10

2

16
27
7
46
17
7
12
6

143
14

30, 707
77, 615
12, 557
70, 391
, 800
36, 363
28, 990
1, 535
30, 395
27, 750
38, 575
9, 275
9,108
288. 836
20, 995
4,875
7, 995
557, 662
27, 300
94, 357
29, 750
82, 500
63, 625
i 3. 435
2,750
8,135
15,034
31, 650
100, 973
2,370
2,960
74, 575
12,800
203, 402
114, 500
2

1

67 825, 639
45
23. 633
7. 797
33
36,000
55 2, 205, 318
17
24, 915
1, 775

21

18
48
5
52
25
i
29
9
19
15
18
18
39
21

11

8

15
117
173
7
17
30
28
5
10

12

31
35
25
13
23
10

8

112
11

64
42
18
62
60

12

10

i

20
11

38
36

65, 615
27, 564
63, 678
159, 303
12, 710
25,295
12, 715
i 9, 044
72, 526
1, 450
61, 837
76, 838
78,122
45, 017
61,126
12, 576
514, 258
203, 785
58, 880
104, 963
34, 525
108, 762
11, 570
48, 446
, 260
75, 225
115, 820
123, 260
9,834
4,690
16, 275
82, 864
42,600
141,102

13,887
57
220, 550
47
, 480 130
223, 226
23
3, 300
38
16, 835
15
25, 413
36
i 1, 721
27, 440
12, 250
187, 604
53
26, 835 153
5, 395
30
456, 340
53
74, 043 i
5,000
64
2, 540
31
312, 607 394
374, 930 299
83
226, 534
7, 740 171
18, 740
13
27, 245
35
9, 855 i 19
14, 300 115
3, 335
18
133, 975
87
301,175 175
13, 500 155
14, 384
33
7
28
3,200
26,920 216
206, 240
76
7,325
28

54, 728
24,193
75, 095
110,182
34, 493
28,815
14, 970
, 088
76. 092
5, 050
53, 843
75 032
, 600
72, 769
i 29, 642
49, 887
6,341
366, 881
207, 763
42, 903
72, 924
16,145
22,172
i , 400
48,003
15,025
55, 983
102, 235
449,198
8,140
2,065
28, 575
62, 687
48, 051
226, 650

457, 430 2,182
39, 288
45
27, 535
152, 350
13
63, 416 133
i , 416
2,680

924, 335 2,190 1, 366, 916
73, 236
30, 747
58
16,060
34,112
27
15
53, 750
23,100
, 856 271 161, 992
10, 615 i 19
i 9, 595
29
10,150
21,600

6

121

100
6

101

2 ,0 2 0

68

8

20
22

10

12

8

112
101
12

36
33
i 40
3
76
119
29
64
102

111

52
32
392
378
92
302
30
40
24
92
20

89
182
170
46
18
45
192
61
38

2 0 ,1 0 0

10

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 19 3 7 AND 1938

Red Bank______
Ridgefield______
75
164
Ridgefield Park..
Ridgewood____
271
Riverton_______
30
97
Roselle_____ ___
Roselle Park___
51
Rnnnemede____
Rutherford_____
149
Secaucus__
98
Somerville_____
193
South Orange__
South River.. .
77
Summit___ _
116
Teaneck T_____ i 398
Tenafly _______
140
61
Totowa_____ _
Trenton_______ 489
Union City___.
309
Union T_______
618
179
Ventnor_______
Verona___ ____
69
Vineland. . _
71
i 46
Wanaque______
Weehawken T___ 118
81
"West CaldwelL..
Westfield______
233
182
West New York.
253
West Orange___
52
West Paterson.._
14
Westville______
Westwood_____
46
233
Wildwood.. . .
Woodbridge T___ 269
Wood-Ridge.. ..
57
w York:
Albany _ ____ 2,389
Amherst _______
329
Amityville_____
Amsterdam____
64
Auburn_____ . 208
Babylon. _______
57
35
Baldwinsville___
Includes 11 mont hs only,

66

Or
CO

T able

C 5.— Num ber and perm it valuation o f building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938— Continued

g

MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city

New residential buildings

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation




Dollars
134,278

86
1, 567, 563 1,323
1
4,500
22
164, 250
7,575,109 2,047
22
54,600
16, 301 i 41
19
55,200
158, 484 177
48
65, 340
35
138, 610
122 576 365
21
27,920
68,025 i 32
65
223,987
32
200, 557
805, 277 422
22, 785
16
794, 654 276
34
101, 092
443, 565 172
2
i 67, 000
882,495 298
87, 695
86
1,134, 786 261
52
144,900
1,021, 359 161
314, 734 157
178, 395 i 96
21, 250
27

Dollars
343,467

1, 740, 598
2,150
198.390
5,810,073
38. 370
i 17, 627
110,000
694,030
48, 550
278,173
271, 471
48,225
i 42,150
174, 645
326,818
317, 798
18, 950
703,152
84, 083
351, 670
33, 500
776, 796
183, 562
1, 533, 761
169, 994
665, 110
853, 445
i 236, 275
65,700

1937

1938

1937

Additions, alterations, and repairs
1938

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation

Dollars

14
62,341
132 705, 675
1
4,500
7 118, 450
110 4,334,147
8
33.800
2
5,400
15
54,000
24 109, 414
7
8,000
11
80,000
1
1, 500
4
15,900
9
46,900
43 201, 500
1
6,000
5
28,850
3
13, 500
23 109, 650
9
54, 500
36 340, 650
i2
i 8,000
153 775, 550
14
58,650
111 719, 925
11
74,300
34 206, 424
32 132,150
25 117, 250
4
13, 700

Dollars

14
73.100
129 777,125
0
0
5 109, 290
156 923. 230
1
3,500
i2
i 3,800
13
43.000
36 162, 049
11
30,000
17 170, 200
6
16,100
6
38,900
i 6 i 30,800
26 153,150
0
0
8
29,600
1
6,200
73 320, 250
6
31, 000
53 275,050
0
0
127 577, 120
20
65, 725
166 1,129, 860
11
78,900
34 452, 450
15
60,825
131 i 133, 400
12
47,500

Dollars

36
29, 516
129 484, 696
0
0
4
25,400
437 2,118,086
0
0
5
8,400
0
0
27
17,900
17
54,890
3
5,100
31
72, 480
4,375
14
11
11, 850
24
6,205
16 183,897
81 352, 910
6
2,035
58 642, 434
10
22,100
28
30, 585
i 4 i 59, 000
42
25, 615
22
6,080
7 295, 740
18
69, 900
54 768, 322
57 100, 429
20,295
38
6
1, 300

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

42,421
31 221,357
41
28
49.010
129 229, 689 926 377,192 1,065 733,784
1
0
0
2,150
0
0
12
58, 000
10
20, 400
31,100
5
598 3,038, 414 1, 423 1,122, 876 1, 293 1,848, 429
1
1,200
30
20, 800
20
33, 670
10
2, 501 i 34 i 12. 487
i5
i 1, 340
2
1
5, 500
1,200
4
61,500
32
71
83,121
31.170
70 448, 860
3
2,450
12
7,600
10, 950
25
11 101,323
13
53, 510
6, 650
7
48, 596 315
78,974
44 176, 397 223
11
7,645
6
6,200
3,125
9
9,275
19
i 8,300
i 3,050
13
i 17
16, 282
17,845
12
3, 650
33
27
12
23
10,660
36,800
9 290, 018
106
87. 492 267 423, 517 308 200, 706
7,250
5,275
10
5
7, 475
17
72, 407
42, 570 134
69 310, 495 114
24, 492
26,192
26, 891
16
12
13
75
31,035
45, 585
97
72,330
44
i0
0
0
2
33, 500
10
95,996
81, 330 121
50 103, 680 121
34, 755
24
22, 965
33
83, 082
33
86 117, 451
9 286,450 119 119,121
12, 779
2
700
6
35
78,315
46, 613
85
48, 790
42 163,870
67
82,155
94 123,610
48 669, 010 134
16
40,850 i 19 i 64,000
i 46 i 38,875
7,000
5
6,250
6
11, 200
9

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

New York—Con.
78
Batavia________
Binghamgton__ 1,187
Brockport_____
1
21
Bronxville_____
Buffalo________ 1,970
38
Cedarhurst_____
Cohoes_________
17
Corinth________
16
83
Corning________
Depew_________
27
27
Dobbs Ferry___
255
Dunkirk_______
29
East Aurora____
East Rochester..
33
East Rockaway.. 100
29
East Syracuse.
Elmira_________ 353
Elmsford_______
26
Endicott_______
195
32
Farmingdale.— _
161
Floral Park____
Frankfort______
i6
Freeport----------316
Fulton_________
60
Garden City___
237
31
Geneva------------155
Glen Cove_____
223
Glens Falls_____
79
Gloversville____
15
Gowanda______

1938

New nonresidential buildings

5
1, 875
1
4,190
0
4
440
0
1,000
64
13,105
116 409, 650 111 414, 920
18, 610
493, 691
70
21 1, 133, 375
141 1, 358, 500
2, 219, 020
96 1, 031,175
17 417, 975
18
11 470,185
30, 225
19
16
136,800
69,180
97, 900
18 100,858
52: 538,800 i 35 553,369
18
84, 622
i 734, 475
24
i4
26
50, 559
i 114, 034
0'
36, 000
19, 000
0
56, 920
243 1,138,100 299 1, 389,475 116
61, 240 170
1,467,840
14 138,100
39 352, 616
36
63,885
13
86, 794
610,075
64 121, 730
56
11
282,153
9
37,950
31, 200
46, 300
13
10
26,825
34 135, 750
93 293, 963
24,100
349,112
22 153, 300
27
46, 795
40 127, 722
26 126,100
350, 694
85 117, 385 118 326, 263
36 197, 050
26 127, 800
897, 508
20 248, 619
46
15, 055
94, 518
1, 544, 620
32
71 1,493, 500
2
0
2
0
0
0
3, 000
7,000
0
2
13 176, 783
26, 000
20 214,000
417,183
17 170, 800
4
3,125
0
0
20 254,160
261,950
37 596, 350
5
5,100
23, 500
10
0
18
17, 950
i0
0
12
51,800
35 161,450
65 109, 502
368, 258
65
32, 710
4,785
36,485
6
25 117,450
19
177, 576 143 i 241, 250
44, 752
33
428, 203
99 429, 550
77 323, 785
27
94, 431
2
6,800
7
25, 000
6
3, 500
49, 400
7 124, 000
2
400
16
10,005
618, 400
140 673, 755 130 617, 000
22
42, 430
26, 035
25 256, 900
26
362, 367
29 277,100
26, 950
25
98, 700
9
20,500
7
125,650
73 147, 500
21, 000
4
13, 000
5
23, 000
3
6 172, 000
62,200
34
22 100, 910
8,175
22,267
23
203, 903
23 191,850
32 601,809
29 124, 440
i 257,390
56 204, 750 i 28 111, 900
33, 700
3
30, 200
0
0
8
3, 510
0
0
46 117, 990
36 211,150
28 1,134, 000
825, 531
47 408, 000
524, 515
24 148, 700
52 177, 450
7
57, 900
35 329, 350
54 189,800
11,047
96, 550
15
15
8,105
112, 255
27
52 725, 000 111 1, 711, 668
52 768, 678
3,116, 844
53 1,147, 207
657 39,351, 350 495 34.126, 745 378 4, 833,452 340 9,884, 460
50, 321, 618
68, 611, 326 2,175 39,004, 390 1, 527 29, 093, 831 1, 384 14,131, 349 1,646 19, 596,490
90, 288, 984
57 15,086,000
60 17, 298, 600 181 31,494, 596 236 45, 853, 745
100,814, 365 8,885 132,037, 351 7, 004 66,187, 925 3,249 15,142,127 1, 938 26, 335, 723
4, 567, 793
276 1, 282, 327 321 1, 653, 745 272 694,123 359 941,179
196 850,065 190 900, 080 189 212, 231 294 1, 578, 279
2,887, 993
18, 500
43
702,905
37
20, 525
70 517, 400
97 662, 500
33, 361
27 J 33, 235
13
t 283,197
77,000 i 16 2 166, 837
27
2
4
4
14, 025
340
22, 000
6, 000
5,100
1
16
38, 550
76, 350
6
438,143
10 308, 950
14l
2,200
1
1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2
123
26
10
21
49
49
174
303
28
32
394
31
1
25
9
57
129
143
68
30
20
53
4
3
101
50
2
168
75
15
187
1,393
10, 799
4.245
5,191
1,538
1,027
21
39
17
19
1

1

350
70, 760
45,875
8, 750
21, 320
80, 462
28, 990
402,807
172,847
20, 390
19, 454
108, 495
20, 705
5,000
38, 775
16,425
10, 500
215, 642
73, 285
56, 982
26, 200
10, 765
50, 044
2,000
20, 000
69, 962
28,237
4,200
213,349
216, 350
6,38
273, 638
4,031,090
12,489, 096
25, 084, 346
5, 540,193
1, 231,101
353, 556
9, 400
43, 655
5, 945
94, 744
1

1

7
130
33
10
34
53
37
73
340
40
32
501
41
0
31
13
60
164
134
68
12
1
52
0

1

1

8

85
33
1
129
51
11
187
6,359
11,848
5,235
8, 724
1, 349
1,149
27
41
8
20
1

1

1,315
65, 666
54, 470
8,675
80. 248
44,475
21,445
408,090
114,123
28, 324
69, 672
374,195
36, 065
0
69, 600
7, 790
12,850
97, 306
55, 341
59, 666
20, 900
1,000
79,432
0
28,200
80, 726
21, 050
3, 500
206, 381
137, 265
7,600
257, 969
6,310,413
19,921, 005
27,136, 639
8, 290, 717
1, 972, 869
409, 634
21, 905
83,125
7,685
52,843
1
1

1

19 3 8

13
305
150
44
187
181
506
123
415
143
94
655
158
0
61
33
65
264
165
178
25
133
103
32
16
141
i 90
4
212
93
53
351
7,194
15,021
5, 531
17, 666
2,029
1, 633
161
184
11
44

19 3 7 AND




790
499,020
1, 822, 350
548,115
644, 742
116, 462
1, 228, 330
842, 217
241, 997
180, 240
192, 349
353, 680
363,842
15,000
278, 775
615, 900
i 34, 000
300,152
i 351, 020
580, 963
157, 000
694, 525
369, 574
170, 000
215, 000
269, 987
834, 796
7, 710
1,465, 339
542, 500
207, 229
1, 767, 316
48, 215,892
65, 624, 835
71, 664, 942
152, 719, 671
3, 207, 551
1, 415,852
547, 325
154, 016
33, 045
135, 494

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,

6
G ranville.---- -309
Greece... ______
184
Greenburg____
40
Hamburg______
91
Harrison___
75
Hornell.. ..
Irondequoit_____ 408
226
Ithaca... _____
Jamestown
_ 368
75
Johnson City___
85
Kenmore____ _
Kingston_______ 505
83
Lackawanna____
5
Lake Placid _. .
47
Larchmont_____
50
Lawrence._ ____
Le R oy... ___ i 65
Lockport_______ 206
Long Beach___ i 195
Lynbrook______
194
39
Malone________
Maiverne._ _
176
104
Mamaroneck___
M assena.._____
86
13
Mechanic ville__
Middletown. ...
147
Mineola________ 138
Mohawk_______
10
Mount Vernon __ 242
Newburgh_____
151
84
New Hyde Park291
New Rochelle__
New York City:2
The Bronx... 2, 428
Brooklyn___ 14, 358
Manhattan.. 4,483
Queens_____ 17, 325
Richmond. .. 2,086
Niagara Falls___ 1,412
134
Niskayuna_____
79
North Castle___
North Pelham...
25
Northport... ...
41
1 Includes 11 months only.
2 Applications filed.

1

05

T able €5. — Num ber and permit valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938— Continued

MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city

New residential buildings

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation




Dollars

32
156,160
507, 400 346
63
121, 920
38
47,380
43
187, 790
78
67, 619
43
68,932
193, 594
71
475, 495
70
118,454
51
29,895
8
67, 437 i 67
384,875 126
265, 425
29
16,120 i 18
378, 788 324
i 145,870
43
327,106 110
1
1, 500
251, 089 101
150,701 270
3,753,124 1,827
1,193, 764 356
221,125
73
1, 006, 633 138
1,627, 759 1,457
224,176 209
12, 375
15
46, 265
23
34, 410* 39

Dollars

102,480
348, 640
75,878
112, 311
152, 763
88,287
105,173
283,351
93, 319
171,375
4,075
i 191, 722
367, 595
206, 900
i 29,000
306,106
134,866
368,819
10, 000
637,493
401,156
5,040,188
1, 407,397
386, 790
2, 712,547
2, 537, 727
239,617
35, 700
17, 324
38, 517

1937

1938

1937

Additions, alterations, and repairs
1938

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation
4
57
3
2
4
13
5
11
19
8
1
6
11
7
1
33
i 12
28
0
24
10
120
118
19
56
41
30
0
1
6'

Dollars

120,000
126,530
10, 600
6,700
7,000
25,700
16,300
54, 500
315, 718
17, 250
1, 500
21, 500
61, 000
242,000
8,000
85, 700
1 65,000
126, 200
0
129, 791
52,900
818, 671
974, 750
118,000
862, 600
168,050
152,435
0
2,500
18, 500

Dollars

5
66,800
58 127, 735
9
42,050
8
71,300
0
0
6
34, 200
4
16, 500
16 108, 000
4
22, 500
5
27,200
0
0
13
i 6,100
19 119,100
13 145, 500
14 113, 000
41 111, 330
10 105,200
42 276, 700
0
0
30 166,300
8
35,850
152 679, 645
113 958,875
26 256, 500
92 1, 734, 585
48 1,193, 915
35 164, 650
5
18, 500
2
8, 500
2
12,000

Dollars

5
10,260
117 298,434
19
36, 745
5
31, 625
21 117,870
24
14,110
22
15,750
20
68, 700
26
64, 962
22
16, 930
5
15,825
17
35, 717
22 252,450
3
3,900
33
7, 600
57 207, 501
18
19,420
13 126, 601
1
1,500
14
37,875
14
49, 430
462 1,810, 675
32 143, 334
12
20, 350
6
50,050
144 483, 221
45
34,908
8
2,275
19
18, 065
9
4, 505

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

12
26,815
10
8,865
17
25,900
88,382
103 132, 523 202
82,436 185
12
42
16
18,998
14,830
74,575
12
22
8
21, 696
9, 055
19, 315
25
16 127, 018
62,920
27
25, 745
23,820
15
22
27,809
50
30, 267
22
4, 533
24
15
36,882
84,140
31
15
40 139, 451
70, 394
35, 900
53, 794
47
94,815
43
23
17,025
26
84, 274
26 120, 660
20
23, 515
4,075
11
8
12, 570
0
0
20
i 26 i 159, 400
10, 220 138 i 26, 222
80,385
73
84
23 168,110
71,425
31,100
13
19, 525
13
3
30, 300
i 5,350
2
i 6 1 10,650
520
18
85,587 224 137,403
59
57, 373 305
27, 566
2,100 i 33 i 71,450
8
25
65,444
42
74,305
26, 675
17
51
0
0
0
1
10, 000
0
37, 900
31 433, 293
34
83, 423
40
51,943
26 313, 363 217
48, 371 236
600 2, 917, 714 1,132 1,123, 778 1,075 1,442,829
32 303,381 216
75,680 211 145,141
78, 490
7
51,800
33
82, 775
40
96,867
12 881, 095
32
93, 983
34
175 511, 290 999 976,488 1, 234 832, 522
48, 399
31
26, 568 106
36,833 143
6
5,875
4
4
11, 325
10,100
15
6
25, 700
6
4,340
4,484
6
38
11, 405
31
25,937
580

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

New York—Con.
North Tarrytown
21
North To'na376
w an da.____Norwich 1______
38
Nyack_________
19
Ogdensburg____
50
Olean__________
52
49
Oneida _______
62
Oneonta_______
Ossining. _____
92
56
Oswego________
Owego_________
17
Patchogue______
43
Peekskili_____ _ 106
Pelham Manor. _
23
Perry__________
36
Plattsburg____
395
i 53
Pleasantville___
Port Chester___
83
Port Jervis_____
1
72
Poughkeepsie___
Rensselaer______ 241
Rochester______ 1, 714
Rockville Centre
366
Rye___________
64
Scarsdale_______
94
Schenectady____ 1,184
Scotia__________ 181
Sea Cliff_______
12
Seneca Palls____
26
Solvay_________
53

1938

1937

New nonresidential buildings

192,600
75, 350
2, 751, 672
123, 250
245, 324
951, 345
77, 300
18,800
995, 267
613, 203
25, 375
3, 365
11,150
326, 657
80,192
1 127, 700
176, 761
288, 675
16, 500
1, 500, 374
49, 895
174, 595
5,096, 612

3
20, 500
3
12,500
87 493, 300
21 357, 370
13
44, 300
19
93, 500
2
11, 000
6
17,000
59, 500
16
141 513, 563
7,500
1
0
0
4
15, 400
56, 500
15
3
10, 500
0
0
7
32,000
79 233, 450
1
3, 000
101 795, 200
7
37,750
3
16,100
355 8, 698,800

38
351

2,005, 270
2, 740,989
133, 535
i 71, 314
0
241,000
118, 473
110,900
4, 000
221,933
124, 720
619, 975
39, 099
491, 025
15, 500
415, 045
497, 722

347
456
724
38
0
73
23
12
13
48
81
272
40
90
22
39
490

1, 272, 617
1,430, 360
603, 796
66,823
0
220,400
31, 475
25,100
72, 300
67, 284
104, 780
1, 324,993
11, 500
82, 720
91, 300
89,955
488,013

154 1,857,857
57 566, 605
8
16, 625
n i 28, 200
0
0
26 127, 000
67, 700
16
9
38, 000
1
2, 000
15 179,100
24
66, 606
51 327, 550
1
3, 500
23
51, 400
2
9,000
0
0
73,850
15

88 1,106, 616
549,175
38,100
7
25, 670
0
0
38 196, 500
4
17, 400
7
17, 600
9
45, 800
7
30, 400
41,100
18
76 746, 400
4, 500
1
12
33, 800
3
21, 500
1
6, 500
25 108, 725

9
8
108
13
17
24
3
5
30

122

1
0
2

20

4

14

4
79
0
44
8

88
11

128,750
47,200
776,800
88, 500
78,840
145,000
39, 000
15, 500
122, 700
452,140
4,000
0
8,000
94, 233
13, 300
i 11,000
18, 000
226,040
0
560,984
35, 750
140, 500
3,108, 300

14
13
181
3
53
58
6
2
56
52
8
0
11
85
22
11
3
38
2
38
9
16
154

42, 900
9,250
410,977
7, 500
43, 625
78, 522
10,600
600
435, 672
215, 276
1,750
0
178,900
28, 495
6, 350
5,050
425
5, 250
52, 760
546,000
3, 550
3, 341
557,929

56
45, 800
106 1, 794, 623
62
21, 545
i 3, 550
1 15
0
0
87, 000
14
8
28, 450
2
1,100
2
2, 000
6
8,600
33
43, 259
64
61, 525
22, 818
15
27 337, 675
4
6, 000
9 405,075
43 276, 223

14
52, 550
4
1,150
229 1,441, 744
4,700
4
33 105, 357
68 231,160
4
20, 500
2,500
3
62 379,006
91, 415
73
4, 550
5
2
2,100
2,150
6
41,380
87
12, 650
22
i 17 i 110, 300
3 138, 731
11, 875
37
16, 500
11
48 539, 250
12, 550
9
29, 295
36
159 1, 377, 560

3
7
405
16
44
513
19
0
67
84
50
1
4
380
37
21
8
53
7
96
14
17
270

2,700
2,750
828, 638
46, 310
29,589
416,432
21,465
0
160, 367
36,099
24, 731
50
4, 300
140, 891
11, 466
22,000
9,975
13,930
6,945
669, 411
12, 420
9,745
537,195

9
10
389
17
68
499
17
1
85
100
41
3
6
400
38
i 14
3
53
0
113
9
17
239

11, 300
27,000
533,128
30,050
61,127
575,185
17, 800
800
493, 561
69,648
16,825
1,265
1,000
191, 044
54, 242
i 6, 400
20,030
50, 760
0
400,140
1,595
4, 800
610, 752

58,054
453,195
286, 926
5,703
0
6,900
1, 810
2,500
22,000
16, 955
31, 710
238, 422
1, 900
12, 075
51, 800
40,930
191,077

200
204
332
i 13
0
28
18
5
0
26
19
100
62
78
1
11
444

101, 613
379, 761
95, 365
i 39, 564
0
27,000
22, 323
71, 800
0
34, 233
14,855
230,900
12, 781
101,949
500
9,970
147, 649

216
250
545
14
0
18
11
3
2
29
27
107
36
59
12
24
424

107,947
427,990
278, 770
35, 450
0
17, 000
12, 265
5,000
4,500
19,929
31,970
340,171
5,100
36, 845
18, 000
42, 525
188, 211

43
118
168
17
0
17
8
2
2
12
36
89
3
19
7
14
41

1938

32
22
726
34
118
591
24
9
177
295
47
5
14
507
64
i 35
10
169
11
205
26
91
749

1 9 3 7 AND




66,100
24, 500
1, 732,915
411,180
117, 514
588, 454
43,065
17, 600
655, 539
764,938
33,981
50
198, 600
225, 886
28,316
27, 050
42, 400
252, 630
62, 705
2,010, 611
53, 720
29,186
9, 793,924

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,

Southampton___
20
23
Springville____
673
Syracuse_______
Tarrytown___
40
Tonawanda____ 110
590
Troy__________
27
Tuckahoe_._ ___
8
Tupper Lake___
139
Utica_____
Valley Stream. __ 277
Walden________
59
Walton________
1
Warsaw___ ____
19
Watertown_____ 480
62
Water vliet_____
Waverly_______
32
West Haverstraw______
18
West Seneca. ...
170
Whitehall______
10
White Plains___
235
Williams ville___
30
Williston Park...
36
Yonkers_______
779
Pennsylvania:
Abington T ____
410
367
Allentown_____
Altoona_______ 402
Ambridge______ i 35
Apollo_________
0
Arnold________
68
Avalon________
42
Bangor_______
16
Bellefonte______
3
Bellevue. _______
47
Berwick.. _. __
76
Bethlehem. .
215
Birdsboro _ __
78
Bloomsburg____
128
Boyer town_____
7
Braddock _ .
20
Bradford_______ 502
1 Includes 11 mont;hs only

O

T able C5.— Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938— Continued

MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
New residential buildings

Total construction
1938

State and city

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation




110
27
9
98
i 47
94
23
19
62
117
202
94
441
50
45
66
75
26
48
5
38
28
30
24
168
21
210
7

Dollars

838, 65C
55, 507
89, 700
281, 088
* 160, 391
652, 036
49, 750
14, 500
189,158
138, 700
907, 340
401, 668
949, 591
717,087
26, 954
84, 288
26, 435
260, 503
117, 448
9, 300
17, 075
64, 200
65, 570
51,977
116, 795
49, 650
350, 561
33, 550

80
35
6
127
44
100
10
18
73
25
227
108
187
80
55
117
83
11
28
4
41
37
36
39
364
15
206
12

Dollars

530, 750
83,100
21, 300
255, 772
152, 945
139,110
7, 720
17, 600
509,900
80, 310
1, 282, 900
381, 362
198, 638
67, 691
35, 050
312, 758
109,037
37,000
181, 366
11,200
29, 993
74,900
33,005
104,900
214,924
47, 800
213,143
57, 500

1937

Additions, alterations, and repairs
1938

1937

1938

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation
98
7
4
7
i 15
14
7
0
33
i0
103
2
323
6
4
4
1
19
10
2
J
4
3
3
13
5
4
3

Dollars

790,850
31,400
15, 000
18, 300
i 49, 450
42, 050
38,800
0
156, 600
10
738, 538
13,000
900, 600
45,000
10,000
9,700
3,000
102,000
72,700
5,300
0
17, 200
33, 500
12, 500
50,050
19, 000
20,050
13,800

Dollars

74 511, 550
6
26,000
2
12, 000
22
83, 800
18
93, 000
17
57, 050
0
0
2
8, 500
34 209, 400
5
27, 000
128 1, 069, 692
7
47, 430
35 131,100
0
0
4
12, 500
14
72,100
1
13, 000
8
27,000
6
52, 200
1
3,000
3
6,000
4
25, 550
1
6,000
3
35,000
27 100, 860
7
34, 500
4
38,000
6
33, 000

5
11
4
31
i 25
34
11
1
23
13
30
26
42
8
17
22
9
5
16
2
6
7
2
2
29
9
19
4

Dollars

1

23,800
8, 050
72, 700
237, 876
104, 641
330, 929
7,950
300
15, 818
17, 200
25, 822
311,185
23,985
632, 925
6,795
44, 723
7, 885
156, 503
25, 530
3,000
2,125
32,400
18, 500
13, 225
33, 755
24, 650
35, 632
19, 750

1

2
10
2
38
25
39
6
2
32
6
28
41
61
14
29
33
25
2
12
0
4
9
9
2
83
8
20
6

Dollars

6,000
36, 350
800
145,080
51,945
27,140
2, 070
200
295, 400
18, 700
137,130
244, 397
28,903
11, 350
14, 215
150, 247
75, 222
9,000
115, 645
0
795
27, 200
7,875
4, 300
40, 700
13, 300
14,930
24, 500

7
9
1
60
7
46
5
18
6
14
69
66
76
36
24
40
65
2
22
1
32
17
25
19
126
7
187
0
1

1

Dollars

24, 000
16,057
2, 000
24, 912
6, 300
279, 057
3, 000
14, 200
16, 740
21, 500
142,980
77, 483
25,006
39,162
10,159
29, 865
15, 550
2, 000
19, 218
1,000
14,950
14, 600
13, 570
26, 252
32, 990
6, 000
294, 879
0
1

1

4
19
2
67
1
44
4
14
7
14
71
60
91
66
22
70
57
1
10
3
34
24
26
34
254
0
182
0

Dollars

13, 200
20, 750
8,500
26,892
8,000
54, 920
5,650
8,900
5,100
34, 610
76, 078
89, 535
38, 635
56, 341
8, 335
90, 411
20, 815
1,000
13, 521
8,200
23,198
22,150
19,130
65,600
73, 364
0
160, 213
0

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Pennsylvania—Con.
Brentwood_____
Bristol_________
Brockway______
Butler_________
Canonsburg ...
Carlisle________
Castle Shannon.,
Catasauqua. .
Chambersburg...
Charleroi______
Cheltenham T___
Chester_____ _
Clairton_______
Coatesville____
Collingdale_____
Connellsville___
Conshohocken...
Coraopolis____
Crafton._______
Curwensville___
Darby_________
Donora_____ ...
Downington____
Du Bois_______
Duquesne______
East McKees­
port_________
Easton_________
East Pittsburgh..

1938

New nonresidential buildings

21

25
13
29
54
802
21
30
0
22

15
10
63
16
21

81
97
436
71
490
116
9
88
31
27
100

101

74
2
42
60
34
681

1
2,000
i 1 i 10, 000
12
85, 000
5
24, 200
17
75, 500
119 405, 561
5
26, 000
34, 400
8
0
0
5
18, 300
2
11,500
0
0
67, 275
18
6,500
3
4
29, 300
3
12,000
67,600
17
60 749, 800
14
60, 000
270 1, 462, 450
32 188,121
19,000
6
5, 600
3
61,100
13
4
20,500
36 125,050
15
96,465
0
0
75, 250
18
29,900
6
15
90,900
0
0
0
0
49 199,912
21 103, 700
50 325, 000
28 120,000
0
0
17,150
5
19
73,500
16
77, 700
207 2,849,435

39,000
11
10
68, 500
i1
5
1
9
53,000
2,000
1
10
15
31 381,800
96 264,032 194
1
5
28, 550
6
19, 000
6
1
0
0
7
38,000
7
2
31, 350
6
0
1
0
21
47,045
13
2
14
31,000
47,800
7
5
23, 800
15
3
14,000
9
5
49 623, 800 . 53
12,000
4
2
46
143 939,050
39
22 135,300
9,500
6
3
14
0
0
59,000
7
11
93, 600
19
6
16
38 135,600
43,000
6
3
0
7
0
96
29 110,750
61,400
9
10
72,800
33
7
1
4,600
4
4
25,000
0
52
70 349, 600
21 115, 650
32
11
38 198, 975
49
23 104,200
0
0
3
10
17
75, 300
73,000
13
25
7
31,800
35
243 3, 696, 384
98

513, 545
1 300
53, 619
3,160
73,150
769,786
2,500
2,100
12, 000
2,200
1,460
186, 882
17,185
750
27, 200
14, 680
67,639
309, 794
1, 300
60, 825
525, 821
1, 550
75,850
636, 512
1,800
6,655
45,830
31, 250
107,130
28, 575
83,090
53,400
0
277, 605
23,205
20, 710
202,100
6,000
17,950
7,150
544,326
824,014

9
3, 325
9, 450
10
1
700
19
9, 300
11
75,800
235 565, 564
8
3, 575
18
9,100
0
0
5
75, 750
5 222,600
2
18,000
12,180
12
6,000
2
7
38, 350
23
39, 265
6 216,136
90 5,943,071
24
77,150
52 305, 476
52 168,400
5
1,600
8,000
2
14
9,800
2,334
6
20
20,035
9 111, 345
10
12,105
182 841, 548
19,075
7
26
16,895
0
0
0
0
523,850
78
31,015
42
10
12,353
34 1,064, 275
1
4,000
4, 725
9
8
16,600
4, 650
17
96 586, 787

10
i7
0
4
19
392
3
9
0
11
3
0
28
0
8
35
46
287
46
311
86
0
53
7
0
34
23
4
338
21
43
2
0
312
31
58
34
4
24
14
63
417

18,200
i 32, 750
0
6,400
15, 545
475, 510
700
3,150
0
7,100
690
0
7,955
0
5,110
10, 782
13,163
721, 499
13, 550
162, 518
209, 684
0
19, 325
32,608
0
50,030
19,025
7,110
194, 052
16,175
50,128
20,000
0
258,044
31, 740
32,188
52,865
2,400
19, 280
3,500
72,992
509, 410

2
10
3
9
12
471
8
6
0
10
4
8
38
0
9
55
86
297
45
295
42
1
86
6
2
42
18
23
493
27
21
1
3
360
35
53
17
1
16
27
10
342

29, 983
12, 540
34, 000
6, 300
7, 850
575, 571
6, 000
7, 400
0
15, 675
6,850
4,930
5,074
0
39, 570
27, 259
33, 650
716, 990
19, 450
118, 654
79, 650
1,000
125, 553
2,300
2,100
36, 496
48, 287
8, 025
363,194
14, 725
40,060
2,400
28,500
313, 498
37. 042
103,199
81, 250
30,000
13, 700
14, 360
37,000
456, 874

19 3 8

30
33
704
44
54
2
7
508
98

72, 308
90,490
87, 700
17,600
465,450
1, 405,167
38,125
35, 500
0
129,425
260,800
22, 930
64,299
37,000
125, 720
90, 324
263,786
7, 283, 861
108,600
1,363,180
383,350
12,100
133, 553
71,100
98,034
192,131
202,632
20,130
1, 315, 492
95,200
129, 755
7,000
53, 500
1,186,948
183, 707
314, 527
1,249, 725
34,000
93, 725
103,960
73,450
4,740,045

19 3 7 AND




533, 745
i 43,050
138, 619
33, 760
164,195
1, 650, 857
29, 200
39, 650
12, 000
27, 600
13, 650
186, 882
92, 415
7, 250
61, 610
37, 462
148, 402
1, 781,093
74,850
1,685, 793
923, 626
20, 550
100, 775
730, 220
22, 300
181, 735
161, 320
38,360
376,432
74, 650
224,118
73,400
0
735, 561
158, 645
377,898
374,965
8,400
54, 380
84,150
695,018
4,182, 859

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,

East Strouds22
burg_________
19
Edge wood_____
Elizabethtown. __
13
19
Emaus_______ _
Ephrata_______
51
Erie___ _____
705
9
Etna____ ______
Exeter. ... ___
23
1
Ford City______
Forty Fort_____
23
Fountain Hill__
7
Girardville... __
1
Glassport______
67
Greencastle____
5
19
Greensburg____
Greenville______
53
Hamburg_____
72
Harrisburg . _. 400
64
Hatboro_______
Haverford T ___
627
Hazleton _____ 157
12
Hummelstown—
Huntingdon___
70
Indiana________
27
Ingram________
10
Jeannette______
86
44
Jenkintown____
Jersey Shore____
11
452
Johnstown-------Kennett Square..
36
Kingston.______
91
Kulpm ont_____
6
Kutztown.. ___
0
Lancaster_____
413
84
L ansdale.____
Lansdowne_____
119
Lebanon_______
111
Lehigh ton.. ...
7
39
Lemoyne______
Lititz________
46
Lock Haven. ...
114
722
Lower Merion T
Includes 11 months only.

T able

C 5.— Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938— Continued

O*

M IDDLE ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city

New residential buildings
1938

1937

Num- Permit Num- Permit
ber valuation ber valuation




11
684
31
7
33
40
0
146
61
11
37
87
5
20
0
60
49
i 30
277
20
101
19
34
70
52
210
113
490

Dollars

69, 600
519, 695
43, 418
32, 600
18,875
962, 470
0
510, 638
35,173
107, 304
109, 832
833, 294
33, 200
41, 615
0
62, 217
52,152
i 36,151

8
967
39
5
9
36
1
158
72
6
17
67
5
20
0
117
70
49

2,616, 553
177, 035
233, 712
31, 475
43, 450
636, 871
48,003
277, 846
329, 727
2,114, 473

324
11
154
20
34
73
i 18
223
160
458

Dollars
34,300

692,896
82,323
154, 500
32, 850
137, 770
90,000
362,945
81, 660
92,650
60,132
187, 607
18,660
50,125
0
77,105
90, 553
90,245

2,764, 346
8,900
391, 238
37,100
14,000
55,851
i 127, 250
435, 640
1,028,005
1, 293, 429

1937

1938

Additions, alterations, and repairs
1937

1938

1937

Num- Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation
1
34
6
2
4
0
0
19
4
1
16
66
1
1
0
6
7
16

Dollars

5,000
166,045
26, 558
14,000
11, 500
0
0
99,400
15, 500
2,000
61, 500
169,809
3,500
8,500
0
37,800
23,900
i 19, 500

208 1, 686, 710
9 167, 500
38 197,680
6
25,000
14
22,900
6 619, 400
2
11,160
13
51, 700
68 252,450
6
38, 800

2
57
6
0
4
1
0
12
6
0
10
63
3
2
0
25
14
4

Dollars

4,800
292.960
30; 800
0
19,100
600
0
63,650
28,000
0
40,000
182,993
17,000
23,000
0
58,900
55, 308
27, 500

289 2, 649, 641
0
0
55 321,930
26,000
5
2
1,800
9
33,800
12 i 13,000
19
90, 700
108 554,000
12
50,885

Dollars

61, 700
133, 940
12,900
15,000
750
124,170
0
309,676
7,688
48,944
25, 200
661, 610
17,000
4,075
0
4,140
9,702
1300

3
114
24
3
5
24
0
34
15
6
6
3
1
9
0
24
25
22

18 900,203
0
0
17
20, 697
1,675
8
4,850
8
2
1, 550
12
7, 538
98 174, 795
30
60,157
29 1,027, 848

10
0
30
11
10
13
i6
125
27
34

6
66
14
1
1
10
0
42
21
2
10
16
2
7
0
12
22
i1

Dollars

Dollars

500
68, 859
16, 423
152,900
13, 750
102,660
0
230, 730
5,200
92, 650
10,000
2, 614
1,500
17, 375
0
6,650
8,570
51,800

4
584
11
4
28
30
0
85
36
8
11
5
2
12
0
42
20
1 23

2,900
219, 710
3,960
3,600
6, 625
838,300
0
101, 562
11,985
56, 360
23,132
1,875
12, 700
29,040
0
20,277
18, 550
i 16,351

3
796
9
2
0
11
1
112
51
0
1
1
1
9
0
68
31
23

99, 460
0
12,986
5,800
6,200
5,700
i 80,900
247,950
341,170
972, 111

29,640
51
11
9, 535
15,335
46
5
4,800
12
15, 700
15,921
62
29, 305
38
99
51, 351
15
17,120
455 1,047, 825

25
11
69
4
22
51
i 10
79
25
412

Dollars

29,000
331, 077
35,100
1,600
0
34, 510
90, 000
68, 565
48, 460
0
10,132
2,000
160
9,750
0
11,555
26, 675
10, 945

15,245
8,900
56,322
5, 300
6,000
16, 351
i 33, 350
96, 990
132, 835
270, 433

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Pennsylvania—Con.
McDonald_____
McKeesport. ___
McKees Rocks. _
Mahanoy City...
Manheim_____
Marcus Hook___
Mauch Chunk...
Meadville. ___
Mechanicsburg..
Meyersdale.. ...
Middletown
Mifflin T _____
Millersburg____
Mill vale______
Milton ______
M on aca._____
Monessen___ _
M onon gahela
City________
Mount Lebanon
T____________
Mount Penn___
Munhall___ __
M yerstown____
Nanty Glo_____
Narberth______
Nazareth_______
New Castle____
New Kensington
Norristown_____

New nonresidential buildings

28,478
5,700
21,600
31, 525
3, 575

i1
0
i2
2
2

i 1,500
0
i 11,000
7,500
12,000

3
1
3
5
0

5,200
1,200
10,500
31,000
ol

i6
0
i1
15
0

i 432
0
i 600
6,695
0

4, 500
3
53, 733
9,500
4
6
2
1,100
2
3, 585
2,600
16
5
2,600
1
5
67, 300
150
15
6,100
725
3
9
2,700
22
11,100
32
16, 515
18
5, 475
16
17, 801
13,650
40
10
3, 450
24
93, 407 228 246,003
24, 050 171
0
0
3
24, 500
7
8,000
17
14, 638
17
3
2, 300
13, 630
2
2,200
i2
8
20, 300
i 1,000
614 17,841,663 6,957 6, 582,488 8,937 8,054,514
14,500
0
6
0
1
2,000
21
15, 250
11
21
16, 540
64,400
6
4,500
1,750
7
1,600
2
514 2,832,051 2,227 2, 754, 758 2,281 3, 765,158
1
40,000
2 120,000
10
10
97, 223
56
87,390 196 113, 530 236
89,065
72, 953
53
28
40,875
63
24
17
8,223
34, 551
23,850
19
19
10,684
26
50,450
30
52,680
63
68,115
73 172,073
23
15,186
70 319,380 1,091 496, 962 1,320 456, 471
750
1
2
3
3,800
1,450
5,918
9,000
19
15
14
5,300
11
2,650
5,625
7
11
13,150
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2, 500
0
4
1,950
0
143 334, 531 374 363, 534 301 343,882
16,060
23, 215
21,050
11
8
23
11, 575
27 110,642
53 679,175
15
5,500
8
5
2,168
7
9,500
0
3
5
10,900
0
5,700
12,990
11,200
2,125
13
12
6
58,400
3 121, 300 114
42,300 124
6,300
7
2, 550
3
750
7
12
0
7
4
3

1,600
0
3,900
525
2,875

14
1
17
17
4

i 755
300
i 6,000
6, 645
2,750

7
2
8
0
1

21, 678
4,500
7,200
0
700

1938

22
3
18
9
4

9
3, 750
9,440
15
1,850
8
7
4, 450
5,300
23
17,975
20
32 445, 235
1
51, 469
4
1,500
i 8 i 13, 600
462 6,258, 958
0
0
16
67,863
1
100
431 6, 305,153
J0
10
50
83, 310
14
15, 255
15
5,025
29 110,500
26 106,013
56 717,942
2
4,358
10, 200
7
13
9,350
9,000
2
14,150
7
131 1,360,665
0
0
38 172,260
9,800
6
3,100
3
1
500
1
12,000
19
11,700

AND

i 2,687
300
i 17,600
20,840
14, 750

2
32,000
90,233
21,000
3
7,185
6
2
23, 800
2,500
77, 400
3
4
7, 500
6,000
15, 800
0
2
0
7,000
1
19, 575
3
13,000
3,000
19 135, 950
22 111,000
128,100
303,803
4
2
33, 750
10,150
35 136, 700
22 100, 000
108,000
32,938
4
2
10,000
16, 000
2
33, 500
i 5 i 28,000
11, 000
35, 794, 437 1,984 8,845,410 2,195 9,898,260
8
34,500
51,000
0
0
11
4
109,650
31, 300
30,000
1
3
18, 700
2,000
8,100
8, 596, 524 342 1,924, 228 349 1,999, 315
160, 000
10
0
0
10
20
272,613
88,000
31 123,500
6
41,000
4
159, 940
30,000
8
71, 000
113, 774
43, 550
13
3
91,364
16,000
7
28,000
21 270, 850
14 142,100
458,109
1,088,137
23 145, 250
37 312, 286
2
2,200
5,200
0
0
10
44, 900
9
61, 500
75,800
2
3
9,000
24,800
9,000
1
4,500
5
33,500
4,500
2
1
4,950
7,500
3,000
79, 900
758,313
18 107,000
19
9 126,900
5
58,000
95,110
34 201,000
979, 445
38 189,628
12
7, 668
56,900
0
0
1
6,000
0
0
5,700
99,015
7
46,500
15
83,900
179, 700
0
0
0
0
58, 350
81,500
12
16
49,500

1937




34, 250
12
35, 840
20
8,000
14
5,175
26
34, 815
41
171, 726
48
548, 792 256
212, 669
25
24
25,130
12
1 42, 600
21,686,856 11, 746
15
0
115, 703
46
20, 550
14
10, 984,139 3,144
3
10
320, 340 312
129, 208
85
72, 425
49
176, 950
56
316, 228 117
1,360,154 1,427
13, 358
3
61,018
43
23,975
20
1
42, 500
24,150
5
1,831,199 463
150,115
24
384,835 118
13
76, 200
20,000
3
58,200
33
54,300 127
26
93, 950

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,

15
Northampton___
North Braddock.
23
12
North Charleroi..
10
N orthumberland.
Norwood_______
58
79
Oakmont______
205
Oil City_______
43
Palmyra____ __
23
Penbrook... __ _
i 15
Perkasie______
Philadelphia___ 9,403
Philipsburg____
0
38
Phoenix ville____
Pitcairn ___ _
6
Pittsburgh __ _ 3,000
Port Carbon____
*0
Pottstown. _
277
Potts v ille ,.____
83
Prospect Park...
47
Quakertown.
58
Radnor T _ _ ___
103
Reading. __ _ . 1,170
7
Reynoldsville..-.
Ridley Park____
31
Rochester
27
Royersford.
7
Scottdale. ___
10
Scranton. ___
523
32
Sewickley. _
Sharon.
87:
Sharon Hill_____
25
Sharpsburg. . _
9
Shillington. _ __
21
Slatington______
115
Souderton___ _
38
South Connellsville. ... ...
U1
South Fork_____
1
Southwest
Greensburg___ i 10
South Williams­
port ______
34
Spangler _____
6
1 Includes 11 mont hs only,

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oo

MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city

New residential buildings

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation

Dollars

3,727,661
50,560
0
208,200
84, 598
89, 755
i 18,500
3,200
11,100
23, 950
19,975
16,960
318, 611
0
2, 560,347
14,500
187, 599
67, 275
27, 975
40,600
57,300
12,474
693,778
9, 750
39, 450
148,895
10,600
26,661
126, 620

91
24
1
34
40
90
16
20
13
27
27
16
82
0
521
19
41
104
14
12
54
45
55
5
15
52
6
22
48

Dollars

430,170
23,142
1,000
167,350
113, 930
110,287
96,650
45,300
7,000
56,355
38,685
11,075
174,930
0
2,204,216
13, 450
212,891
155, 755
68,550
27,850
68, 550
9,769
191,350
5,700
89,200
167,327
1,250
22,560
104,276

1938

1938

1937

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation

Dollars

55 401,190
3
17,600
0
0
9
41,800
8
62, 725
14
60,000
12 114,000
0
0
1
4,000
3
13,000
2
10,200
4
11,400
11
45,100
0
0
554 2, 292,809
4
9,000
9
28,200
22
42,125
8
23,000
4
14,000
6
15,500
0
0
8
51, 250
2
5,300
4
18,800
21 131,500
4
9,500
0
0
19 103,900

Dollars

44 384,500
0
0
1,000
1
28,000
5
86,110
6
50,500
13
3
26,500
9,000
3
0
0
2
3,900
3
10,900
0
0
12
58,600
0
0
363 1, 591,622
2
6,000
11
48,950
18
34,300
40,400
10
3
8,500
9
32,000
0
0
8
46,050
1
4,200
1
1,000
21 144,500
0
0
1
8,000
71,900
10

Dollars

19 3,264,309
3
1,950
0
0
6 146,150
11
5, 793
5
2,470
il
1500
0
0
2
600
10
6,050
4
2,375
6
2,400
43 245, 343
0
0
59 170,016
4
5,500
5
56,500
27
9,060
4
4,725
4
4,500
13
23,600
1,495
6
12 482, 770
3
500
11
15,050
7
4,100
2
400
2
12,900
8
9,420

17
4
0
10
15
20
7
5
3
13
5
7
33
0
64
3
4
49
1
2
9
15
20
3
7
15
6
1
12

Dollars
22,450

9,800
0
112,575
4,890
33, 770
65,800
5,650
1, 400
2,860
2,325
5,000
49,345
0
540,388
5,000
20,500
111, 425
25,000
13,000
18, 250
3,545
76,050
900
85,800
6,702
1, 250
1,800
5,990

32
14
0
14
23
47
13
3
4
9
10
12
18
0
128
0
31
28
1
19
20
47
43
8
9
13
3
35
25

Dollars

62,162
31,010
0
20,250
16,080
27,285
4,000
3, 200
6,500
4,900
7,400
3,160
28,168
0
97, 522
0
102,899
16,090
250
22,100
18,200
10,979
159, 758
3,950
5,600
13,295
700
13, 761
13,300
1

30
20
0
19
19
57
6
12
10
12
19
9
37
0
94
14
26
37
3
7
36
30
27
1
7
16
0
20
26

Dollars

23,220
13,342
0
26, 775
22,930
26,017
4,350
30,650
5,600
49, 595
25,460
6,075
66,985
0
72,206
2, 450
143,441
10,030
3,150
6,350
18,300
6,224
69,250
600
2,400
16,125
0
12, 760
26,386

C O N S T R U C T IO N




106
20
0
29
42
66
i6
3
7
22
16
22
72
0
741
8
45
77
13
27
39
53
63
13
24
41
9
37
52

1937

Additions, alterations, and repairs

B U IL D IN G

Pennsylvania—Con.
State College___
Steelton _____
Sugar Notch____
Sunbury-------- Swarthmore____
Swissvale______
Tamaqua. ____
Tarentum. ____
Towanda______
TrafTord. _
Tyrone________
Union City_____
Uniontown_____
Upland_____ __
Upper Darby T__
Vandergrift____
Warren------------Washington
Waynesboro____
Weatherly_____
Wellsboro. ___
Wesley ville------West Chester___
West Conshohocken. ____
West HomesteadWestmont_____
West Newton__
West Reading. __
West View. ___

1938

New nonresidential buildings

62,859
70
997, 743 1,043
801,805 131
660,394 1,510
4, 550
27
11, 300
4
41
689,167
541,841 103
641,059 1, 270

71,900
1,009,609
352,539
695,951
29,886
16,000
66,800
331,049
1,051, 251

13
23
94
25
0
2
3
72
44

41, 200
110,283
698, 275
154,850
0
8,000
92,500
245,600
156, 200

18
11
42
39
3
3
.5
59
64

56, 400
84, 530
269,800
202, 500
11, 500
12,000
49, 700
248, 000
315, 700

12
90
16
111
7
1
7
11
112

3, 575
533, 522
6,875
202, 909
2, 200
3,000
586,185
275, 309
171, 980

23
113
26
161
18
1
2
2
128

6,790
51
465,826 1,004
71
23,980
118, 717 1, 203
16, 731
1
4,000
1
992
39
59
66,800
365, 244 1, 057

18, 084
29
353, 938 919
63
96,655
302, 635 1,310
2,350
6
0
300
10,482
34
42
20,932
312,879 1,078

8, 710
459, 253
58,759
374, 734
1,655
0
16,108
16, 249
370, 307

EAST NORTH CENTRAL STATES
Total (362 cities)____ 118,109 291,354,731 132,443 327,182,093 25,390 137,704,008 23,402 143,134, 728 27, 265 99,863,636 33, 551 116, 588, 547 65,454 53, 787,087 75,490 67,458,818
-20.3
-13.3
-14.3
+8.5
-3 .8
-18.7
Percentage change. __ -10.8
-11.0
Illinois:
Alton__________
44 117, 604 230 191,164 276 380,583
319
369,833 361
628,038
35
79, 745
41 129,851
54
98,924
Arlington
16,325
19 166,930
26
18
30,400
20 161,360
25 173,750
743,300
65
344,615
63 539,150
Heights____ . 106
96,192 625 312,910 689 385,823
669,085 862
69,803 120
Aurora___ _____
754
724,053
48 287,092
53 242,038
81
23,425
12
12
9, 775
12,675
18, 575
18
Barrington_____
97, 500
7
37, 550
7
55, 500
12
31
60,000
37
3, 555
5,435
16
3
4
2, 775
3, 720
14
16, 210
21, 275
3
8,000
3
14,000
8
Batavia__
23
47,932
48 236,872
49
209 2,557,830 156
59 212,085
40
40,247
496,889
76 197,050
93 2,320, 533
Belleville______
30,850
14
14, 725
4,450
3, 625
8
8
26
33,850
29
64,300
3
15, 500
29,000
15
Bellwood______
7
62,078
85 113,243 113 145,112
89
Berwyn _ __ 280 1,146,091 266
907, 221
79 632,000
92 731, 900
88 368, 979
89, 950
38 198,170
22
41, 500
Bloomington___
72
345,160
35 184, 660
27
474,136
80
15 119,000
15 186,016
55
16, 585 192 116,459 240 133, 614
Blue Island____
256
355, 615 319
271,099
78, 200
24 120,900
47 160, 956
17
39
65,920
30,395 118
91,600 116
Brookfield______
172
609, 970 172
237, 720
25 133, 650
15
80, 200
31 445, 925
10,000
Cairo__________
800
11
22,000
10
21,400
2
1,300
3
4
13
31,400
5
19, 900
0
0
33, 773
28, 598
7, 440
16
19, 775
63
74
85
70,638 104
120,048
8
34,600
14
66, 500
14
Calumet City__
74, 639
19, 541 177
40, 759
Canton________
73 124, 697 112
176
127,080 273
233, 851
17
32,900
23
68,395
47
13, 500
1, 550
7
11, 660
21
48,125
10
100, 275
32,360
12
50,600
2
2
7
Carbondale_____
7, 200
19
16, 500
Centralia_______
7,000
9, 600
3 118, 700
15
31,100
6
135,200
3
14, 500
0
0
7
3
5
Champaign____
73, 997
392
601,800 284
677,678
31 118, 455 268 225, 253 188 149, 523
67 302, 550
65 409, 700
57
Chicago________ 5,676 29,350, 354 5,830 35,957, 220 1,422 9,608, 975 995 8,030,081 1,135 14, 501, 378 1,463 20, 287, 894 3,119 5,240,001 3,372 7, 639, 245
Chicago Heights.
117
347, 200 140
628, 545
13
64, 500
59,000
88
62,400 116 132,195
16 220,300
17 437,350
7
Christopher ... _
3,995
7, 275
9
10, 945
9
6,025
4
2, 950
1
750
3
11
1
500
2
4,000
Cicero_______ _ 146
554,992 249
724, 545
32 114, 865
31 387,810 118 363, 582 186 221, 870
58,600
18 132, 810
10
Crystal Lake___
14
29
15, 700
48
180,420
9
9
93, 550
48,170
17
38,700
55,090
9,850
10
40
80,550
Danville_______
84
389, 841
11
13
60 176,161 118 304, 546
349,061 142
8
26, 850
16 132, 600
58, 445
40,300
Decatur____ ._ 250 1, 576, 691 325
796,305
26 171, 500
40 240, 550 100 1, 246, 271 148 251, 566 124 158,920 137 304,189
De Kalb_______
43
132,517
22
19
11
105,850
59
13
42,300
57, 550
28
48,050
9
14,467
70,000
6,000
1 Includes 11 months only.




BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 19 3 7 AND 19 3 8

West York- ___
76
Wilkes-Barre.. . . 1,117
181
Wilkinsburg____
Williamsport___ 1,339
Wilmerding-----8
W ilso n .______
4
Wyomissing____
49
Yeadon________
142
York _________ 1, 213

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zo

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E A S T N O R T H C E N T R A L S T A T E S — Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city
Num ­
ber

East Peoria_____
East St. Lo u is.. .
Edwardsville____
Elgin____________
Elmhurst________

12
12
100
395
32
463
106
79
364

Geneva________ _
G lencoe_________
Glen Ellyn______
Granite City____
Greenville.............

33
51
62

Harvey__________
Highland P a rk ...
Hinsdale________
Homewood__ . . .
Joliet____________

218
156
79




Permit
valuation

Num ­
ber

Dollars

109
41
145

Elmwood P a rk ..
Evanston________
Fairfield_________
Forest Park_____
Freeport_________

Kankakee_______
Kenilworth.. . . .
La Grange_______
La Grange Park.
Lake Forest.........

1937

10
85
124

20
23

111
412
192
35
82

22
144

Permit
valuation

1937

1938

1937

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

Permit
N um ­
valuation
ber

Dollars

Dollars

125,567
46,235
302,639
134,300
66,660

33
15
13
3

179,010
51,945
68, 754
22,900
17,500

185,950
402,884
123, 750
697, 756
545, 967

117
431
13
481
126

430,125
808, 539
38, 875
1,272,589
632,737

70
44
16
60
61

117,450
116,900
103,400
349, 274
522,180

269, 229
2,703,050
25, 030
81,415
217,744

74
333

151,099
2,913,491
103, 780
288,093
336,649

32
109
5

143,178
711, 754
333,676
75,984
33,025

41
60
82
35

2

22

159, 458
354,784
266,926
151,650
18,425

9

9, 500
186, 765
194,075
31, 600
19, 900

176,842
882, 967
400,788
305,075
573, 618

256
223
93
93
489

592,726
2,009,464
568,012
150,788
676,155

23
73
25
30
13

76, 001
751, 910
299, 700
163,350
108,500

23
117
30

370, 852
246, 740
207,977
130, 600
704,197

214
53

607, 840
518,110
470, 500
346,020
641,561

42
14

196,990
219,500
121,700
128,000
314, 258

111
46
151

Dollars

Dollars

11

59
51
146
16
16

127
140

Additions, alterations, and repairs
1938

1938

225,800
57, 609
118, 305
23,450
27,325

20

New nonresidential buildings

94
7
82
51

307, 275
467,930
21,075
746,405
82, 710

5
259

31, 440
362,050
3,630
46, 319
14,350

23
80
5
26
41

37, 957
595, 691
77, 300
236, 208
113,080

3Q
157

62, 030
443,800
125, 285
42,084
9, 275

20
16
33
13
13

87, 950
8,587
26,356
17,850
6,050

13
31
15

34,847
52,306
45, 716
119, 211
193,413

49
28
25
19
48

416,438
49,059
48,381
21,560
200,758

57,190
1,400
32,440
850
62.759

59
4
26

96,340
5, 650
8,340
51, 275
62,077

0

5

15,643
1,860
9,379
300
2,500

91
56
3
62
54

119,650
88, 350
13. 300
306, 750
523,952

25
92
14
73
31

67,100
74,800
18, 550
58,844
15,237

223,696
1,866,800
17,700

14
81

0

0

37

146,05Q

3
37

95,150
1,916,000
22, 500
6, 865
140,472

17
98
3
17
36

41, 978
294, 500
215,315
133,000
7,500

18
5
24

46

14

83,472
1,685,342
465, 700
98,050
87,500

19
14
60

54
26
34
28
16

247, 835
476,270
371,900
290, 700
289,543

15
3
18

10

15
23

6

11
14
14

10
0

8

6
16
26

20
3

21

34

1

8
9

22

54

1

35

10
25
5
9

21

11
29

Permit
valuation

N um ­
ber

Dollars

41
15
98

35

11

Dollars

40,341
1,435
77, 928
102,500
12, 250

58,000
28,900
185,000
30,000

9
28

Num ­
ber

1937
Permit
valuation
Dollars

31,147
3,804
40,172
250
7,325

13
32
93

1,400
211,184
1, 800
289, 638
8,550

5
281
3
337

21

3,200
252, 259
4,500
219,434
26,075

14,093
474, 200
3, 700
35,096
57,344

37
172
7
98
62

17,992
401,800
3,980
45,020
83,097

15
28
23

5

71, 648
81,189
14,316
2,300
3,850

2
6

29,530
51,697
25,255
800
4,875

149
61
35
67
339

65, 994
78, 751
55,372
22, 514
271, 705

184
78
38
53
427

92, 816
275,063
53,931
31,178
387, 897

96

116, 672
25,840
53,837
1, 750
327,180

101

263,665
36,190
90,260
4,945
289,941

1
4

2
330
14

2
68
51

6

20
56
5

112

1
7

23
51
7
106

27,226
15,900
39,711
1,800
54,410

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Illinois— Con.
Des Plaines_____
Dolton__________
Downers Grove..
D u Quoin_______
Dwight__________

New residential buildings

64
19

203, 819
49,550

82
3

306, 550
5,600

18, 741
126, 985

0

0
22

0

88,100

0
20
5

71
27
69
83
71

217,339
309,253
95, 206
125, 569
44, 285

87
9
29
81
65

Madison_________
M a r i o n .________
M ayw ood_______
Melrose Park___
M oline______ . . .

1
25
250
162
1,925

7,500
25,350
168,841
88,801
1,229,747

4
171
132
1,548

3,300
501,620
95, 727
963,098

12
55
46
7
73

14,960
12, 815
237,665
68,300
190,145

0

308,550

8,100

0

108, 850
23,200

0

0

5

5,500
31,600
25, 785
426,447

6
7
107

4

0
0

1
8

84, 250
36,050
470,556

23
30
151

8
113

0
0

0
0

0
1

45
3

163,300
7,500
68, 828

26

131
16
62
329
14

1, 397,000
113,897
474, 759
715,475
77,160

359
28

371, 687
78,900
155, 722
991, 475
213,000

12

569, 350
25, 700
5,000
256, 600
71,000

Park Ridge______
Peoria___________
Peoria Heights.. .
Phoenix_________
Quincy______

201
1,405
108
13
203

519,174
3,161,019
149,020
45, 600
214, 574

172
1,257
118
25
245

593, 876
3, 788, 434
245, 520
42, 033
234, 746

55
223
33
9
26

451, 350
987, 448
125, 750
43, 750
76, 300

57
232
38

R iverdale_____
River Forest . . .
River Grove . .
Riverside________
Rockford_____ .

61
69
46
87
761

192, 466
637, 620
86, 794
501, 974
1,177, 930

54
84
41
85
894

954, 715
797,015
21,248
756, 895
1, 321,195

35
36
4
52
98

174, 636
593, 550
16, 500
414, 350
379, 800

27
43

86

Rock Island_____
Springfield______
Sterling_______ _
Streator. _____ _
Sum m it_________

1, 508
387
397

939, 426
1, 721,149
329,113
206, 440
47, 015

1, 388
468
443

1, 340, 837
1, 766, C90
377, 489
665,078
31, 379

114
105
54
13

418, 055
454, 459
214,100
36, 600
39, 500

130
80
52
4

Sycamore________
Taylor ville...........
Urbana__________
Villa Park_______
Virden________

19

107, 850
20, 500
195. 872
111, 994
10, 550

26
7
62
96

8
2

6

102, 650
33, 000
175, 454
191, 885
4,500

6, 200
785, 279

14
535

38, 937
832,163

W a s h in g to n
Park__________
Waukegan_______




102
35

2
112
116

8
6
311

70

11

121
23

83

6
3
26

10

2

8,000

14

77, 700

38

296, 450
22, 400
61, 800
497,175
90,000

6
11
43
23

6
39

2
59

120

525,
962,
216,
18,
130,

36
9
14
67

1
28
308

144, 900
639, 300
8, 300
542, 030
330, 800

18

22
4
95

11
12
17
150

472,170
578, 780
239, 400
55,200
15, 500

155
117
58

4
7
15

3

10
2

9, 500
33, 000
127, 800
119, 900
1,800

5
29

5,200
138,000

7
33

6,000
202, 200

12

2

650
771
500
700
900

14, 000
20, 500
124, 400
66, 075
8,600

18

3
28
7
23

1,150
350
35, 700
9,350
26,507
811, 850
86, 718
432, 654
237,935
4,000

40

20

2,000
1,000
3,052
8,635
16, 400

0

0

4

3,300
302,900
18,340
156, 505

125
1,667

1,800
150
93,550
37,000
54, 735

36
13
7
40

8
23
156

2
1
14

2
14

21
5

21
90
5

10, 370
998,908
5,200
1,850
99, 710

27
272
35

15, 690
10,055
7, 275
5,329
500, 055

11

12
100
9

6
13
195

1

57,454
1,174, 663
18,070

0

0

82

802,090
132, 775
2,080
23, 480
692, 635

8
22

8

2
0

2,500

7

80, 300

0

9
43

14,175
26, 254
350

0
10

1

1,000

54

462, 667

12
1

750
5,180
55, 520
17,000
32,640

118
874
53

445, 511
888, 737
51,130
593, 323
5, 959

1

2

0
12,750
79,866
44,189
433,353

9,483
1, 808, 327
14, 695
5, 850
20, 870

152
127
62
38

9

0
12
221

1,170
255,303
24,561
7,190
15,935

15, 800
1, 479
37,105
220, 940
2,160

10, 837
56,500
23, 665
215,090
123, 000

291, 986
940, 423
38, 810
109, 265
1,640

20

4
3
56
17
42

45
236

0
2
18
19
41

0
1,500
15,689
7,450
38, 200

0
0

0
0

150

114,470
41,337
336,037

101
1,279

10
53

6
3
45

13,160
8,165
5,615
23,300
57,710

11
0

64,400

69
226

70,257
279,210

0

0

0

88

38, 564

753
45
7
106

58, 743
1,017, 336
14, 325
17,483
82, 976

30
18
513

2,140
34,015
63,019
82, 295
298,075

16
32
33
13
613

7,725
24, 940
10, 868
191, 385
297, 760

1, 239
165
285
69
16

229, 385
326, 267
76, 203
60, 575
5, 875

1,116

423,156
299,173
86,959
16, 555
9,920

9

91, 350

15

211
301
31

11

12, 850

0

0

0

2

18, 500
18, 712
1,700

85
61
4

57, 297
19, 665
1,600

7
87

32, 937
234,170

0

0

0

0

228

184, 612

415

395, 793

44

0

0

37
42

29,154
53, 273

2

1,000

1938

Niles Center___
Normal_________
North Chicago...
Oak Park________
O t t a w a ._____ _

0
4, 500
138,500

5
4

11

AND

17
74

1,900
5,530
254,520
33,850
127,975

101

7,500
7,100
57,375
18,827
369,947

0
0

5
38

11

12,350
4,400
70, 645
9,529
5,150

13

M ound City___
M ount Olive____
M ount V ern on .Murphysboro___
Naperville_______

86

110, 900
33, 500

3
5
13
46
24

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 1 9 3 7

L a n sin g________
Lawrenceville___
Libertyville_____
Lombard______ _
Lyons___________

T able

C5.— Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1988— Continued

to

E A S T N O R T H C E N T R A L S T A T E S — Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city
N um ­
ber

N um ­
ber

Dollars

10

1937

1938

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

Permit
N um ­
valuation
ber

1938

Permit
valuation

N um ­
ber

Dollars

Permit
valuation
Dollars

19
89
72

24,932
395, 701
273,090

4
47
27

16,500
343,810
248,150

215
144
5
67

1,894, 650
1,162; 125
18,700
97, 725

64
25
19

728, 400
443', 300
67,400
35,100

106
26

58

1, 347,105
569, 465
74,800
70,970

Indiana:
Anderson............
Attica....... .............
Auburn__________
Batesville_______
Bedford_________

276
19
9
28
i7

464,416
104, 425
25,300
23, 340
i 11, 550

326
9
4
33

451, 782
8,825
2,850
97, Oil
13, 350

56
4

105

6
10
10

172,175
15,500
20,300
19,125

Beech Grove____
Bluffton_________
Crawfordsville...
East Chicago____
Elkhart__________

36
33
62
248
661

32,125
47, 800
62,102
1,851, 418
324, 206

56
26
50
461
667

62, 820
34, 900

7
3

121,120

12

1, 623, 517
826, 453

29
42

Evansville_______
Fort W ayn e_____
Frankfort_____
Franklin______
Gary ___________

1,195
1,136
50
97
704

1,369,901
2,695, 273
95,980
61, 722
999, 818

2,140
1, 566
90
114
1,167

3,236, 208
2, 563,436
495, 568
128, 665
1, 738, 470

146
217
14

Goshen. _ .............
Greensburg......... .
Ham m ond............
H untington____
Indianapolis_____

64
24
1,185
65
3,120

96, 649
25, 620
2,455,870
223, 760
9, 315, 835

64
32
1,407
54
2,911

114, 990
46, 702
3,254,633
54,466
7, 311, 567

24
4
259
724

47, 915
14, 000
1,126, 500
60, 500
4,195, 868

Jasper___________
Jeffersonville____

54
164

204, 975
81, 450

51
262

212, 530
361, 525

31
7

20,200

171
96

W ilm ette________
W innetka_______
W ood River_____
Zion......................

22




11

12

8
169

10

2
43

22

1
13

1, 768, 600
685, 000
3,500
38,100

2
18

22
51

Num ­
ber

Dollars

Permit
valuation

51, 220
92, 825
7,400
12,085

63
96

86, 475
244, 325

20
30

5,150
11,500
28, 375

567, 485
33, 340

46

39, 575
232, 800
9,200
30, 435

56
51
3
28

42, 743
2,850
2,150
57,126
4, 750

177
4

22
21

0

15

43

54
4

Dollars

8

8,895
10, 520
57,000

3,737
18,030
8, 490

23, 785

4

Permit
valuation

19
32

9
27
18

18

N um ­
ber

Dollars

825
5, 575
94, 300

22
2

20
0

Permit
valuation

2

6,000

39

29,190

75,609
5,625
500
3,865
i 400

167
4

114,884
975
700
22, 985
5,000

27

45
138
548

9,575
11,500
35,352
176, 527
158, 316

0
16,900
3,600

3
14

216, 632
83, 300
4,500
350
i 11,150

37,450

7
9
5
81
71

3,050
26,300
2,800
1, 569,141
35, 390

18
9
9
149

88

17,155
10, 450
60,950
1,059, 234
514, 774

947, 988
1, 258, 593
112, 750
38,100
1,077, 709

154
350

181
348
14
13
323

1, 356,026
581, 311
327,875
59, 200
289, 891

895
569
28
80
367

416,047
902, 407
25,340
34,237
282, 352

1, 786
996
55

9
168

555, 679
702, 550
22,840
8,785
104, 416

604

932,194
723, 532
54, 943
31, 365
370, 870

28

27,888

0

0
658,245
23, 750
4,448,456

908

40, 770
24,500
1,970, 742
20, 990
3, 637, 649

12
20

236
26

35
5
271

4
485

58,295
12, 900
833,825
23, 000
2, 565, 685

690
29
1,275

20, 846
11, 620
671,125
139, 510
671, 511

9
23
934
39
1,518

15, 925
9,302
450,066
10, 476
1,108, 233

23
26

82, 500
26, 500

17
24

103,030
130, 725

152

10, 775
55, 900

11
212

27, 000
204, 300

10
19,500

11

10,000

5

23,950
105, 750
130, 500

35
38

90,100

Num ­
ber

1937

11
2

1
0
6
2

398,175
1,090, 316
47,800
18,700
613,050

12,300
367,151
207, 600

1938

1937

Dollars

Dollars

22,475
360, 885
370, 825

85
79

Additions, alterations, and repairs

6

173

222
21
13
240

20
4

202

294,155
5,000

12,200
30,800
170, 390
124, 300

8

1,121
12
5

104,100
5,350

2
10
6

11

1
15
i3

11

2
17
3

12
35
277
541

88

8, 215
12, 250
29, 370
393, 893
187, 379

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Illinois— C ontinued.
W est Chicago___
Western Springs.
Wheaton_______

1937

Permit
valuation

New nonresidential buildings

New residential buildings

Kokom o____ . . .
La Fayette______
La Porte________

195
126
237

470,025
684,118
361, 575

338
140
269

852,859
582, 542
294,450

15
59
30

28, 975
269, 485
73,125

34
52
25

Logansport______
Madison________
M arion__________
Michigan C it y ...
M ish aw ak a____

141
i5
228
227
198

266, 365
i 30,000
297, 019
206,177
142,427

164
19
362
251
308

503,482
137, 900
530, 771
193, 662
214, 944

6
12
21

13

35
31

23,100
i 14, 500
63, 750
105,175
94, 575

Muncie_______ _
Nappanee_______
New Albany.
New C a stle ___
N o rth
M anChester________

947
55
87
58

1,261, 949
73, 510
88,895
91, 950

1, 322
64
130
126

1,085,825
30, 630
107, 710
512, 423

133
9
39
32

207, 420
34,000
74,000
67,025

11

8,000

21

22,955

0

0

North Vernon___
Peru__________
Richmond_______
Shelbyville_____
South Bend.
__

7
184
322
226
1,113

15,950
251,177
1,120, 471
277,062
1,057, 874

8

8, 331

3

15,000

286
429
104
1, 680

159,051
755,473
70,479
1,392, 420

0

0

56
3
60

161,850
7,065
383, 810

Tell C ity ________
Terre H aute_____
Tipton__________
Valparaiso_______
Vincennes_______

108
440
23

57,130
2, 596, 093
32, 320
188, 057
181, 813

129
652
16
175
304

67,175
532, 772
28, 750
169, 206
250, 937

23
50
7

42, 600
152, 551

12
16

69, 694

68

385,
65, 700
267,,750
70, 512
56, 525

116
i1
158
130
108

106,065
i 6, 000
170, 379
67,177
28, 242

14
256
146
190

65,125
72,200
178, 303
43, 975
92, 369

157

251, 267
3,500
63,284
160, 325

153
5
19
19

874, 530
30,350
9, 560
16,975

214
50
37

600, 704
11,
25, 970
339, 123

000

661
41
29
7

179, 999
9,160
5,335
7,950

951
60
36
18

233, 854
16,130
18, 456
12, 975

2

4,000

11

8,000

14

15, 870

0

0

5

3,085

5
7
62

2

750
201, 362
792,118
134, 310
428, 557

1

100

2

200

2

89

8,006
25,000
235,100
21, 835
437, 890

815
503
687
507

236
295
89
1,103

225
88, 996
175, 360
43, 444
389, 604

38, 800
47, 750

19
58
5
16
17

35,800
294, 229
15,150
68, 750
48, 700

6
6

15, 600
20,600

9
9

26, 900
22, 986

18

26, 725
665, 969
102, 230
411,160

24
87
40
123

113, 250
643, 300
152,100
411, 425

85
126
149

8,100

2
44
71

6

18
96
48
133

0

0
40,400
335, 000
427, 530
92, 500

28
50
64
19

0

0

53,245

0

25
72
57
27

12
432
104
172
45

239, 864
229, 206
824,426
52,175

Dearborn________
D etroit._ . . .
East Detroit____
East Grand Rap­
ids_____________
East Lansing____

1,119
17, 279
219

1

52
109

1Includes 11 mont;hs only




30
5
72
70
93

151
648
489
1, 078

200

0

0

9,441,054
753
51, 819, 933 16, 530
. 394, 953
294

5, 051, 362
53, 412, 244
395, 746

243, 900
1, 359, 087

76
136

335,185
686, 520

121

137,200
i 9, 500
62, 890
33, 825
19, 610

319, 085
3,862,824
522, 365
847, 999
214, 013
354, 080
746, 472
118, 905
3,000

504, 325
166, 212
169,220

19
i2
49
62
59

123
764
463
1, 015

2

173
77
170

0

102, 628

410
107
145
57

46,175
166, 610
130,323

84, 718
79,175
66,050

94
180

Benton H arbor..
Berkley__________
Birmingham___
Centerline_______
Charlotte____ . . .

112

104
53
141

0

111, 600

214, 909
1, 578, 924
557, 212
1, 391, 203
3, 290

229, 479
178, 390
55,,130

11

34
35
25

152

152,195

74

76
14

699 3, 406,150
6, 604 35,359, 242
341, 752
97
27
64

222,000
432, 500

0

57

112
9
36

12
8

21

43
148

3, 770
70, 044
11, 250
18,935
43, 813

67
446
5
125
262

3,630
150,133
7, 350
42, 206
99,948

48, 344
53,128

71
141

41, 278
90, 335

79
491
300
778
5

37,124
416, 659
203, 812
293, 562
565
150, 506
19, 606
61, 635
7,170

34
25

102, 289

5, 750
37, 872

14
30

34, 450
38, 874

54
128

16, 665
2, 648,112
97, 400
252, 313

48
70
149
177
7

64, 535
518, 965

201, 300
686, 216
2, 725

84
583
289
733

200

27
15

57, 520
2,500
231, 082
9, 005

0

0

213 5, 758, 394
4,094 11,108, 365
52
23, 829
3
7

27, 745

28
278
7
74
144

2

319, 950
614,800

175
205
209
779

88, 410
6, 250

57

0

45, 055
345, 013
5, 200
564, 926

6

750
900
425
000

2

43
72
9
488

10, 760
2, 373, 498
12, 970
130, 322
90, 250

0
48,
182,
738,
39,

286 1, 447,045
4, 215 30, 885, 741
271, 957
79
43
97

9
61
14
274

2

19 3 8

Michigan:
Adrian___________
Ann Arbor______
Battle Creek____
Bay C ity________
Belding_________

172

394, 875
248,023
158,127

131

66

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 19 3 7 AND

W ashington.._ _
W hiting_________

122

119,055
237, 940
70,100

500
903, 567

58, 250

49,
166,
135,
245,

275,
548,
322,
184,

695
743
735
526

0

0

40, 608
26, 700
24, 366
6, 005

328
33
61
15

338
51
78
13

1

116, 093
16, 580
87,860
15, 400
3,000

0

0

207 3, 048, 251
5.136 15, 028, 579
93
83, 892

207
6,581
70

276, 510
5, 352, 326
29, 372

260
7,179

122

556,066
7, 497,924
39,897

750

22

30, 200

38

21,400
23,020

30
34

14, 485
41, 520

66
3
30
13

0

3
5

0

T

able

€ 5 . — Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938— Continued
E A S T N O R T H C E N T R A L S T A T E S — Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city
N um ­
ber

1937

Permit
valuation

N um ­
ber

Dollars

66

3, 866
75

597, 085
277, 875
703, 499
3, 669, 421
142,160

Grand Rapids. _.
Grosse Pointe . . .
G rosse P oin te
F arm s..
G rosse P o in te
Park___________
Hamtramck_____

1, 857
70

1, 440, 908
411, 275

2, 016
101

170

1, 311, 983

223

342

1, 505, 082
335, 510

108
432

1,163,176
578, 615

Highland Park. _
Hillsdale________
Holland _______
Houghton _ _ _
Ionia ___________

188
37
324
4
40

411, 216
65, 425
366, 633
13, 200
22, 770

262
49
369

1, 622, 489
89, 225
342, 543
42, 077
110,158

Iron M ountain. _
Ironwood________
Jackson_________
Kalamazoo______
Lansing.
______

29
206
307
758
676

Lincoln Park____
____ __
Marquette______
Melvindale______
Monroe

268
59
84
77
160

116, 088
64, 205
187, 020

M ount Clemens .
M u s k e g o n ..___
Otsego___________

123
607
17

185, 063
408, 095
16, 550

102

212,
76,
389,
2, 054,
1, 517,

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

Dollars

153,379
i 296, 634
838,150
2, 592, 953
171, 722




171
i 69
286
2, 691

195
63
339

6
36

265
549
503
910
632

34
144
523
843

438, 504

267
42
57

68,120

1937

1938

Permit
valuation

Permit
valuation

25
19

75,
28,
361,
1, 008,
55,

220
700
549
455
600

6

447, 778
18, 893

622
14

714, 745
31, 256

8

16, 405

8

28, 950

146
37

562, 300
343,806

182
60

725, 635
687, 435

466

2,128, 225

118

1, 259, 348

174

2, 031, 406

8
7

8
47

2
0

757, 082
54, 750
190, 400
32, 500
149, 900
12, 000

4

22, 000
58, 500
134, 800
20, 900

12
45

6
41
19
77

125, 937
21,775
61, 660

1,100

0
10

88

3, 575

24
109
114
187

92

216, 950
16, 600
75, 700
29, 800
191, 875

9
39

138, 750
232, 050
16, 250

38
114
7

268
144
797
34

251, 305
1, 078, 281
65, 800

22
65
4

61, 450
165, 050
6, 500

8
32

11
55
47
85

11

6
154

3, 500
24, 000
142, 900
230, 200
484,175

352, 950
33, 670
78, 368
47, 290
104, 375

88

730, 059
132, 410

3
9
33
44
143

99
24
50
17
25

62
14

82

1
2

332, 292
46, 900
123, 375
69, 392
627, 360

10

1, 055, 797
106,050

0

31
94

3
23

78
23

64
420
25

22

68
28

10

N um ­
ber

0

74
25
5
15

Permit
valuation

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber
Dollars

22

85, 594
i 29, 304
217, 448
512, 690
57,942

108
30
165
2,914
29

306,
142,
75,
922,
35,

1, 245
27

430, 830
48, 576

1, 212

727, 065
47, 706

44

36, 230

41

67, 869
95, 865
198, 555

184

381, 365
13, 950
45, 608

106
i 24

121
2,133

27

045
225
779
235
640

11, 514
274,010

25
252

17, 941
148, 350

24
255

1, 219,124
16, 775
162,135
21,177
103,135

140

10
200
2

94, 879
11,150
155, 073

236

1,200

0

0

30

19,195

19

5,923

4
159
188
613
395

1, 460
25, 981
116, 805
274, 820
345, 065

5
290
667
497

800
32, 863
154, 846
229, 393
691,921

43, 424
4, 800
34, 220
12, 460
32, 673

207, 305
7, 018

26
23

222, 398

200

1, 388,136
823, 017

132
226

6, 660
16, 270
288, 397
238, 973
2, 684,164

42,130
62
Ludington
29, 650
26
3, 500
12
4, 455
49
49, 972
51

48, 280
28, 335
31, 825
17, 415
204, 857

101

31, 535
96, 550
6, 750

102, 035
583, 288
45,100

63
428

65
177
15

1937

Dollars

Dollars

697
27

2,167, 445
766, 397

71

Permit
valuation

215,820
106, 950
266,171
1, 738, 731
50, 920

255
19

86

1938

22,135
i 228, 300
180, 097
1, 470, 433
53, 680

138
19

101

N um ­
ber

Dollars

43

1 17

Additions, alterations, and repairs

1937

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

Dollars

3, 500
43, 550
50, 300
391, 954
349, 550

121

1938

45,650
i 39, 030
440, 605
609, 830
60,100

i 28

10, 960
73,133
586,143
698, 566
3, 860, 260

866

N um ­
ber

Dollars

22

New nonresidential buildings

7
24
51
96

6

92, 078
146, 495
3, 300

12

112

113

8
13
61
162
32
535

8

67, 062
1, 965
15, 850
22,177
230, 628
10, 520
262, 943
4, 450

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Michigan— Con.
Ecorse___________
Escanaba________
Ferndale________
Flint__________ __
Grand Haven___

New residential buildings

400
107, 060

10
102

6, 275
31, 923

15
113

9, 470
36,976

146
34

968,110
54, 752

200
10, 200

291
33
4
3

643, 620
49, 990
51, 965
475
80, 573

449

1

9
119

431, 020
234, 225
16, 925
42, 500
192, 450

172, 659
68, 060
4,050
6, 970
21, 980

729
67
9
46
76

557, 016
145, 216
8,213
11, 575
31, 419

64
178
7
27

277, 900
545, 300
24,800
89, 400

60
346

142
757

75

54, 240
238, 785
3,000
41, 700

80, 280
341, 714
1,700
62, 555

107,970

105

98, 448

103

44, 080

59
57
47
16
145

44,980
22,188
16, 272
82, 725
13, 210
117, 867

66

13
77

9, 780
108, 735
85, 755
5, 850
65, 440
43, 305

37, 320
15, 880
24, 995
19, 365
5, 390
93, 326

381, 488
99, 575
81, 230
101,905
62,175

752
34
105
61
16

1, 301, 254
24,830
65, 525
61, 970
70,300

774
40
27
132
23

578, 895
49, 400
139,890
71, 210
49,985

872
64
33
171

22

750, 631
38,195
34,145
90, 912
176,125

73, 350
7, 705
18, 685
5, 625
106, 950

130
41
35
24
17

225, 397
26, 912
50, 744
123, 705
78, 825

91
39
54
17
28

42,155
9, 695
30, 020
77, 675
23, 390

104
54
56
32
33

43, 835
31, 020
19, 607
20, 425
34,185

7

10, 700
19,810
30, 200
17,110
337,576

16
997
67
9
3, 757
2,881

750
37, 585
153, 909
2, 565, 729
2,928, 862

78
13

76, 575
i 1, 500

164,100
84,165

28
17

204, 200
59, 000

769
702
005
470
997

1,130
196

56
61

261, 000
171, 890
30, 755
28, 300
89, 200

110

58
296

1, 631, 656
429, 431
77,103
54, 550
304, 442

623, 472
1,034, 869
113,900
202, 000

297
1, 341
13
138

482,860
1, 432, 555
34,550
299,555

442, 255
485,126
32, 400
115, 200

4

159200*

Pontiac__________
Port H u r o n ____
Rochester________
Rogers City . . .
Roseville ______

651
181
18
57
194

Royal Oak____ __
S a g in a w ..___ __
St. Clair_________
St. Joseph_______
Saul t Sai nt e
Marie___ ______

262
1,105
18
114
268

306,850

351

253, 525

86

150, 505

89

101, 475

77

57,897

159

S tu rg is.______ _
Three Rivers____
Traverse C ity___
T r e n to n ...
_ .
W ayn e. ________
W yandotte______

111

102

68, 600
132, 015
168, 255
179, 365
103, 530
715, 882

39,100
20, 800
73, 775
242, 066
61, 500
657, 283

9
5
52
49

21, 500
7, 400
57, 505
154,150
32,700
579, 251

31
16
72
24
82

73, 352
15, 410
914, 764
39, 075
18,125
254, 492

27

57
154
84
29
322

21
6

41
370

157, 432
58, 398
1, 004, 811
363, 866
92, 835
1, 029, 642

1,393
75
161
209
92

1, 621, 709
212,175
421, 420
207,140
306, 660

1,869
114
198
252
57

3, 350, 385
137, 825
299, 570
239, 282
316,125

171

1, 298, 500
74, 800
199, 900
86, 400
69, 700

448
23
73
64
24

201

301
97
105
75
163

398, 668
68, 732
129, 801
239, 930
1, 264, 285

29

81
30
33
28

11

22,400
124,965
52,050
56,155
1, 398, 040

20
10

Ohio:
Akron___________
Alliance __ _
Ashland_________
Ashtabula______
Athens .
...

79
178

101

1, 401,
294,
35,
45,
132,

21

11
9
49

101
143

11
32

59
61
17
143

6
7

12

21, 817

101

126, 977
310, 958
78, 500
45,100

91
406
5

8

20
55

11

124, 680
545, 541
8,050
147, 600

67

118

62,158
37, 000
51, 000
82, 850
1, 012, 950

14
19
113

129, 436
10, 800
59, 450
95, 800
1,151, 275

26
31
5
7
98

102, 500
81, 535
31, 500
24,375
544, 700

4
38
5
13
135

11, 700
89,105
17, 350
32, 745
734, 400

52
38
L 001
,
366

281, 600
170, 600
8,254, 575
2,429, 450

3
635
1,167

1, 250
31,350
737, 248
2, 753, 480
1,445,100

714
1,288

44,050
36, 500
288, 620
4, 595, 675
4, 566, 754

268

2,002, 400
2, 500

275
13

161, 525
i 18, 300

318
3

102, 000

77
99
67
156

Bowling Green. _
B ryan___________
Cambridge______
Campbell________
Canton__________

46
74
9
51
1,343

359, 566
122,980
251,548
79,821
1, 824, 068

95
14
71
1, 519

Chagrin Falls___
Cheviot_______ .
Chillicothe____ .
Cincinnati_______
C lev ela n d ______

10
117
48
5,274
4, 567

12, 200
187, 285
1, 048,157
12,000, 614
7, 390, 462

118
- 48
6,055
4, 729

47,400
343, 470
470, 945
15, 716,158
11, 334,068

3
29
36
882
519

10, 200
118, 350
157, 000
6,681, 405
3,016, 500

C le v e l a n d
Heights_____ _
Clyde____________

605
i 10

1, 959, 525
i 31,300

682
15

2, 269, 586
107,350

252
i4

1,721, 425
i 11,500




6
109

16
69

245
16
60

Barberton___ __
Bedford_____ _ _
Bellefontaine____
Berea________ . . .
Bexley..
.. . _

1 Includes 11 months only.

8

661, 326
63, 200
200, 300
34, 025
194, 500

12
61
13
45

177, 663
54, 400
99, 705
166,150
1,143, 290

12

96

8
12
22

20
19

2

0

1

0

10

3
28
248
5

21

257,066
6,040
185, 000
52, 521
777,940

22
8
40
420

6
29

2

172,910

86
6
32
76

101
616

1

12

1
103

32
47
24

10
136

0

0

0

0

33

35,405
35, 048
2,925
501, 428

35

16, 050
4, 500
6, 300
326, 064

1

2

1
18
964

6
37

8
4, 340
3,075
96

11

3, 350
25, 370
11, 725
2,865,908
4,337, 864
94, 276
2,850

193 8

2
21

24
19

183, 585
125,838

1 9 3 7 AND

13, 210
9, 750

214, 070
203, 036

38
131

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,

10

45
151

Pleasant Ridge. _
Plymouth_______

T

able

C 5 . — Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1987 and 1988— Continued
E A S T N O R T H C E N T R A L S T A T E S — Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city
Num ­
ber

New residential buildings

1937

Permit
valuation

N um ­
ber

1938

Permit
valuation

1937

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

N um ­
ber

2,255
90
42

6,210,214
62,530
99,775

2,323
140
19

6,686,199
56,214
27,975

591

Cuyahoga Falls..
D a y t o n . . . ______
Deer Park______
East Cleveland..
East Liverpool..

91
1,535
183
93
58

199,128
3,252,094
553,550
132,803
49,445

160
1,694
71

230,453
4,402, 681
161,865
208, 509
182, 795

29
218
106
5

Elmwood Place. .
__________
Euclid___________
Fair view________
Findlay_________

i 15
1214
240
151
76

i 26, 090
i 169,150
1,180,157
i 166, 550
81,820

20

22,000

10

10

1

335
206
63
70

419,503
760, 359
241, 245
128,215

1 19
146
125
15

i 70,000
950, 750
i 160,200
32,400

59

49
28
76
67
84

144, 360
31,035
90,858
131, 575
289,175

17

85

377,856
8,540
108,485
189,030
476,750

23
19
31

67,400
3,925
69, 400
73,600
137,900

Fostoria ________
Franklin________
F r e m o n t ..._____
Galion___________
Garfield Heights .

22
70

101

Dollars

100
67

9

11

6

3,970,600
35,750
26,850
132,650
1,167, 570
492,650
53,200
26,760

1,249,625
11, 730
49,625

914
24

157,150
1,107, 570
153, 300
107,800
103,350

37
499
55
18
15

33,808
1,439, 822
11, 450
32,850
6,450

72
678

24
119
30
17

5, 000
107,750
682, 790
234, 300
74, 700

166
38
125
28

11
12

22 , 000

13
14
24

40, 350
54, 600
130,700

7
30

202
37

10
33

6
2

30,000

8,000

6
14

49
449
124

158, 275
612,398
85,089

54
439

277,160
771,151
84,495

25
90
14

148, 200
349,150
18,800

34
91

K ent____________
_______
L im a .. _________
Lockland________
Lorain___________

40
290
280
53
420

103, 675
1,167,883
285,778
174,366
627, 304

433, 398
600,940
316,364
97,864
573, 709

13
48
29

60,140
407, 200
90,250
31,950
227, 500

10
10
49
26
14

88

Permit
valuation

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

N um ­
ber

Dollars

Dollars

842
45
18

65,600
197,375




Dollars

12,000
IS, 100

19
42

8
66

N um ­
ber

4,061,550

80,050
54,555

66

Permit
valuation

2

23
34

292
426
63
700

N um ­
ber

1937

1938

1937

592

Geneva. ________
Girard___________
Grandview
Heights_______
Hamilton________
Ironton__________

111

Permit
valuation
Dollars

Dollars

12

1938

Additions, alterations, and repairs

Permit
valuation
Dollars

1,501,300
5,935
7, 725

822
33
15

989,989
15,050
23, 300

817
114
4

1,123,349
38, 279
2,150

25
818

34
9

37,948
2,587, 252
4,165
63,833
61, 225

70
32

32,670
644, 702
49, 450
46, 753
16, 235

58
814
r3
56
25

35, 355
707,859
4,400
36,876
18,220

i 11,100
5
Elyria 102
i 25,958
190, 522
47
1 4, 850
31
14, 695
18

10,550
198, 869
27, 500
5, 295
8,940

i 13
i 129
56
i1
32

i 14, 990
i 73,192
38, 885
i 1, 500
34, 725

14
209
40

6,450
112,884
50, 069
1,650
44, 575

14
9
19
44
34

228,440
2, 350
13, 775
89, 975
322,875

25
25
36

91,125
6,800
16,175
61, 375
141,160

28
7
28
38

20

82, 016
2, 265
25, 310
25, 455
15, 975

38
28
24

19,085
2, 235
34, 333
15, 600
17, 315

36, 500
73,300

6
21

22,550
42, 550

4
23

20,400
123, 005

11
11

27,500
4, 005

9
5

8,700
1,070

260,700
328,625
22, 500

9
105
33

5,800
100,527
31, 666

9
36

2, 210
263,914
36, 665

15
254
77

4,275
162,721
34, 623

11

121

227
65

14,250
178,612
25,330

35, 285
30
Lakewood
112
669,740
74, 830
90
23
15, 576
253,193
171

39, 620
134, 770
56, 946
19,804
95, 473

12
120

8, 250
90,943
120,698
126,840
146, 611

26
131
310
26
441

347,885
63, 070
177,518
23,010
174,086

34,150

45,893
403,100
81,900
55, 050
304,150

12

15

122
58
13
113

8

21

17

10

22

193
32
241

2
35

21
6

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Ohio— Continued.
Columbus----------Conneaut.. ----Coshocton___ __

Dollars

New nonresidential buildings

M a n s f i e ld ........
Maple Heights.. .
Marietta________
M arion__________
Martins Ferry.

M iddletow n.._ .
M inerva. _ . . . .
M ount H ealthy..
Newark___ . . . .
New Boston_____
N ewcomerstown.
Newton Falls___
North Canton. __
North
College
H ill____________
Norwood. . . .

1,125, 691
76, 530
73, 257
76,049
40,300

485
45
87
207
42

1,446, 624
67, 785
170,632
203,982
150,100

22

52,400
179,310
61,475

21

310
25

382
31

39,850
486,487
201,175

24

38
32

22,006
36,993

55
47

338
13
46
137
37

1,106,608
33,100
162, 350
267, 599
8, 200

14

755,550
59, 400
26,000
25,700
28,850

144

12
20

846,425
48,700
71,050
34,175
124,600

8

23,700
100, 450
41,100

6
20
10

18,000
131,700
68, 800

167, 642
79,225

4
3

12,000

12

46,900

10, 500

16

66, 200

471
4
39
150
124

976, 971
193, 300
116, 200
383, 345
37, 572

40

56

27
64

297, 200
25,100
152,000
171, 300

424,800
1,800
111, 000
214, 620

0

0

20

11
22

81,897
3,890
145, 735

6
0

14,700

0

0

25

25,125
32,600
98, 600

17

88,700

13

131
227

316, 012
577,135

52
217

366,190
717,898

59
25

263,450
175, 700

37
36

86

464, 315
263, 775
120, 690
164, 385
223,168

143
26
28
144
80

893,495
132, 241
130, 673
282,835
127, 849

48

408, 700
75,000
46,600
115,300
50,150

39, 300
188,069
97, 523
660,930
415, 283

1, 741
50
215
55

36,000
71, 250
62, 750
620, 500
18, 900

10

Oakwood_______
Oberlin__________
Oxford. _ _ _ _ _ _
Painesville_____
Piqua__________

33
35
128
60

Port Clinton___
Portsmouth___
Reading_________
R ocky River____
St. Bernard___ __

635
47
164
54

11

125
25
187
9

Springfield____ .
Steubenville____
Struthers_______
Toledo____ ______
Troy____________

734
165
43
1,363

86

121

1 Includes 11 months only.




143
26

89, 500
717, 234
117,625
1,003,050
133,870

2*27,984
24, 650
1,905, 630
123,250
430, 3(30

202

102

217,545
26, 650
3, 208,480
40, 400
494,335

1,407,322
472, 795
59, 950
2,336, 516
108,536

747
242
116
1,873
129

971,582
706, 350
145, 291
4,381, 715
172,374

26

10
6
6

11

11
10
26
13

8
22
16
83
4

12
7
125

2
60
138
75

10
209
23

35,450
14, 600
1,608,100
9,000
361, 300
881,100
348, 500
31, 300
1, 212,160
77,100

11
14

1

111
22
21

188, 633
7,930
19, 200
27,830
4,950

144
18
34
87

11

11

181, 508
9, 200
28, 057
22,519
6,500

23,900
11,437
16,925

9
93
16

15, 650
162,933
128, 475

5
230

4,800
67,423
3,450

6

6,200

6

260
5

191,854
3,900

16
16

4,016
18,945

27
15

27,992
2,825

18
13

5,990
7,548

16
16

92, 750

51

397, 281

111
2

162,805
191,000
5, 200
153,835
7,400

247

412,127

304

4
34
32

0
2,000

1
0

389, 366
500

21,037
5,450

31

101

14,890
18,072

65, 222
65
81,835

5
4
5

3,300
1,050
3,850

8
10
1

3, 575
3,825
1,300

3, 915
269, 418

56
155

31,807
105, 627

7
119

196, 700
160,480

105,025
100, 691
60, 073
65, 400
24,985

12
48
30

16, 585
1, 050
23, 065
20, 340
106,985

13
9

20

15, 520
7, 050
13, 050
76,085
56, 864

3
481
13
23
40

3,300
90,058
5, 388
14,965
34,123
43,841
3,000
53* 270
1,800
9,125

30
13

85, 785
4, 500
64, 075
11, 375
38,925

188,167
81, 700
4,560
613,137
14,694

375
69
52
805
58

205,782
46,425
29, 063
1,158, 961
79,484

52
4

11
56

2

8,000

0

8, 350
75, 262
2,750

14
49
18

13,100

3

0

6

62,600

3

7,125
31, 550
6, 050

1
8

165, 575
288,000

16
47

20, 755
295,808

62

81
3
9
31
9

772,950
24, 500
57, 550
141, 350
46, 000

26
17
5
54
17

39, 030
187,725
51, 025
28, 745
66, 033

14
78
18
105

76, 000
310, 010
57, 200
919, 025
93,100

0

0

0

0

132
18
58

10

26, 761
29, 385
25, 465
362, 260

304
24
91
7

76,554
50,125
70, 710
3,955

79, 300
20, 500
2, 946,100
25, 900
444, 200

69
9
19
5
17

148, 693
7, 050
244, 260
112, 450
59,935

77
7
19
7
14

52,460
1,650
198, 305
3,125
11, 210

44
9
43

541,900
601,000
48, 550
1,346, 900
57,950

255
24
15
601
48

338,055
42, 595
24, 090
511, 219
16, 742

237
41
45
809
50

223,900
58,925
67, 678
1,875,854
34,940

341

5

12
17

8
153
7
75
135
132
19
259

21

12,100

424, 689
10,795
43, 232
25,997
11,500

191
14
34
80
3

15
39
5

25
70
5

197
16
39
108

175, 510
8,290
56, 350
143,810
14,000

7

8
49
14

8
40
31

5

2
9

66
18
553
50

11

11
73
40
7
1, 359

8
19
36
49

11
12

10, 200

0

13, 500
330, 670
10, 300
13, 315
36, 815

1938

Sandusky____
_
Shadyside_____ __
Shaker Heights. _
S id n e y __________
South Euclid____

21

131
16
7

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 19 3 7 AND

M arysville
Heights________
Massillon________
Maum ee________
M a y f i e l d
Heights________
Miamisburg____

433
52
62
142
13

T able

€ 5 .— Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938— Continued

00

E A S T N O R T H C E N T R A L S T A T E S — Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city
N um ­
ber

Wilmington . . .
Wooster_________
W yom ing____ __
Xenia____________
Youngstown____
Zanesville_______
Wisconsin:
Antigo___________
Appleton________
Ashland______ _
Baraboo______■
___
Beloit_________
Chippewa Falls. _
Clintonville_____
Columbus_______
Cudahy_________
D e la v a n ._______

1937
Num ­
ber

Permit
valuation

Dollars

195
119

6
590
14

1938

Permit
valuation

Dollars

1,456,965
1,080, 557
18,000
792,140
32,925

124
130

20
802
15

167
103

21
22
21

322

45
53
1,191
232

143,084
191,375
310,050
127,140
1,881,868
190, 384

33
394
60
107
232

400,165
708,665
76, 499
70, 975
326, 282

29
472
63
72
284

103,650
1, 720,175
76,038
113,500
453, 816

26
26
14

73, 480
45, 875
100, 912
77,869
21, 597

48
25
5
104
15

292, 850
38,825
10,700
107, 045
35, 600

038
301
402
184

445
278
242
614

111
34
62

868

102
7

79

102

Eau Claire______
Fond du Lac____
Fort Atk in son.. .
Green B ay______
Hartford________

360
264
239
607

0

0

1

1, 320, 722
383,181
150, 417
1, 588,120
42,296

Janesville........ ..
Kenosha_________
Lake Geneva____

161
271
23

790, 026
392, 589
13,000

173
418
13

338, 961
568,665
26,900




565,
443,
161,
2, 930,

1
57

2

28
133
70
15

121
10
7,
51

1938

1937

Permit
valuation

N um ­
ber

Dollars

882,080
1,242,275
129,000
860, 634
37, 185

142,624
332,820
212, 650
240,195
1, 292, 997
324, 861

115

N um ­
ber

New nonresidential buildings

Permit
valuation

84, 897

88,100
203,000
76, 725
656, 241
158,600
59, 550
520,000
17,600
22,500
173, 625

107

120
1
66
5
18
27
31

21
151
41

20
156

11
16
84

1937

Permit
N um ­
valuation
ber

Dollars

1,450,080
1,068,200
5,000
282, 300
7,000

0
2
2
104
7

22

76, 500
124, 300
290,350
87,850
797, 850
93,000

257
78

60,250
701, 937
39, 500
69, 700
261, 055

126
30
19
93

26

0
22

12

24, 350
160, 305

0
162,120
344, 698
111, 288
331, 415
124, 595

20,020
11, 835
83,000

0

0

0

0

171, 200
183,500
3,000

61

230,000
360, 615
5, 450

53
62
16

407,103
122, 546
4, 875

1

66
4

3
159
48
16
105

8, 700
940, 145
26, 238
15, 725
86,890

12

143, 350
975
7,500
10, 475
3,000

183
84
24
163

49
36

22

478
174

105, 050
103, 910
49, 470
2, 065, 729

0

441, 650
160, 000
73, 250
516, 375

28
14
3
429
5

28, 450
575, 241
50, 448

127
64
26
153

0

43
147

64,100
32,600

10

7

2

1937

Permit
valuation

N um ­
ber

16, 610
10, 450

2

6
147

20
81

88
3

2
0
62

6,885
11, 707

17
9

6,000

8

169, 600
8, 050

621

33, 377
84, 415
9, 650
1, 350
292, 058
54, 973

48
52
17
650
105

9,200
64, 070
38, 879
36, 640
69, 657

157
4
40
95

34, 700
78, 093
10, 300
28, 075
105, 871

14
3
3
60

29, 600
650
3, 200
32, 470

3,100
2, 300

0

6

11

6

1

34, 794
4, 997

130
143
190
264

73, 563
144, 041
39, 512
287,855

1

743, 067
112,135
20, 400
672, 877
42, 296

0

0

0

55
126
7

39, 275
52,340
19, 750

59
173

211, 723
86, 543
5,125

57
226

6

Permit
valuation

Dollars

Dollars

0
4,950
101,500
241, 750
935

86

33
4

121

0

N um ­
ber

1,100

1,100

386, 425
195, 350
72,420
576, 600

119, 900
37,200

Permit
valuation

72
63
13

13
23
3
15
390

2

103
57
23
190

0
11
11

115
4

21, 880
10, 875
48, 412
14,975

4

8

15

0
1
11

14
5
32

22

9

1938

Dollars

0
650
7,000
340,240
17,875

48,500
32,700
52,500
28,100
15,500

13

10

N um ­
ber

Dollars

877,250
1, 231,175
3,000
300,100
32, 100

Additions, alterations, and repairs

4, 830
6,150
24, 500
318, 784
4,150
49, 974
56, 625
18, 600
10, 840
508, 777
46,936

0

0

141
151
196
304

136, 005
111, 046
56, 767
398, 868

2

0

69, 686
155, 710
1,700

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Ohio— Continued.
University
Heights______
Upper Arlington,
Upper Sandusky.
Warren__________
Westerville......... .

New residential buildings

144
137

283,107
214, 491

652
235

1, 961, 560
136, 424

713
252

1, 058, 140

184
510
785
606
039

62
38
71
1,165
54

33, 040
53, 245
85, 580
5,012,127
49, 780

48
54
64
3,164

21, 983
16, 825
21, 060
2, 754, 824
45,147

50
87
54
3, 526
76

29, 621
82, 795
29, 005
4, 282, 071
42, 717

2, 730
5, 500
268, 827
4, 250

18
5
77

18, 000
28,500
775, 441
1, 600

19

17, 485

0

0

189

139, 000
4,000
267, 034

144

2

2,000

6

110, 337
4,650

1,023
446

2,428, 352
669, 887

140
76

959, 996
303, 233

166
57

1, 087,105
231,132

120
122

1, 290, 875
124, 100

Marinette______
Marshfield______
Menasha________
Milwaukee______
Neenah____ __

139
107
178
4, 437
215

84, 667
587,185
203,195
6, 551, 675
372,631

128
158
156
5,243
183

102, 461
222, 340
287, 785
12, 653,112
295, 362

17
24
44
395
62

51, 500
61, 850
149, 350
2, 562, 245
228, 445

16
33
31
552
53

39,800
86, 300
173, 200
3, 358, 914
202, 865

74
29
70
878
53

11,
508,
32,
1, 234,
99,

Oconomowoc____
Oconto_________
Oshkosh_________
Platteville_______
Port Washing­
ton___________

24

45

102, 435
89,000
966,193
6, 250

9
3
35
3

34,100
4,100
67, 592
22, 000

8

66, 950

10

316
19

175,830
13,600
603, 453
28, 250

5
31

60, 500
80, 415

0

0

3
92
14

51

62, 964

38

R acin e_________
Reedsburg______
Shaw ano_ _
Sheboygan___ __
Shorewood______

483
244
i 73
635
90

999,832
149, 630
i 228, 025
507, 362
376, 794

367
233
84
856
84

South M ilw au­
kee____________
Stevens Point___
Sturgeon B ay___
Superior________
Tw o Rivers_____

127
204
52
548
360

146,190
184, 043
80,073
650, 968
117, 733

164
219
40
678
326

193,885
789, 845
110, 706
615,349
191, 749

W a u k e s h a ..___
W aupun________
W ausau_________
Wauwatosa______
W est Allis_______

208
57
353
358
426

358, 725
313,145
416,921
2, 444, 536
810, 736

199
62
304
418
438

403, 552
95, 085
725,806
2,182, 980
1,684, 381

W est B e n d ... __
West
M ilwau­
kee____________
Whitefish B a y .—
W iscon sin
Rapids________

86

236, 254

69

26
192

129,962
1, 261,155

229

409, 048

8

10
252
7

1

100
5

2

224, 264

11, 260

9

45, 550

10

57, 900

4

1, 050

8

56,132

38

48

291,167
5,000
i 103, 600
213, 755
253,100

28
3
25
64
43

191,100
16, 627
78, 800
268, 513
393, 200

141
16
i 18
73
18

97, 127
107, 597
i 60, 800
77, 065
43,140

124

10

402, 701
94, 126
131, 012
657, 591
38, 756

294
226
i 27
508
43

90, 200
110, 850
44, 850
68, 375
24,200

21
56
5
26

102, 600
199, 550
10, 000
81, 500
21, 050

40
45
117
56

14, 605
13, 395
17, 650
262, 386
47, 065

36
36
25
125
37

9,780
530, 471
90, 456
256, 403
121, 948

237, 730
69,700
312, 775
1, 360, 586
309, 465

121

67
9
103
55
154

29, 330
16,150
54, 775
218, 848
229, 927

98

257
74

191,115
67,100
351, 01$
1, 907, 787
399,100

69

115
190
61

66
211

44, 510
9, 305
282, 526
170, 835
868, 451

211

266, 280

43

204, 299

28

129,100

19

8,155

21

101,175

24

23,800

20

36, 005

59
194

189,857
1, 245,815

13
147

62, 922
1, Oil, 590

22

5

13
19

16, 995
21, 615

25

60, 440
184, 818

24

20

6,600
64, 747

8

155

116, 200
1,190, 050

20

56,662
34,150

159

630, 674

108

294, 968

58

179, 035

78

92, 230

45

25, 935

43

21, 850

56

425, 704

125,292
860,
164,
242,
1, 212,
475,

743
333
612
643
376

2
i 28
54
29
19
36
19

21
9
43

22

8
39
18

11

12
29
129

22

68
123

22
410
295
98
26
135
113

16, 364

20

538
033
625
542
554

215
218
30
663
31

266,
53,
32,
286,
43,

41, 385
59, 798
17, 573
320, 207
46, 468

107
127
527
281

81, 505
59, 824
10, 250
277, 446
48, 751

91, 665
227, 295
49, 371
865,102
271, 344

85
95
153

611,
37,
i 63,
216,
80,

10

91

22

942
580
800
539
420

167, 927
18, 680
92, 265
104, 358
416, 830

19 3 8

4, 212,431
563, 757

19 3 7 AND

912
433

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,

Madison_________
Manitowoc______

* Includes 11 months only.




CO

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C 5.— Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1987 and 1988— Continued

g

W EST N O R TH C E N T R A L STATES
Total construction
1938

State and city
N um ber

New residential buildings

1937

Permit
valuation

N um ber

Dollars

94,692, 386 44,810
+ 8 .3

87, 466, 903

1, 603, 969
76, 242
1,226, 289
1, 654, 253
365,914

134
91
134
1, 796
184

715, 715
95, 925
362, 915
1,261,172
228, 942

Davenport______
Decorah_________
Des Moines_____
Dubuque________
Fairfield_____ __

1,923
46
1,639
956
3

1,679, 948
138,160
2, 899, 361
519,801
497, 500

1, 625
36
1,305
516

1,123,644
141,150
2, 702, 346
378, 590
4, 500

172
19
416

Fort Dodge____
Harlan__________
Iowa C ity_______
Keokuk_________
Marshalltown___

216
29
149
48
186

457,660
52,150
436,153
80, 412
247, 043

241
26

28

220
63
180

341,049
29,700
666,184
68, 740
394,430

M ason C ity_____
Muscatine_____
Newton_________
Oskaloosa_______
O ttum wa......... ..

702
345

827, 851
616, 577
36, 595
73, 500
673, 850

560
354
84
18
380

762, 279
231, 790
34,291
117,600
858,450

39, 680
68, 460
1,119, 525
164, 282
46, 040

12
58
357
58

40, 600
62, 055
755,868
66, 280
15,297

Perry____________
Red Oak________
Sioux C ity______
Storm Lake______
Valley Junction..




14
370

12
42
438
84

22

10

1937

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

Num ­
Permit
valuation
ber

Permit
Num ­
valuation
ber

Dollars

198
57
126
2,036
229

68

Permit
valuation

10,236 41,804, 294
+ 1 7 .2
+ 15.3

Iowa:
Am es___________
Boone___________
Burlington______
Cedar Rapids___
Council Bluffs. __

1

1938

85
9

22
208

10

12
2
8
61
16
36
99
23
5

8
124
3
13
127
28

11

337, 590
42,450
97,085
919,118
27, 750

Dollars

Num ­
ber

Dollars

Dollars

1937

Permit
valuation

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

Dollars

Dollars

8,736 36,250, 513 10,792 33,107, 338 10,732 30, 841, 348 27, 041 19, 780, 754 25,342 20, 375,042
+ 6 .7
+ 0.6
+ 7 .3
- 2 .9

102
20

294, 800
37, 000
90, 950
356,820
84, 612

793,190
98, 560
1,809,850
41,350
5,500

108
16
266
25

468, 096
85, 800
1, 385,296
124,050

0

0

1

217,000
32,800
316,950
65,400
151,853

15
4
40

37,800
13, 400
140, 700
21, 550
92,400

46
15
37

359, 540
38,940
8,644
42,000
408,150

120

490, 990
141, 705
9, 970

113
46
19

18,000
42, 700
522, 600
101, 400
42,400

1938

53

12
18

10
26

47

21
59
397
44

200
11
663
47

10
64

887, 638
12, 855
1,087,180
333,614
187, 202
335, 016
19, 250
617, 615
80,190
492,000

215, 491
27,150
726,045
93, 353

1, 551
16
560
897

551, 742
20, 350
471,896
398,261

1, 357
14
538
433

440,057
28, 200
591,005
161,187
4, 500

6

0

0

1
168
13

22
86

120,542
2,350
75,418
13, 725
56, 530

69
57
34

144, 328
23,881
16, 806
89,000
384,800

490
276
44
4
166

134, 705
65, 207
25,481
14, 500
176, 250

371
257
43

6

10,400
16, 845
143,650
6, 565

4
41
117
30

2

26,100

3
15
205
35
4

11, 280
8,915
453, 275
56, 317
1,530

2

160
501
58

142

80

21,200

72,904
25, 820
83, 649
455, 803
90, 588

0

0

363, 550
41, 700
11, 000

44
44
58
1,389
123

185,000
6,400
312, 999
31, 815
154, 625

290,950

7

378, 741
20, 937
42, 024
401, 521
150,962

0

0

6

27
45
1,431
175

58
9
80
23
64

85

95
14

348, Oil
33,105
188, 316
448, 549
53, 742

120,118
17, 000
43, 785
1,287
38,660
333, 606
512,430
2, 470
17, 000
89, 450

40
7

66

37
35
58
305
41

8
88
1
11
145
14

6

500
2,250
243, 708
15,250
4,027

6
51

14
106

21
7

2,110

100
30
90

10
207

2

118, 249
9,900
212,485
15, 375
147,405
126,961
66, 204
7, 515
28,600
182, 700
14,000
38, 605
148, 610
9,330
270

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Dollars

Total (162 cities)____ 48,069
Percentage change. _ + 7 .3

Num ber

Additions, alterations, and repairs

1937

1938

Permit
valuation

New nonresidential buildings

Waterloo____ __
Webster C ity___
Winterset_______

Baxter springs.-Beloit____ _______
Caney___________
Cherry vale______
C offeyville.- —

1, 618, 727
79,914
6, 000

274
9

1

38
26
47
57
37

31, 055
49, 525
32, 025
899, 216
235, 767

33
23
103
57
52

19, 945
80, 622
76,124
273, 715
81,920

9

17
16
13

12, 965
88, 000
4, 675

8

8,085

1

200

6,800
1, 750
194, 220

0
11
0
0

220,126

Dodge C ity_____
Eldorado______
Emporia____ __
Eureka______
Fort Scott_______

27
174

100, 725
64, 422
185,290

28
183
82

0

1

27

30,895

28

Fredonia______
Garden C ity____
G oodlan d____
H ays____________
Hoisington______

7
93
14
89
32

5, 990
70, 323
40, 800
285,122
79, 625

8
110

2

3,700
731, 312
44,000
2, 020, 218
161, 913

Hum boldt_______
Hutchinson_____
Independence___
Kansas C ity____
Lawrence.. _ __

649

12
376
143
103

8
95
329
153

Neodesha ___ __
Newton_____ ___
Pittsburg________
Pratt____________
Salina___________

200

16, 900
564, 596
288,805
317, 810
405, 766

Topeka, _________
Wellington______
Wichita_________

757
105
2,936

1,875, 513
31, 799
3,166, 787




4
226

436, 024
12,810
125, 360
225, 257
243,498

68
106

7
136
83

1

87, 700
84, 819
104, 437
3,000
39, 310
3, 560
67, 771
8, 250
202, 718
160,815

1

564, 928
53, 900

316
30

0

0

2

23,150
24, 700
14, 300
8, 870
23,500

6
6
12

7,400
20, 700
29, 850
47, 500
46, 750

26
4
17
25

0

6,600

14

0
0

2
0
0
0

0
0
0

2
2
1

52

118,199

34

69,920

3
15
9

12, 500
26, 450
60, 000

6

24, 250
42,150
43, 900

8
4

2
9

0
3

1
18
4
23
17

83, 300

0
6,000

18
13

17

10
0
5

0

0

13

24,600

0

0

42
29

116, 725
124,750

7

6, 250
5, 072
36, 511
13, 000
17, 290

950
23, 675
12, 850
38, 415
13, 348

58
15
33

790
4, 400
4, 075

0
11

11

3
3
4

2,000

200

0

0

11
0

65

46, 334

67

53,160

265

55, 593

9
289

16

76, 075
1,780
72, 770

10
12
12
1
10

44, 750
12,150
27, 765
3, 000
26, 712

8

12,150
36,192
52, 520

154
60

2
30

675
12,840

1

200

36
16

49,440
15, 375

2
22

0
5, 915

1, 950

3
3

153
45

0

3

12

0

0

0

13

18, 980

13

4
53
3
50
4

1,840
21,433
1,600
11, 732
2, 500

6

935

0
4, 850
1, 750
71,140
18,700
30, 519
32, 772

0
6, 098
2,885
30, 331
8, 050
36, 553
20, 690

0

0

0

0

1

1,000

458
3
162
77

212,124
12,500
201,160
100, 090

628
5

145
52

100, 566
4, 650
353,040
31, 575

179, 497
4, 300
329, 722
147, 260

66, 700

18

96,061

1

12,000

41
52
23

33, 560
51, 534
3,125

72,050
14, 760
22, 250
350, 940
11, 095

37
7
19
246
94

233, 363
810
4, 600
65, 673
37, 323

17

5,000
176,050
173, 750
134, 650

19
5
53
39
37

1

500
927
950
230
615

0

0

42
9
50

16, 400
317, 569
27, 355
17, 630
30, 383

0
210

68

34, 352
193,100
71,290
354, 448

3
144
61
43
39

1, Oil, 420
3,110
1,029, 607

306
33
267

1, 208, 510
19, 685
317, 229

288
2,209

165, 693
18, 544
796, 575

349
79
1, 577

0
87, 200
108, 050
203, 050

0

0

2

23

178

18, 800
183, 283
315,130
159, 480
632, 863

59,100
4,500
44, 950
310, 768

830
125
2, 236

2,124, 672
75, 524
2, 305, 693

698, 400
10,145
1, 340, 605

5
388

0

128
7
129
47

0

212

236, 739
19, 679

0

200

35
31
36

30
103

20

384
35

261, 068
500
1, 664, 683
27, 740

27
4
70
50
32

111

3
14
26
30

565,097
30, 314
4,100

1

106, 600

2

7

12,175
300
600

6
12
0
11

550

68

90

48

276
103

6

6, 295
54, 850
9, 763
213, 215
17, 880

368

0

213, 349
24,260
211, 650
592,131
204, 407

2

33
24

6,000

409, 522
19, 000
198, 625
125, 884

69
14

11

20
6

1,150
4, 875
851, 931
198, 919

817,060
6, 335

0

3,500
258,120
31, 000
154, 375
34, 083

151
268
155

6,955

11
1

174
7
80
25

1
101
8

63

304

3,000
37, 775
35, 000
75, 850
60, 200

, 000
689, 585
27, 950
881, 387
304, 719

930
19
421
129

0
6, 500

8

936, 619
14, 792
1,300

7
16

11

1

24
7
25
63

18, 800
63, 560
27, 400
63, 600
214, 243

59
5
33
58

175
13
392

694, 575
34, 369
1,493,896

257
14
339

1,150
11,115
4, 200
197, 540
16, 925

187,
256,
255,
64,

86

67

6
58
38

212
57

2
28
179

86

87
36
47

74, 599
4, 500
13, 350
67, 441
58, 662

0
85, 371
94, 630
24, 590
64,172

19 3 8

Leavenworth____
Liberal_______ __
Lyons_____ ___
McPherson
M a n h a tta n .___

66
0

2,000

223
13

19 3 7 AND

382

3
15
9
390

770,169
33, 300
3,000

1

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,

Kansas:
Abilene____ _____
Anthony________
Arkansas City __
Atchison_____
_
Augusta________

2,271,885
78, 406
8, 400

911
59

10

958
107

221, 587
21, 470
494, 568

00

00

to

T able C5.— Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938— Continued
W E S T N O R T H C E N T R A L S T A T E S — Continued
Total construction

N um ­
ber

C o l u m b i a
Heights________
Crookston_______
Detroit Lakes___
D uluth__________
F a irm o n t_______

Permit
valuation

Num ­
ber

Dollars

184
70
314

1
63

68

608, 783
109, 005
719, 812
5, 000
1, 394,825

Permit
valuation
Dollars

72
67
367
3
80

213, 860
125, 415
838, 369
102, 500
165,890

68

36, 998
157,828
137, 337
2,197,446
174, 623

N um ­
ber

Dollars

1937

1938

1937

Permit
valuation

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

Num ­
Permit
ber
valuation

Dollars

92
19
127

309,360
53, 700
361, 291

0
21

0

2

138,400

40

23, 300
35, 750
49, 525
462, 525
168, 340

22

11
11

1938

1937

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

29

21
129

10

Dollars

Dollars

25
30
135

58
29
87

251,980
25, 460
263, 624

0
21

0

0

0

1,167, 775

23

55,165

20, 500
34, 800
59,100
278,150
91, 700

29
15

10,642
18, 260
6, 010
166, 634
32, 575

22
11
35
247
32

4, 935
103,825
67, 600
1, 059,192
35. 485

77, 310
40, 515
359, 056

18
16
103
17

8,250
16,700
94, 257
93, 500
20, 250

1, 572
26

10, 401
43, 526
2, 670
846, 346
17,440

36
47
26
1, 398
50

11, 563
19, 203
10, 637
860,104
47, 438

49, 725
185,000
21, 674

32
275
53

24,805
242,101
23, 835

32
304
54

41,107
262,132
16, 718

9,939
5,500

20
2

17, 345

0
6

7,600

14
182
7
3, 234
7

9, 625
124, 455
13, 500
3,769, 377
18,050

22
11
20

12, 424
2,274
18, 591
120,126
24, 700

171,007
813, 476
208,817

150, 502
726, 632
144,192

35

72,925
469, 250
153,100

20

59,670
279,500
105,800

21

453
99

112

112

21
21

44, 750
61,850

25
14

45, 750
36, 700

19

253, 375
250

12

1

16

26
50
17
1,198
16

41, 385
443, 684
65,978
1, 218,937
21,895

16
51

40

8
12

2,250
9,025
30, 392
17, 839
66, 775

24
43
67

7,850
168, 382
69, 577

88

28

9
90
36
24
61

12
272
69

81
450
60
24

315, 470
64,100

37
23

55,689
49,800

Little Falls______
Mankato______ __
Marshall________
Minneapolis_____
Montevideo_____

48
327
71
4, 620
34

74, 595
819,861
220,418
7,851, 907
58, 455

37
283
29
5,067
27

58,175
461,297
84, 760
10, 682,845
58, 200

43
897
17

30,800
254,095
145,050
4, 523, 820
34, 060

7
50
14
704

12

23,500
129,947
59,500
5, 290, 798
38,100

North Mankato.
North St. P a u l..
Owatonna_______
Red W in g_______
Redwood Falls. _

48
42
64
49
53

76,940
83,115
106, 415
224, 636
103, 735

54
48
87
55
45

67,174
49, 599
136, 333
167, 665
156, 575

25
18
23
15
16

71, 340
30,800
83,700
47, 600
57,900

19
15
27
9
17

52,500
38, 300
87, 350
29, 700
65,100

16
17
23
17

2,825
48, 565
13,175
143, 475
26, 700

Robbinsdale___
Rochester_______
St. Cloud_______

141
348
196

357,105
1,094, 634
281,872

83
244
208

127, 568
596,761
577,495

106
182
74

347,870
585,277
209,859

37

112

113, 550
341,977
178,957

13
51
64

2,285
383, 430
31, 862

68

55

63
24

8

73, 277
102,125
31,882

32

88
25
3

8
1,129

8
13

22

34

47, 443
29,845
94, 897
5,000
88,650

67
83
1, 735
118

26
146
65

Dollars

Dollars

128, 300
68, 200
385, 056
9, 000
90, 475

F arib ault_______
Hibbing_________
H o p k in s .___ __
In te r n a tio n a l
Falls i_________
Litchfield______




Additions, alterations, and repairs

343
536
205
505
355

73
50
1, 990
160

44,
97,
58,
1,475,
218,

1938

New nonresidential buildings

25,050
206,895
11, 760
1, 622, 670
2,050

22
100
1
21
28
47

12

2,000

6

2, 410

209

122, 082

11

9, 390
2,109,150
2,500

2,525

1
7
7
18
26

20
22
115
58

2, 775
3, 750
9, 540
33, 561
19,135

6, 950
125,927
40,151

1

38
16

22
89

86

0

6,168
86,402
328,961

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Minnesota:
Albert Lea_____
Alexandria___ __
Austin___________
B a y p o rt...
Brainerd________

1937

1938

State and city

New residential buildings

St. James________
St. Louis Park—

53
286

102, 354
1,103, 592

St. Paul_______
South St. Paul—
Thief River Falls
Tracy___________
W est St. P a u l ...
Winona__________

3,458
218
117

7,015,823
462, 683
192, 818
97, 612
323,149
929, 314

3,183

22
109

222

8

17
217

56, 594
969, 335

143

35, 800
634, 425

595
51
1
C
52
37

4,103,081
386, 635
114, 450
31, 700
217, 300
112, 520

368
76
37
5
47
31

2, 309,190
243,190
115,950
24, 800
181, 335
107,810

826
47

101

6,196,153
586,831
233, 332
160, 600
281,051
201,676

318,950

104

8,000

1

251, 825
54,000
460, 779

64
34
48

413,750
7, 500
167,885
159,000
175, 500

30,100
52, 779
22, 850
411, 634
191, 250

39
52
15
45
61

128,904
110,845
19, 600
214, 540
198, 650

215
137
7

735,500
563, 706

331
143
3

1, 307, 500
621, 502
11, 450
66, 800

201
89

20
119

120

119
5
170
54
59

419,825
20,600
472, 962
227,100
277, 350

92
3
96
13
116

Crystal City____
Hannibal______
Independence___
Jefferson C ity___
Joplin_____ __ _

31
427
38
563
203

47,755
331,094
70,075
1,660,144
476, 425

56
106
40
328
226

154,084
158, 560
37, 250
923,050
402, 200

10
21

Kansas City
Kirkwood_______
Liberty__________
M aplewood,. _ _
Marceline_______

900

3,185, 260
851, 503
27, 600
107, 480
2, 500

992
246
7
94

5, 665,101
1,891, 248
30, 310
119,190

0

0

20
1

64,800
2, 500

22
0

M aryville_______
N orth Kansas
City___________
R i c h m o n d
Heights________
St. Charles______
Ste. Genevieve. _

17

55,000

12

38,150

8

19,000

13

48,950

14

216, 000

4

7, 500

i 142
54

20

i 1, 715, 590
250, 225
60,900

135
58
15

556, 470
85, 475
48, 700

187 i 1, 602,050
57, 550
19
45,900
11

St. Joseph______
St. Louis______ __
Sikeston.
___ _
Springfield-—
University C ity.

183
3,917
71
778
301

788, 594
9, 694,958
199,150
1,949,173
1, 302, 470

235
3,995
82
798
350

207, 210
9, 787, 586
239,900
1, 454,531
1,737, 753

53
850
49
167
196

Warrensburg____
Washington_____
Webster Groves..
W est Plains_____

7
58
151
37

23, 850
148,070
419, 499
182,500

2

47,000
155, 450
451,875
50, 700

0

0

48
150

24
82

72,800
335, 400
34, 700

Nebraska:
Alliance_____ __
Aurora_______ _

48
i 16

110, 936
i 6, 700

27, 000
i 500

9
4

27, 300
17,000

202
9
94

1

1 Includes 11 mont;hs only




26

50

20

98,481
65, 3501

18
79
69

21
7

11

22,100

89, 350
4, 256, 500
116, 400
411, 256
1,142,950

48,629
273,186

15
46

7,685
23, 477

7
27

4,600
11,295

783
51
28
9
34
13

2, 343, 746
275, 612
105, 435
120, 950
85, 075
10, 400

2,037
51
46

1,763, 749
48,130
34, 708
2, 712
14,100
163,943

2,032
74
24

30
47

1,148,993
27, 918
43, 660
63, 200
91, 749
652, 851

1, 543, 217
68, 029
11, 947
14, 850
14, 641
83, 466

7
4
44
18
27

82,300
11,097
445,983
17, 500
1,170, 312

7
4
50
7
7

1, 625
13,100
217,086
41, 500
85, 950

13

10

32
30

7, 355
149, 925
43,125
1,029, 672
76,975

30
7
44
37

19, 590
24,000
4,100
433,882
86, 725

189
31

703, 600
208, 594

0

3, 324, 919
1,248, 020
18,860
39, 640

496
34

0

0

20
6

11
11

6
27
138

6
38
57

2
0

600

8
0

4, 450

0

50

60, 305
13,000
57, 002

56
13
4

87,991
26, 600
15, 900

10, 300
128, 390
4,100
218, 838
208, 200

7
24
18
239
128

5, 590
23, 715
13, 550
274, 628
116, 825

456
45

1,032, 682
21, 726

36

1, 746,160
79, 203
5,500
16, 075

0

0

8
8
8
395
9
452
104

0

38

26,605

205
58
4
48

0

0

0

0

9

34,800

2

32,000

0

0

7

4,000

3

1

3,500

7

39, 450

11

207,000

2

2,000

2

5, 500

89
18

i 33
24
5

i 104,900
171,150
7,400

39
18
4

31, 225
8, 725
11, 800

l 22

22
0

19,195
20, 250

4

i 8, 640
21, 525
7,600

7

11

506, 050
56, 500
36,900

38
784
59
178
233

65, 600
3,861, 285
154, 075
410, 533
1,363, 500

58
1,358
13
161
32

646, 657
3, 403, 847
73, 550
1, 279, 684
107, 475

79
1, 455
19
160
48

37, 555
3,192, 289
80, 825
662, 381
313,162

72
1,709
9
450
73

52, 587
2,034, 611
9,200
258, 233
52, 045

118
1,756
4
460
69

0

0

4
4
62

21,100

8

3,050
32, 900
22,199
9,200

0

25
15
7

47, 000
64, 650
27, 360

8

20,800
42, 370
61,900
138, 600

0

87,000
405, 570
27, 300

3
30
7

2

19
84
15

4
51
4

3,800
18,945
2, 300

9
15

70, 209
i 1, 700

10
10

7,500
42,850

31

1 10

63,681
5,500

2

11

32

13, 727
i 4,500

0

0

24

12, 750

0

0
3, 350

6

0
104, 055
2,734,012
5, 000
381, 617
61,091

193 8

401,850
19,097
758,113
84, 50C
1,688,093

32

19 3 7 AND

7
190
39
151

20

38,075
110, 780

23

BU IL D IN G CO N STRU CTIO N ,

Missouri:
Brentwood______
Cameron________
Cape Girardeau..
Clinton__________
Columbia_______

101

21

89,029
918,906

35

202

T able

00

C5 .— Num ber and perm it valuation o f building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1987 and 1938— Continued
W E S T N O R T H C E N T R A L S T A T E S — Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city
N um ­
ber

New residential buildings
1938

1937

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

1937

Permit
valuation

N um ­
ber

Permit
valuation

24
9
9

62,700
217, 300
28,150

33
13
23

69, 690
47,350
63,150

Columbus_______
Fremont________
Hastings_______
Lincoln___ ______
Nebraska C it y _ -

65
148
61
1,997
26

94, 350
226, 766
266, 320
1, 500, 508
8, 870

73
138
34
1, 577
36

108,095
127, 282
232,165
1,645,381
102, 950

North Platte____
O m a h a ..- _____
SeottsblufE______
W ahoo__________

152
1, 598
165
30

201, 910
1, 926, 245
350, 277
64,425

233
1, 440
163

North Dakota:
B is m a r c k ..____
Devils Lake_____
Fargo____________
Grand Forks ___
Jamestown______

143

273,695
85, 500
580, 940
325, 978
113, 854

131

209
401
39

Dollars

Dollars

53,000
12,300

21

12,000

6

17

59, 000
79, 976
66, 425
699, 445

24

19
158

1

2,000

288,460
3,842,177
293, 853
12,640

35
316

139,900
1,084, 780
260, 267
13, 300

215
342
47

313,940
57, 500
462, 810
340, 805
103, 425

53
4
32
76

20

163,980
60,850

82
7

189, 416
38, 716

South Dakota:
Aberdeen________
Brookings----------Huron___________
Madison_________
Pierre.
________

127
49
42
35
59

420,058
107, 710
73,797
25, 955
167,169

145
50
31
33
61

285, 849
155,100
38,024
29, 555
66, 955

1
1
11

Rapid C ity _____
Sioux Falls ------Vermillion______

507
538
5

305,163
1,157, 906
42,000

474
488
3

331, 415
1,028, 456
17,000

130
197
4

M inot___________
Valley C ity _____




6

81

22

8

88
4

20
26

10
21
15

4

11
8
160
3
47
337
79

2
51

72,400
46, 120
59, 900
731, 630
7, 000

33
18
16
278

Permit
valuation

9,150
200, 500
16, 150

N um ­
ber

46,815
50,100
3,500

13
14

37, 550
60,300

0

38,100

0
2
11

12,900
42, 300

125,684
568, 275
36,000

90
160
3

107, 558
453, 940
17,000

Dollars

Dollars

5, 840
24, 000
37, 650

2
1
0

550
4,500

15

0

6
4
3

20
112

7,700
9,350
700

318
24

20, 805
43, 702
7, 900
325, 520
90,125

15,095
405,015
64, 000
46, 750

45
419
47
5

40,500
2,081,499
78, 968
1,400

92
913
42
19

46, 915
436, 450
26,010
4,375

141
684
37
15

79, 410
513, 258
24, 735
6, 040

53,355
50,000
146,885
32, 080
25, 035

23
3
31
54
24

88, 690

59

60, 490

48, 500
77, 710
87, 310
19, 675

0

0

143
277
7

286,155
96, 091
12, 419

57
3
154
235
7

40, 250
5,000
226, 100
114, 805
21, 250

23
5

31,830

27
3

97, 495
27, 316

32
5

28, 250
24, 750

33
3

27, 771
6,400

22

315,344
47, 650
41, 865
9,600
27, 300

35
15

190,030
51,110
12,128
2, 585
7,945

84
27
27
32

57,899
9, 960
28, 432
14, 355
101, 769

97

13
14
7
16

23
23
37

58, 269
43,690
25, 896
14,070
16, 710

154
114

95,038
507,837

137

151, 601
455, 281

223
227

84, 441
81, 794

247
218

72, 256
119, 235

1

6,000

0

0

0

0

0

31

64,150
5,000

N um ­
Permit
valuation
ber

4
1,099
9

25
369
35
7

22
1

Dollars

6
5
14

Permit
valuation

17, 550
47,950
80, 650
594,118
3,250

168, 550
1, 247, 420
190,150
5,200

103,900
28, 000

Num ­
ber

26
1, 561
4

21

185,000
4, 000
159, 000
138, 690
62, 500

Permit
valuation

1937

14, 890
37, 460
164, 365
588, 231
5, 825

17, 800
98, 840
119, 245
206, 945
3, 620

30
53
16

2

6
3
5

1938

1937

Dollars

56,150
14,000
24,800

159,850
35, 500
147, 900
197, 807
76, 400

2,000

N um ­
ber

Dollars

Dollars

16
5
4

20

1938

2
34
48

12

8,100

29
15

22

8
8
13

110
0

110

21

21

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Nebraska— Con.
Beatrice_____
Broken Bow___
Chadron________

Additions, alterations, and repairs

New nonresidential buildings

Watertown_____ 1
Yankton_______

54
27

188,8471
29,117

381
19

110,20011

218,380

i5|
4

50,4601
9,600

131
5

25, 2001
16,800

151
10

119,8501
3, 300

161
6

70, 5001
189,300

241
13

18, 5371
16, 217

91
8

14, 500
, 280

12

SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES
1 2 .8

88,954,033 11,412 88,424, 491 11,486 50,164,429 44,981 33,441, 546 45,891 48,849,363
+76.3
-31.5
0 .6

62,800
38, 250
840,615

688

2

10

1 ,0 0 0

8

0

8

11

12

8

88

2 00

12

6

8 ,1 0 0

8

20

100

1
22

12

10

1 ,8 8 6

22

1 ,1 0 2

86

1

11

1




6

916 28,884,297

0

12, 300
, 780
1,004, 400
568, 210
8

31, 500
59, 650
, 287
100, 500
258, 700
15, 425
, 373.182
35, 300
55, 575
234,185
42, 200
5,000
49, 500
40, 800
7, 795, 095
, 410, 280
9, 750
50, 275
975, 754
11, 850
1,
2

8

668

721, 347
i 69, 922
781,104

6

3

i
i

11
12

61
10

5
33
31

111

2

432
22
10

72
20
1

3
27
734
48
30
30
109
8

16, 280
2,400
13, 950
i 52, 203
90, 841
i 57, 340
167,148
611, 048
87, 530
774, 817
300
3, 868,190
43, 525
134, 050
59, 365
, 539
2,500
, 500
40, 330
1, 970, 056
961, 395
118, 223
42, 530
355, 288
37, 550
8

8

7
14, 540
5
, 550
151 1, , 652
8
688

1

16
i 13
805

16,650
i 21,650
810, 922

22,975
18
13
13,050
884 1, 740, 901

, 226 7,867,029 3,438 5,045,020 3,430 14,069,230
3
4
10
20

56

9
7
131
26
33
4
338
16
13
68

7
4
26
796
46
34
150
0

22

10

350
7, 775
3, 795
133,150
119, 500

47
28
i 69
269
2

5,296
525
16, 940
78, 680
131, 414

1

58
26
318
11

68

20,837
9, 030
41,237
76, 445
186, 590

77, 700 i 15
i , 750
17, 215
26, 532
7, 225
56
30, 635
28
228, 439 431 173, 060 390 195, 794
41, 350
89
38, 880
62
21, 760
40, 473 165
93, 583 118
56, 691
,
3,600
5
941,068 3, 307 1, 516, 067 3, 538 1, 722, 993
34,050 347 281, 364 182 203,135
23, 515
35, 500
12, 445
38
38
33, 991
49,190 141
36, 775
, 350
10,935
28
9,447
950
5
1, 300
3
9, 200
, 250
15
16, 750
3, 349, 271 3, 787 1, 711, 590 4, 529 2,428,204
, , 417 831 1,035,829 962 1, 277, 682
26,133 310
46,015 267
38, 691
52, 290
83
48, 889
61
24, 465
290, 896 607 314,914 714 299, 775
17, 975
23
29,725
14,975
35
21

8

2 000

0

0

121

2

1 0 ,0 0 0
0
8

22

0
12

0

0

0

19 3 8

8
22

21

101

21,358, 373

11
16

108

2 .0

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, 19 3 7 AND

Total (208 cities)____ 76,727 213,449,465 75,411 187,967,825 20,334 91,583,428 18,034
+13.6
+3.0
Percentage change.
+1.7
+
Delaware:
Dover_________
53
831,897
42
100,315
26
93,900
17
i 38
i 144, 972
36
59,850 i 19 i 53. 400
M ilford..............
18
Wilmington ...
985 2,280, 489 1,184 4,270,168
72
, 463 149
District of Colum­
bia:
Washington____ 6,662 51,577,522 6,873 43,294,632 2,308 17,648,205 2,217
Florida:
22, 576
61
21,187
Apalachicola____
55
Avon P a r k ____
23
29,105
5
5,500
, 425
Bartow_____ _
49, 065
43
53,812
18,175
50
7
Coral Gables___ i 214 i 1,037,185 204 1,213,995 i 133 i 906, 302 116
722, 480 534
874, 300
141 500, 225 160
Daytona Beach.. 471
D e F u n ia k
126,415 i
i 91,890
i 25,800
Springs___.. .
i 37
38
42
213,028
97, 510
9
19, 348
25
De Land.
450 1, 922, 567 317
Fort Lauderdale. 992 2, 706, 675 838 2,092, 520
163, 610
64, 500
190,910 175
78
87
Fort Pierce-----355,864
287 1, 203, 850 233
91 335, 450
82
Gainesville____
19,025
Haines City____
13
10, 400
841 4,209,144 538
Jacksonville____ 4, 580 9, 593, 401 4, 414 5,037, 243
272, 485
389
76, 400
401, 289 205
7
Key West
82
236,190
75
103, 520
34
78, 625
24
Lake Wales___
313
320,150
293,086
Lake Worth____
386, 442 290
Leesburg_______
62
44, 756
42
55, 485
14
26, 770
13
15, 950
9
13, 200
15
17,000
Manatee_______
49, 500
18
36, 500
45,000
Marianna______
33, 250
51
82, 780
51
65,800
Melbourne_____
8,025, 803 1, 750
Miami_________ 6,407 11, 707, 449 7,075 13, 572, 570
325 5,077,082 390
Miami Beach___ 1,204 7,074, 306 1, 398 10, 700,379
74, 574
23, 975
362
188, 213 308
New Smyrna___
7
127,030
19
42, 345
25
132
133,764 108
Ocala................
1, 566,425
258 1,080,938 238
Orlando. _____ 974 1, 751,140
40
, 825
51
44,800
9
19, 550
Palatka________
Includes mon fchs only

1 012

00
Ol

T able

C 5.— N um ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938— Continued

00

SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
New residential buildings

Total construction

1938

1937

1938

State and city

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation




30
1,007
51
75
363
2,398
128
552
391
3,032
26
609
98
116
214
288
2,205
458
133
890
24
55
34
l 72
96
243
504
72
66

Dollars

9
27,400
2,432,852 916
72,610
87
94,653
95
277, 953 272
3,087, 466 1,910
115,653 126
548, 630 317
1,621, 361 500
1,351,055 2,134
34, 550
30
1,208, 725 649
96,946
330,653 123
120

242,604
1,065,167 281
3,956, 342 2,148
952,940 385
89, 501
43
728,900 ,
81, 575 109
105, 400
16
70, 065
27
92, 200
47
i 184,908
94
238, 500
65
591,933 203
449, 699 835
203,478
91
220

1 0 21

Dollars

1937

1938

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation

Dollars

Dollars

38,000
1,070,810
95,490
129, 537
93,420
3,052,864
69, 227
546,630
964,355
2,037,121
40,700
1,373, 948
218, 993
221,969

4,000
148 315,627
26, 400
13
17
34, 523
75, 783
28
539 1, 799,487
13
38, 600
89 274,195
239 455,106
124 321,900
19,875
235 846,864
21,050
56 290,982

249,400
756, 798
4,675,334
736, 599
34, 850
, 421
164, 710
46, 300
35,903
144, 325
659,150
184,460
279,926
430, 040
128,144

72,350
28
132 434, 504
624 1,983,651
131 255, 259
27
58, 225
157 410, 500
40
52, 200
18
42, 200
23
39,185
27
67, 500
161 i 149, 500
71 176, 750
37
, 600
59 187, 780
29
75, 525

686

1938

1937

Additions, alterations, and repairs

2

8

12

86

1

151
45
16
6

489
4
79
208
79
4
202

37
39

2 ,0 0 0

385,953
67,090
45, 220
7, 750
1,822,430
13, 350
344, 830
555, 557
165, 645
10,300
802, 213
69,100
172,900

23
,
124 398, 581
525 1,658, 745
71 174, 465
12, 500
5
160 384, 985
44,175
35
9
32,000
13
26, 750
36
95, 000
570, 050
49 101, 835
56 121, 435
34 137, 932
38
, 585
6 8 2 00

66

68

Dollars

3
79 1,409,373
45,650
36
13
40,125
43 125,115
454 675,188
32
17,725
58 149, 520
39 1,096, 743
274, 738
9
13,850
107 202,070
25
41, 520

294
27
53
52
258
13
143
24

0

0

10

13
5
347
18

134,150
443, 729
829,425
540, 200
, 550
130,092
19, 825
50, 200
17,175
2,700
i 32, 750
42, 650
471,189
91,003
105,126

1 1 ,0 0 0

210

8

84
8
2
10
6

i

10

18
49
42
10

8

3
95
37
18
6

Dollars

25
30,900
247, 301 780
26, 650
49,140
45
2, 425 292
537,165 1,405
28, 325
83
99,846 405
276, 772 113
1, 046, 819 2,698
24, 790
9
368,618 267
110,383
61
7, 850
60
2

Dollars

5
12,400
707, 852 670
560
5
61
20, 005
77,055 260
612, 791 1,127
95
59, 328
124,915 185
69, 512 240
754,417 1,797
825
13
159, 791 304
59
34, 376
74
39,671

Dollars

5,100
437, 556
1, 750
35,177
83, 245
693, 269
27, 552
101,954
132,026
824,657
5,610
203,117
39, 510
41, 219

82, 950
36,104 188
9
98, 250 173
95, 508
3 262, 709 151 186, 934 154
370 1,324, 943 1,234 1,143, 266 1, 253 1, 691, 646
24 295,945 309 157, 481 290 266,189
22. 726
35
13, 750
8,600
3
98
74, 458 649 188, 308 780 226, 978
81
, 880
9, 550
30
44
98, 655
18
5
9, 300
4
13, 000
5,000
1, 538
13, 705
7, 615
75
49, 250
i 2, 658
3
3, 650
25
85, 450
i
39, 300
43, 325
7
19,100
57, 035
75
34,144
72 101, 456 157
28
70,187 403 170,916 773 221, 921
32, 604
26,955
33
22,827
42
21

2
8

10

22

1

2 2 ,0 0 0

6
1

1

8

11

8

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Florida—Con.
Palmetto______
Pensacola-------Pompano---------Quincy------------St. Augustine___
St. Petersburg. __
Sanford________
Sarasota_______
Tallahassee_____
Tampa________
Tarpon Springs..
W e st P a lm
Beach _____
Winter Haven. __
Winter Park... _
Georgia:
Americus______
Athens________
Atlanta. ______
Augusta________
Bainbridge____
Columbus. _. ...
Cordele... __ ...
Covington. _ ...
Dublin___...
Elberton.......... ...
Gainesville_____
Griffin_________
La Grange_____
Macon ________
Marietta_______

New nonresidential buildings

86

8

10

1




132,684
408, 201
46,000
1,051, 716
82,885
119,000
302, 320
62, 600

46
Rome
7
193
34
38
71
122

1

85,150
__
254,990
9, 300
561,466
64,075
74,110
110,800
1,500

40
169
5
127
28
22

40
6

87,110
227, 205
7, 000
425, 344
50,080
49,800
88,055
60,600

15
45
57
34
24
31
3

63, 305
286,489
11, 450
73, 988
75, 650
94, 335
94, 705
6,300

6

24

19,150
60,926
39, 000
445,186
20,460
69,200
159, 305

0

0

22

61
89
15
22

8

122
210
0

311
35
24
41
4

17,821
111, 382
340,143
15, 360
16,140
53, 592
2,250
0

169
344
217
44
0

26, 424
120,070
181,186
12, 345
0

0

41

0

54, 960

10

2 ,0 0 0

4,109,101
84
15, 764,846 9,845
126, 550
23, 700
16, 300
5
334, 664 245
112,150
65
16
190,040
378, 519 179
430,326 209
346,100
61, 600
35
475, 856 245
236, 220
73, 975
24

54 369, 519
15
81,131
15 3,123, 210
15 398,120
848,770
63 884, 791
13
15,165, 570 1, 641 7,338, 220 1,462 6,191, 700 2,048 6,199, 809 1,430 4, 621,037 5,942 2, 226, 817 6,953 4, 352, 833
42
25,028
69, 900
39
34
10, 585
125,023
96, 600
37
19, 365
41
30, 095
57
3
5
49, 300
19,000
15, 200
5
3
68,300
2,500
1,500
9,000
1,800
1,600
4,400
7
5,800
99
87, 662
51, 261
534, 618
76 234,091
65
29, 483
67
77 253,920
70 212, 865
19, 255
35
5
25, 600
14
26
91,100
25
31,125
75,980
14, 950
4,800
4,150
4
, 450
4
50, 250
76,100
33, 000
14 109, 790
15
54, 429
75
61
358,911
88,849
57 236,050
52 117,920
, 432
38 171, 750
47
93, 405
70
83
92, 665
467,975
43 152,325
96 222, 245
53 236, 580
101,081
5,490
18
349, 615
78 305, 600
5
38, 525
7,050
21,150
5
80 317,900
121,825
,
, 525
7,050 19
54,250
300
5
150, 950
179,033
88,049 114 177,915
507, 443
98 208, 774
65 178, 578 205
26, 730
37
24,995
54 269, 800
46
316, 545
88,175
19
20,015
27 123,050
46,000
4
1,500
14
11, 675
107,500
154,500
60,800

727, 289 492
12,480
461, 278
28
2,907, 467 910
16,800
7
400, 435 146
i 170, 434
45
2, 935,934 481
33
40, 515
82,350
490, 595 426
37, 575
28
263, 700
98
301, 290
1,871,549 663
714,829 i 104
56, 625
13
91, 450
311

722,689
56,150
204, 400
3,483,471
, 550
371, 783
151, 720
2, 297, 216
104, 600
97,445
493, 205
62, 321
234, 560
222,095
2,121, 214
i 288, 780
42,500
93,400 |

120
8

101

110

22

66

100

1 0 1 ,1 0 0

6 ,0 0 0

1

2

1

2

1

0
2

0
1 ,0 0 0

6 ,1 0 0

22

6

6

12

68

101

10

21

6

47 226, 635
10,900
82,100
17
356 1,889, 752
15, 650
74 155, 350
i 14 i 31, 200
315 985, 347
4
23, 300
32
48,175
125 309, 945
14,800
46
89,000
33 143, 650
250 802, 315
70 187, 200
5
51,000
51,850
23
6

12

6

11
66

102 200

1

8

20
12

1 1 ,1 0 0

66
12

11

1

12

47 270, 395
4
103,100
326 1, 683, 353
3
3, 400
65 172, 480
30, 350
272 1,390, 740
11, 550
19
56, 710
119 204, 990
15,100
52 116,100
46 128,
190 1,114, 091
i 59 i 187, 400
7
29, 000
7
25,5001
8 ,0 0 0

22

20

8

11

0 00

73
3
5
69
3

312, 265
378, 528
625, 499
1,150
184, 200
19 i 117, 675
34 , 786,167
, 300
26, 025
24
76, 835
4
20, 450
158, 700
23 129, 275
696, 006
32 488, 200
4
5,200
81 17,650
1 ,1 0 0

10

1

6

12

10

68

6

85 128, 994
3
6,150
94,900
96 1,151, 593
3
2,650
24 119, 228
77, 745
36 438,088
7
76,200
23, 360
36 183, 275
9
44, 621
29
72,050
16
31,100
81 577,169
i 19 i 84, 600
3
18,500
2

10

22

2

1 ,0 0 0

298
3
364
1

188, 389
480
650
392, 216

1 ,0 0 0

360
15
4
488

323, 300
42,000
6,400
648, 525
500
80, 075
43, 625
468, 388
16, 850
17, 375
104, 940
2,600
46, 410
62,995
429, 954
i 16, 780
, 500
49, 400

0

0

1

58
i 16
155

60, 885
i 21, 559
164, 420
10, 915
8,150
103, 815
2, 325
16,000
28, 365
373, 228
39, 429
425
21,950

57
15
173
18
25
271
17
38
392
126
4

20
11

254
9
15
273
58
13
22

2

8

21

12

1938

11

231
574
27
433
87
30
105
16

1 9 3 7 AND

12

166,276
652,861
20, 750
975, 597
155,085
184, 585
259,097
10,050

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,

Newnan________ 183
_____
377
Sandersville __
13
Savannah______
561
Statesboro______
103
Tifton_______
Valdosta_______
143
Waynesboro____
Maryland:
Annapolis___
91
Baltimore_ ____ 9,631
Cambridge. ___
130
Chestertown.. __
9
Crisfield_______
Cumberland
209
Easton _______
62
Elkton .. . ___
33
Frederick._____
151
Hagerstown __
237
Hyattsvillle .
105
Mount Rainier. _
23
Salisbury______
369
Takoma P ark ...
85
39
Westminster___
North Carolina:
Asheville_______
418
Bessemer C ity...
Chapel Hill____
23
Charlotte.. _ . . .
789
Cherryv ille .___
15
Concord_______
142
Dunn__________ i 39
Durham_______
504
Edenton______
30
Elizabeth C ity..
67
Fayetteville____
391
19
Forest City_____
Gastonia _____
71
Goldsboro...........
78
591
Greensboro.. .. .
Greenville______
160
Hamlet________
44
Henderson____
Includes 11 mont hs only,

T able €5. — Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938— Continued

CO

SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city

New residential buildings
1938

1937

Num- Permit Num- Permit
ber valuation ber valuation




Dollars
101

717
79
216
99
67
58
59
80
45
18
294
75
58
274
126
16
289
62
17
13
27
47
29
24
22

22

22

55

277,600
1, 074, 828
185, 038
374, 925
120, 700
191, 524
113,187
159, 200
91,425
75,125
192,850
109, 215
70, 200
3,927, 595
172,320
286, 237
922,653
509,160
34, 850
306,957
141, 500
30, 300
34,100
18,429
324, 060
74,800
50, 575
58,800
199,184

Dollars
110

541
47
113
46
94
75
71
105
43
89
49
19
253
69
53
169
90
49
365
24
36
10
21

44
15
31
24
32

343, 520
742, 346
167, 302
291, 975
198,000
200, 975
55, 717
182,855
118, 855
104, 500
152, 870
113, 525
,
1, 760,779
179,810
252, 410
450,061
206,010
130,650
408,371
286,500
142,050
30,000
41, 550
143,800
118, 300
51, 771
169, 809
109, 835
8 6 0 00

1938

1937

Additions, alterations, and repairs
1938

1937

1937

Num- Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation
43
173
36
138
16
33
22

33
14
14
26
11

6

163
53
31
132
51
9
80
38
2
11

16
17
25
17
13
19

Dollars

153,200
622, 545
89, 300
243, 450
76,700
79,985
52,490
74,875
68,950
42,400
80,
43,150
, 600
1, 709, 681
124, 980
78,800
415, 552
181, 565
21,700
161, 280
7,000
25,100
35, 550
, 800
200

20

1 1 2 ,2 0 0

1 0 ,1 0 0

66

39
121
22

49
28
50
21

35
32
26
13
24
11
120

48
29
66

28
24
89
14
7
9
12
20

4

2 2 ,1 0 0

20

2 1 ,2 0 0

5
17

90,400

Dollars

143, 600
329, 086
50, 425
134, 040
92,900
107,930
34, 300
110,400
78, 500
71, 200
14,975
60, 600
38, 400
554,865
108, 945
81, 450
201,974
80, 950
60, 550
151, 347
85, 500
33,100
26,000
24,600
53, 500
26,500
27,950
50, 600
70, 700

Dollars

20

140
12
21
1

17

11

17
15
13
16
11

11

78
9
7
65
26
7
34
10
6
1

9
24
3
5
7
7

85,700
335, 088
81,
70, 900
500
81,600
19,960
72,475
8,595
32,725
42,000
56, 265
48,900
2,044, 225
36, 200
155, 562
170, 245
274,355
13,150
, 795
15, 700
1, 700
2 00

88

8 ,0 0 0

5,529
283,060
5,500
22, 275
35, 700
90, 964

19
107
5
29
14
19
7
19
14
28
17
7
67
7
19
39
14
54
9
4
12

22

0

7
16
5
7
16
12

Dollars
154,835

186, 237
105, 900
56, 935
95, 000
54,425
7, 750
56, 530
7,160
32,000
97,025
41,625
46,800
723,465
40,150
167, 260
59,365
21,410
63, 600
188, 315
171,000
86,350
0

16, 250
83,100
82,800
7,196
113, 620
35, 585

38
404
31
57
5
49
34
8

30
53
3
0

1

53
13
77
49
175
14
9
20

0

1

Dollars

38,700
117,195
14, 538
60, 575
43, 500
29,939
40, 737
11,850
13,880
70,650
9,800
700
173,689
11,140
51, 875
336,856
53, 240
56,882
13, 600
, 600
0

0

21

1 ,0 0 0

2
6
1

2,800
5,450
2,500

2

6 ,2 0 0

2

1, 900
17, 820

29

52
313
20

35
4
25
47
17
61
3
48
8
1
66

14
5
64
48
3
2 22
1

25
1
2
8
6

4
3
3

Dollars

45,085
227,023
10, 977
101, 000
38, 620
13, 667
15, 925
33,195
1, 300
40,870
11,300
800
482,449
30, 715
3, 700
188, 722
103,650
6,500
, 709
30,000
22,600
4,000
700
7, 200
9,000
16, 625
5, 589
3, 550
1 0 ,1 0 0

68

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

North Carolina.__ ..
Hickory ______
High Point_____
Kings Mountain
K inston______
Lenoir_________
Lexington______
Lincolnton ____
Lumberton_____
Mooresville____
Morehead City..
New Bern______
North Wilkesboro_________
Oxford________
Raleigh________
Reidsville . . _
Roanoke Rapids.
Rocky M ount...
Salisbury______
Sanford_______
Shelby_________
Smithfield______
Southern Pines._
Spencer________
Spindale... . ...
Statesville_____
Tar boro________
Thomasville____
W ashington___
Williamston____

New nonresidential buildings

1

11




46
89, 650
76 270, 000
387 1,481, 274

16
49
346

28, 650
204, 725
966, 572

34
35
178

228,285
217, 532
535, 549

25
25
188

262, 625
117, 950
551, 748

77
28
665

202,478
42,115
498,910

71
36
833

73, 009
54,475
602, 434

180,916
461,244
, 600
74, 557
4,019, 959
62, 635
93, 625
1, 764, 049
96, 625
78, 305
278,498
374, 216
136, 282
1,138, 269
i 223, 985
125,113
137,106
1, 000, 981
714,919
645, 835

60
336
57
565
27
14
555
54
93
70
206
139
456
168
90
125
234
309
143

114,918
619,669
5, 500
99, 346
1, 566, 856
31, 425
69,200
1,589, 555
102,350
116, 757
71, 527
466,485
133, 375
1,198,989
188, 348
168,790
167, 702
381,959
527,483
271, 968

19
48, 215
106 242,362
9
16,
15
43,000
136 366, 976
19
25, 010
63,850
268 849, 570
25
60, 750
18
32,450
13
22, 300
53 189,900
36 100, 950
512, 562
l
i 105, 700
18
38, 200
17
48,450
114 260, 750
62 197,865
104 287, 250

15
148

65, 383
308, 650
2, 500
19, 500
340, 700
21, 300
32, 700
859, 660
68,600
72, 075
44, 400
140,900
64, 300
290, 214
64, 650
118, 490
65, 626
210, 900
212,875
212, 595

33,950
23 107, 330
7
3,700
24, 675
49 2, 387, 796
15
32,950
28,
78 582, 836
29
35,875
28,315
9 246, 835
65
89, 516
7
19, 300
30 404, 051
i 29 i , 588
51, 628
19
59, 631
27
28 640, 070
50 341, 542
327, 600

13
39

22, 940
219, 765
800
23, 950
500, 393
5,750
14, 400
501, 982
33,450
29, 700
15, 495
107,050
45, 975
594, 784
55,138
49, 050
74, 300
63, 300
154, 785
14,215

19
98, 751
97 111, 552
2, 900
6,882
46
577 1, 265,187
7
4, 675
1,775
149 331, 643
30
17, 540
30
9,363
118
94,800
16, 032
213 221, 656
i 72 i 49, 697
34
35, 285
70
29, 025
131 100,161
505 175, 512
37
30, 985

32
149
7
37
433

26, 595
91, 254
55, 896
725, 763
4, 375
227, 913
300
14, 982
11, 632
218, 535
23,100
313, 991
, 560
1,250
27, 776
107, 759
159,823
45, 158

51, 700
15
3,119, 049 820
53, 500
3
175, 005
53
436,319 183
51,150
111, 935
57
635, 534 308
342,075
37
51, 950
57
417,195 130
60,
597, 243 134
37, 930 146
, , 081 427
570, 581 175
597, 986 1,497
, 266, 027 963

96,075
2,205, 079
4,000
112,420
451, 783
28, 350
118, 345
759, 732
206, 618
3, 967,374
383, 525
232, 865
307, 832
53, 557
1, 077,116
473, 907
559,358
3, 382,141

7
23,800
356 2,414,150
15
51,300
221,448
5
31,800
3
14, 500
89 262, 783
28, 835
14
42,000
49 172,345
14
50, 000
44 158, 530
161 824, 900
46 151, 850
43 108,175
314 2,025, 375

22

11

11

0 00

1 012

8

66

000

20

68
44

0

0

66

11

0

0

2
8
86
6
8

264
29
45
21

39
31
61
36
82
18
•89
46
90

41, 575
261 1, 654,197
,
50,900
56 193,900
27,100
32, 000
289,926
93
15
55,903
33 117,324
48 192,850
31
44, 500
37 158, 450
7
24, 000
154 638, 839
53 169, 550
31
91, 975
207 1,062, 025
8

1
22

6
10

2 000

11

6

2

0 00

11

68

11

2

94
32
34
2

2

15
77
9
2

7,800
392,993
43, 500
117,810
132,838
445
90,890
234, 591
214, 368
8 ,1 0 0

31 165,450
14
4,000
56 276, 550
14
13,170
33, 611
58
35 335, 400
174
79, 024
357 4, 709, 065

2
12

46
10
2

98
24
12

9
23
30
37

66

6

24
31
36
8

6

139
2
22

34
1

14
74
4
24
30
49
23
70
60
108
314
20

11

8

0

0

86

11

4
193
36
40
85
365
95
1

101

2

83
114
227
45

2 ,2 0 0

2 2 ,1 0 0

68

54,300
340, 658 363 311,906 420 210, 224
,
4, 320
5,895
57, 200
9
87, 588
170, 295
92
82,033
93
4
150
15
18, 905
, 860
,545
17,485
33
324, 857 185 138,160 141 144, 949
13, 873
136, 842
24
98, 872
18
3, 850, 050
4
1,850
49, 613
141,062
79,400
52
46
23, 520
15
164, 845
9
93, 590
55, 792
48 162,163
48
24, 760 116
4, 370 141
25,187
265,880 279 153,570 203 172, 397
168, 580
74
83, 331
62 135, 777
250, 258 1,488 410, 787 1,358 217,125
460,038 485 1, 531, 587 442 1, 860,07
6

2 0 00

2 0 ,1 0 0

1

2 00

1
11

1 0 ,0 0 0

0

0

12

1 ,1 0 0
68

6

0

6 ,0 0 0

0

19 3 8

20

364, 284
377,150
2,120, 754

112

110

19 3 7 AND

22

520,413
529,647
2, 515,733 1,367

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,

157
W ilmington___
Wilson. _____
139
W inston-Salem... 1,230
South Carolina:
Aiken ________
49
226
Anderson______
Bates burg _ ___
27
67
Beaufort_______
762
Charleston_____
Chester________
41
Clinton. _ ____
30
495
Columbia______
Conway_______
54
Dillon. _ ______
59
Easley_________
52
Florence____ . 236
Gaffney _____
129
Greenville_____
311
Greenwood_____ i 145
Lancaster______
71
Newberry_____
114
Rock Hill ... ._
273
Spartanburg____
617
S u m ter ...____
152
Virginia:
Abingdon ..
15
Alexandria ..
813
Appalachia____
3
Bristol. _
58
Charlottesville...
192
Clifton Forge___
Covington_____
30
Danville____ _
351
44
Farmville______
Franklin___
Fredericksburg..
126
Galax__________
37
Harrisonburg___
148
Hopewell_____
155
Lynchburg ...
498
Martinsville. ...
155
Newport N ew s.. 1, 705
1,156
Norfolk________
Includes mont hs only

T able C5.— Num ber and perm it valuation o f building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1988— Continued

^

SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES—Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city

New residential buildings

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation




101

8

Dollars748
453,

82
62
130, 023
2, 637, 310 252
256, 630
62
4, 568, 729 1, 529
1, 561,426 586
52
286,190
i 206, 231
28
28, 400
273,897 174
153, 730 144
99,125
67
182,463
54
555, 750
24
390, 515
92
163, 200
53
11

588, 930
468,174
, 885
2, 947, 977
368, 644
166, 965
195, 530
, 700
21,175
133, 545
1, 552, 945
18, 750
243, 475
66

12

121

178
57
359
87
183

1 ,2 0 0

6
10

54
478
15
38

Dollars
184,803

1937

1938

1937

Additions, alterations, and repairs
1937

1938

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

73, 650
435, 885
290, 427
4, 268, 609
2, 094, 849
162, 294
176, 645
51, 300
218,191
258, 250
39, 656
297, 852
170, 510
286, 726
114,400

35
67,630
31, 950
13
72 204, 200
33
79,105
361 2, 023, 782
99 455, 915
30 109, 350
i 16 i 39,100
7
27, 400
49 181, 450
71, 650
16
42,800
13
51 107, 200
7 427,400
Winchester350
67 240,
43
97, 600

19
56, 600
19
62,000
14
40, 500
46 100, 250
237 1,208, 680
84 365, 220
18 126, 389
41, 850
4
17, 600
40 115, 900
84, 200
5
14, 900
34 153, 700
63, 800
42 188, 925
85, 500
31

330, 263
9
80, 716
45 2, 077, 572
145, 725
253 1, 369, 572
113 758, 472
171, 605
i 13 i 124, 970
35
13,920
57
61, 685
30,860
54,488
18
127,450
30
95,925
5
48, 600

504,100
587, 500
57, 310
2,497, 557
498, 664
168, 417
226,495
5,280
16,150
207, 855
1,287,994
17,800
158, 895

113 356,050
287, 378
18, 500
9
264 1, 850,100
63 194,200
49 150, 840
42
93,235
7,400
5
60,900
16
223 802, 702
3
18, 050

106 368, 800
72 412, 700
16, 575
308 1,831, 910
76 249, 400
55 144,225
52 129, 650
700
25
97, 775
171 479,213
4
13, 500
94,200
14|

30
27
175
49
15
55
7
3

66

0

0

6 ,0 0 0

81

6

22

11

11

1
2

6 ,0 0 0

22

11

12

1

1 ,0 0 0

22

6

20

12

92
26
9

226, 530
83, 877
9, 060
602,485
42,026
3,675
55,325
3,800
975
47, 950
600, 588
12, 750
222,425

17

Dollars
50,028

2

1 ,2 0 0

65
7
293
124
14
18
5
42
72
29
13
24
22

218,920
168, 042
, 076, 551
321, 958
27, 465
127, 045
27, 500
61, 705
118, 415
,
131, 025
103, 410
18, 752
28, 900

15
50
239
52
24
45
4
3
17
153
9

135, 300
112, 203
8,270
254, 232
96, 296
20, 830
44, 320
4, 530
3, 550
84, 980
503,120
1, 300
35, 695

10

22

10

2

8 2 10

Dollars

44
55,855
59
17,357
204 355, 538
17
31, 800
980 1,175, 375
549 347, 039
'15
5, 235
i 35 i 42,161
74
78, 527
42
20, 395
16
25, 465
20, 775
4
900
54, 240
19
17,000
0

0

21

2

6

158
764
228
35
73
21

2
2

18
135
0
1

6,350
96, 919
39, 325
495, 392
132,418
12, 450
46, 970
1, 500
,
24,695
149, 655
3, 000
2 0 2 00

0

Dollars

78,175
46
41
10, 450
173 176, 465
9
22,135
999 983, 378
378 1,407, 671
8,440
4
7, 750
,
92
40, 586
50
55, 635
33
16, 546
7
13,127
3
3,300
26
79,049
20

2

6 200

0

0

0

62, 597
32, 465
411, 415
152,968
3, 362
52, 525
50
, 600
25,100
305, 661
3,000
29,000

56
24
653
231
8
86
1

5
12

154
15
1

0

6

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Virginia—Con.
Petersburg_____
81
Phoebus_____
Portsmouth _ _ 321
61
Radford ____
Richmond____ 1, 594
Roanoke___ __
761
57
Salem ________
South Boston___ i 64
South Norfolk. __
Staunton ____
158
Suffolk________
115
Vinton _______
51
Waynesboro.. _
90
Williamsburg___
17
_____
116
Wytheville ._ _
50
West Virginia:
B eckley______
149
Bluefield _____ 251
50
Buckhannon___
Charleston___ _ 1, 203
Clarksburg ___ 340
Dunbar________
99
Fairmont______
170
14
Grafton________
Hinton ______
5
Hollidays Cove..
46
Huntington____
450
Keyser _______
29
Logan_________
18

1938

New nonresidential buildings

159200

4

16, 700
55, 362
336, 285
596, 573

10

96
289
27
178
57
32
536

1 0 0 ,1 0 0

537, 035
192,675
113, 561
940, 662
36,860

21

18,210
4, 750
87
271,902
370
608,144
16
86,132
117
285,920
48
150, 750
32
67, 275
689 • , 292, 958
15
56,234
6
10

2

4

16, 700i

0

0

3
107
16
118
31
15
84
7

324,450
61,000
455, 400
89, 600
72,100
441,335
31,000

8 ,0 0 0

13, 000
3
1
0
64,800
118 373, 350
9
40,700
73
66,800
37, 450
72 464, 293
5
14,200

0

0

8

8

33
48

2 0 0 ,2 0 0

22

11

6

33
14
9
40
10

0

54, 362
255,685
130, 850
1,900
36,175
94, 350
12,161
111, 870
4,485

2
8

27
50
6

17
14
11

71
6

5 ,1 5 0

3, 750
151,440
77,125
45, 032
17, 020
66,900
16, 375
804, 328
31,500

0
2

60
134
5
27
12
8

412
4

i

0
1 ,0 0 0

72, 600
141, 273
37,200
45, 460
8,725
29, 300
387, 457
1, 375

1
2

52
202
1

27
12
10

546
4

60
1 ,0 0 0

55, 662
157, 669
400
, 700
17, 050
13, 450
1,024337
10, 534
68

EAST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES
2 .6

2 2 .2

6 .8

12

6

66

2

2

20

88

8

6 000

21

6

6

101

112

8

122

6

8

1 0 2 00

20

68

121
22

11

0

86

0

2

1

6

10

22

0

221

1

6

12

11




0
0

2

0

0

0

0

0
0

0
0

0

0
6

0

0

0

1

2 ,0 0 0

121

22

1

0

0

22

10

0

0

22

1

2 ,0 0 0

1
1

6

193 8

2

21

8

20

1 9 3 7 AND

Total (78 cities)___ 27,198 43,281,172 2 8,217 44,647,375 5,345 14,486,884 4,933 14,696,104 3, 387 17, 455,499 3, 478 15, 383,255 18, 466 11, 338,789 19,806 14, 568,016
Percentage change. _. -3 .6
-3 .1
+8.4
-1 .4
+13.5
—
Alabama:
Albertville__ ..
7
4,100
48
242,500
30
4,800
9,000
18
5 136, 000
5
76,450
38 101, 700
63, 350
5
Anniston_______ 230
211,342 258
67,770
62 132,026
60,867 195
7
42,150 161
225,470
51 115, 550
18,450
Auburn________
79
4,250
54 315, 270
5
368, 598
90
392, 680
4
7, 350
70 340,548
20,700
73,160
30
Bessemer_______ 172
79, 504
113,292 185
22, 551 118
25
26
29, 932
29
, 552
27, 700 141
131, 987
19, 040
18
Birmingham___ 5,088
, 637,167 5, 204 2, 502,258
207 421, 634 217 422, 203 355 558, 516 349 765,120 4, 526 1, 657, 017 4, 638 1, 314,935
Brewton___
, 400
29
67, 275
2, 625
2, 950
5, 200
28, 050
18
59, 450
7
18, 700
9
7
Cullman_______
19, 606
78
124,596
33
64,162
24
.
47
33
, 336
89, 768
56,850
59, 410
Decatur___ ___
44
,
463,825
37
60, 500
13
19, 661
128,450
13
63,000
13
57, 750
18 381,164
18
Dothan___
194
354, 685 217
54, 810
97
51, 845
41,130
225, 060
31
71
98 130, 355
89 132,085
25 169, 520
Eufaula... ____
12, 652
48, 753
14
10, 509
93
28, 800
14
7, 648
67
16,313
5
, 500
21, 931
Gadsden___
181
224, 708 236
42
60, 584
402,059
124 149,909 153 160, 635
840
35
45, 061
22 78,800 41 180, 500 84 24, 826 85 22, 425
29, 738
Greenville.. ...
172, 506 114
164,185
31
54,
, 880
87, 260
7
4
26
Homewood_____ 228
375, 243 225
2, 700 107
24, 333 137
31,009
303,127
350,910
269, 418
Huntsville_____
201,144 136
235
42, 653 180
49, 639
53, 230
142, 883
24
33 114,144
14
98
37, 361
47, 000
Leeds__________
14, 750
17 2, 520, 700
2, 502, 800
12,900
300
5,000
4
8,600
4
3
5,850
Mobile________
590 1, 271, 735 520 1,073, 645
224 532, 552 152 504, 325
32 408,060
49 229, 300 334 331,123 319 340,020
Montgomery___ 1, 334 2,147, 595 1,799 1,347,192
271 863,950 197 685,995
26 817,250
32 266, 500 1, 037 466,395 1, 570 394, 697
Piedmont ____
18
19,800
25
39,900
13
15
19,800
800
7
15, 900.
3
900
3
4, 200
18,100
Prichard_______
75
61, 725
12, 250
71
33,831
13
16,306
45
49, 750
17
3,450
5,275
, 525
28
Russellville. ___
31
58,944
4
1,300
27, 300
24
29, 000
13
19,000
7
29,944
3
7,000
Selma__________ 232
174,908
386, 345
25
228, 230 180 101,347 189 140,715
17,400
27
19,500
54,061
Sylacauga______
3
12, 500
5
6,600
3
12, 500
5
6,600
Tarrant City___
232
59,000 484
94,800
232
3,000
59,000 482
91,800
Tuscaloosa_____
190
, 295, 754
564, 351
130 206, 759
32 1, 051, 222
37, 773
67 230,153
18 257, 423
28
36
76, 775
Tuscumbia_____
, 600
7
5
2, 500
, 500
7
, 600
3
Union Springs...
16
103,050
300
75,400
5
72,000
88,550
7. 500
9
7,000
3,100
Includes mont;hs only

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,

M cM echen... _
Mannington... .
Morgantown. _. .
Parkersburg____
St. Albans_____
South Charles­
ton _________
Welch_________
Wellsburg ___
Wheeling.
._
Williamson... _.

T able

0 5 .— Num ber and perm it valuation o f building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1987 and 1938— Continued

to

EAST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES—Continued
Total construction

1

1938

State and city

206, 230
117, 279
344,798

1

21

1.0
21

2 ,0 0 0

253, 275
194,425
26, 600
145, 021
55,075
58,990
134,575
, 060, 747
3,943,726
44,000
132, 648
839,478
11,950
1

199
226
59
180
3
50
7
79
30
31
27
1,452
31
82
139
66

866

11

Dollars
426,696

215,710
74, 940
762, 006

1937

1938

1937

Num- Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation
41
85
4
30

Dollars

139,598
130,550
5,200
99, 250

2 1 ,0 0 0

0

0

319, 625
244,365
, 550
105,385
64,800
79, 378
87,900
1,458, 425
4,648,655
44,155
384,631
723,840
13, 300

33
54
28

180,000
166,850
19,500
79,988
32, 000
14,660
35,100
126,350
1,845,993
17,500
26, 750
135,140
3,200

8

1938

Additions, alterations, and repairs

8

11

4
41
516
3
10

6

56
2

90,001
303,742
16
13,500
191,806
70 ' 162,150
28 110,500
213,692
83
111,450
46,650
27
511, 553 432
474, 441
187 195,440
i 188,823
230,958 i 61 105,015
130,491
196,809
54
51,775
95, 702
41
30, 795
40, 645
1,844,381 1,638 2,004,126
457 1,180,647
65,295
61
77,937
14,700
585, 4901 219
337, 752 |1 143 194, 200
221

111

1

112

21

6

95
67
17
19
3
32
25
24

Dollars

Dollars

32 1,330,711
72
31,367
94, 329
47 154,196

252, 275
157,100
30, 650
65, 000

21

33
40
42
20

Dollars

62,102
26,310
31, 650
421,181

2 ,0 0 0

0

0

14
23
3
29

125,475
30,150
2,700
25,400

0

16,
354,413
503,692
17, 595
28,373
318,733
7,500

2

44
16
51
108
50
61
348
26
61

33,940
5^ 900
69,700
167,348
137,145
81,046
, 090
957,892
41, 530
138, 985

8

20

62

6

8

6

5
125
541
16
28
19
4
51
19
48
8

i

10

36
17
18
32

20

26,945
45,437
137,400
237,890
i 25, 245
15,103
44,930
108,463
28,765
125, 365

32,300
12,640
275,825

58, 900
800
15,618
1, 050

4
18
3
26

23
49
556
9

22

Dollars
112,319

1

0

8

71
119
119

15
9
39
5

0

14,375
19,475
, 300
49,415
22, 025
44, 330
83,275
579, 984
1, 594,041
8,905
77,525
385,605
1, 250

12

44, 313
17, 750
91, 352

0

0

16
13
7
25

6

8

Dollars
174,144

1,750
144,065
3, 350
9, 4£5
11,900
15
56,878
2,050
108 421, 468
545 1, 711,596
9
27 305, 610
37 481,525
5,700

2 1 ,0 0 0

192, 400
70,150
2, 500
75,900
27, 500
20,500
84, 700
139, 600
2,053, 780
35, 200
48,150
172,615
3,200

1

42
146
117

12

2

6

6

6

805
415
30
57
41
3

56
17
55
13
31
13
64
37

106, 385
37, 075
36
24,700
16
192,165 l398
60,065
25
63,863
8,620
29
335, 729 1,399
13
26,587
81, 240 106

2 ,0 0 0

21

20

111

44

8 ,1 0 0

0

6
8
2

2 0 ,0 2 0

2 ,0 0 0

709
351
13
35
40
3

1,150
897,357
883, 279
,955
30,871
69,700
4,400

49,556
3$, 869
33
29, 642
15
78,223 269
* 58, 563
48
63,613
10,127
555, 271 1,226
21,830
15
265,925

163,417
72,175
17, 050
114,928
33, 748
51,900
14,085
710, 505
9,820
117, 527

200

121

20
22

121

6

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION




Dollars
1,644,453

1937

1938

1937

Num- Permit Num- Permit
her valuation ber valuation
Kentucky:
Ashland______
115
BowlingGreen
303
Corbin________
33
Covington_____
194
Dayton________
64
Fort Thomas___
Frankfort______
76
Georgetown. ..
Glasgow.._ ___
92
24
Harrodsburg
Irvine____
Lebanon.. __
Lexington ____
971
Louisville. ____ 1,472
Ludlow.. __
49
Newport_______
91
Paducah.. _ ____ 116
Pineville_______
9
Mississippi:
Biloxi_________
178
83
Clarksdale_____
Corinth________
51
Greenville_____
633
Greenwood... .. i 115
115
Gulfport_______
Indianola______
67
Jackson. ______ 1,874
Laurel_________
39
Meridian______
2811

New nonresidential buildings

New residential buildings

88

135
64
3,570
98
98
i 36
i 29
40
73
73
113
i
896
95
45
3, 540
29
25
1,192
54
97
i 29
2

111

106, 224
195, 781
153,454

156
13C
42

270,730
, 268
125,675

3, 603,803 4,007
198,145 107
131, 650 107
1113, 500
35
i 40,472
16
25
81,565
10, 60C
14
261,625 106
110,172
44
268,193 135
i 240, 515
1,679, 386 914
221,050
74
54
, , 277 3, 574
30, 800
26
1,982,841
25
3, 345
1,409
108,377
31
142,800 150
i 49, 575
56

2,753,875
163,925
158,971
94,250
33, 225
75,450
16, 500
184,720
35, 520
210,807
754, 365
2,085, 616
440,850
294,850
, 589,430
148,825
70,625
4, 567, 200
263,152
270,150
59,959

202

1 2 2 ,0 0 0
6 1 02

,8 6 8

2 11

6

37
56
37

56,875
165, 706
53,629

115 346,205
, 600
58
92,800
38
i 49,800
i 23 i 29, 300
57, 915
33
41
64,050
29
31,925
, 385
26
i 52 i 127, 050
599,904
63 137,550
28
77,000
596 2,638,450
15, boo
78, 500
16
260 792,992
33
45, 525
30
66,900
i 30,750
i
122

121

0

0

86

210

8

10

78
29
9
110

69
50
9
21

21

3
64
30
141
240
38
36
421
18
19
362
14
15
22

22

154, 220
49, 538
24,550

9
4
2

26, 350
450
2,925

320,350
102, 225
96, 493
73,100
26,150
70, 550
5, 000
90, 325
21, 300
82, 860
377,145
727, 580
86,150
113,800
1,394,930
16, 325
61,850
2, 059,823
22, 650
46, 900
20,600

71
15
17
i5
4
13
30
13
l 24
159
14
7
803
4
7
190
5

2, 237, 595
27, 500
19,450
i 38, 500
i 10,847
18,800
600
166,900
73, 237
78, 986
i 46,115
420,864
69, 200
26,250
1, 224,730
,
1,902,091
1,561,005
49. 027
28,000

6

1

8

10

27
15
21

87,850
119, 410
26,950

42
77
23

22,999
29,625
96,900

51
80
18

28, 660
42, 320
74,175

69 1,316,490 3,384 1,020,003 3,828 1,117,035
18,390
29
48,045
43,310
34
9
26, 608
38
19, 400
35,870
45
19
14,800
6,350
4
18 i 25,200
i 325
7, 075
i
7
1,900
4,850
3,000
3
4
5, 500
7
16, 850
30, 675
19
77, 545
4,050
7
5,010
14
10,170
15
60, 791
82
74 102,822
67,156
23
37, 695
32
29 339, 525 i 35 i 67, 350
185 813,189 527 658,618 489 544, 847
17,100
14, 300
18
14 337, 600
8,600
172,450
18,750
738 2,695, 520 2,141 2,239,097 2,415 2,498,980
132,500
13,600
17
2, 275
2, 250
3
, 500
3
241 1,652,684 742 991,871 806 854, 693
7,025
13
13,825
7 233,477
37, 750
62
47,900
7 185, 500
9,084
31
30, 275 i 19 i 18,825
10
0

1

0

2

2

6 ,0 0 0

1

1 0 ,0 0 0

21

21

22

2 200

10

10

8

0

8

6

0

2

10
121

10

10

1 2 .0

12

11

2

8

1

22

6 66

101
2

20

111

10

1

11




6

11

6

, 215 37, 438, 555 25.893 19,414, 583 24,500 17,943, 028
+
+5.7
8 .2

13
4
26
18
43
30
154
23
5
3
2

20,500
42,800
26, 225
38, 960
99, 893
199,000
490, 618
3, 500
43, 750
26,450
13,000

4
3
269
160
935
55
923
9
i4
56
19

9
4,000
138, 519 365
51, 734
98
192, 740 588
52,000
80
308, 580 1,195
5,905
9
* 4,600
33,495
98
6,250
34
2 ,1 0 0

2

1

12. 450
3, 350
131, 313
61, 278
237,
158, 635
491,970
3.915
1,700
42, 222
8,400
868

19 3 8

Total (120 cities)____ 50,938 120, 222, 569 45, 461 102, 464, 776 18,647 57,759,175 14, 746 47,083,193 6.398 43,04$, 811
+17.3
Percentage change... +
+26.5 +22. 7
+2.9
+15.0
ArkansasCamden_______
39
39, 950
14, 350
67
85, 700
45
52, 750
23
23, 500
Clarksville_____
27, 300
50,150
7
22,500
4,000
800
El Dorado_____
439
394, 239 425
210, 238
143 177. 735
34
27
77,985
52,700
218
156, 374 135
Fayetteville____
159, 788
69,190
19
59, 550
36
35,450
Fort Smith_____ 1,106
,974 714
523, 568
143 348, 642
83 185,807
28 125, 592
Hot Springs____
144
268,854 149
42 109, 650
480,185
39 122,550
47 107, 204
Little Rock____ 1,150 1,902, 334 1, 462 1, 478,830
435, 609 113 496, 242 126 1,158,145
15
Marianna__ __
20, 005
50,915
15
4
4
5,300
43,500
8.800
Newport_______ i 17
i 24; 430
96,950
44
i
17 116,600
51,500
i 3,230
Pine Bluff_____
111, 722
186, 420 118
44 105, 335
15
43, 050
47,590
29
Wynne________
45, 250
47
43,900
22, 500
5
5
14,000
25,000
Includes months only.

1 9 3 7 AND

WEST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,

Tupelo_______
Vicksburg______
Yazoo City____
Tennessee:
C h attanooga__
Clarkville______
Cleveland______
Columbia______
Covington--.
Dyexsburg_____
Erwin____
Gallatin_______
Harriman______
Jackson_______
Kingsport______
Knoxville______
Lebanon _____
Maryville______
Memphis______
Milan_______ _
Murfreesboro___
Nashville____ .
Springfield_____
Trenton___ ___ 1
Union City_____

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WEST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES—Continued
New residential buildings

Total construction




20

0

121

10
0

2

1,223,610 832
2, 245. 076 639
29
20. 400
504, 232 157
34,210
15
590,853 311
970,533 127
4,095, 786 1, 224
92,895 151
5,073,190 1, 513
93
207, 348
425.882
286, 479
388. 671
145, 623
0

75, 445
5, 725
58, 950
169, 445
598,160
249, 716
29,400
55,475
647, 252
185, 518
40,000
3,100
0

116

Dollars
535,804

991,772
84,700
200,982
12,700
664.909
208.147
4,230,460
31,079
2,885, 558
94,398

72

311,875
122, 310
544,585
84, 216

0

0

100
110

37
26
73
286
160
13
11

0
22

238
39
7
1

1938

1937

1937

19, 210
14,850
24, 250
157, 548
453,000
153, 206
22, 225
37,330
223,613
31,985
30,680
250
0

106
248
6
121
10

94
105
575
17
574
92
46
38
64
10
0

4
5
47
109

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

175, 241
128,934
6.850
136, 015

681
379
7
81

0

1

167
78, 589
44, 650
50
513 1, 302, 011
141
27,190
974 1, 828, 426
41
31, 020

147
65
705

Dollars

272.370
169, 518
64, 762
4,000
138, 670
85, 274
. 791,
15, 464
697, 268
29, 593

228, 755
82, 043
652, 687
9,115
604, 510
11, 750

92,700
46,149
366, 696
31,030

75
32
62
7

180, 075
42, 485
391,175
41, 700

27
17
17

331, 947
232, 775
14, 305
98, 325

35
45
26
14

116, 750
73,130
134, 685
15, 965

15
15
35

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44

10.825.
14, 000
7.300
57, 250
79. 925
53,120

40
14
39
184
91

59,820
4, 850
41, 579
69, 758
, 645

0

0

6

1 0 ,0 0 0

19
9
31
172
106
13

0
2

0

0
12

2

5,500
25, 350
4. 425
27,000

0

0

13, 300
65. 728
, 513
3,000
600

7,385
850
16, 950
30, 589
258, 925
73,347
22, 225
9, 230
37, 463
3,810
880
250

0
0

0
0

0

21

30,925
328,210
43,925

0
0

0
0

10

1

1 ,0 0 0

0

0

0

0

23
46
10
0
0
12

109
12

3

0

69, 709
114,150
26, 739
0
0

22,600
160,800
23, 750
2,800
0

10

12

8

20

15
3
35
53
39
4
9
25
23
6

0

2
1

9,225
5. 725
39,600
35,134
90, 299
157,821
19,400
11, 250
253,314
129.080
37,000
2,500
0

66

12

86

17
4
19
2

68

19
19

59, 715
276, 041
58. 000
41,590

630
257
4
74

95
26
9
61
28
24
90
7

11

18
170

Dollars

36 834; 931
67 1,431, 587
3
5,850
36 126, 829
, 310
74 342, 749
35 745, 483
62 560. 395
12, 805
28
155 1, 290, 207
4,425

6,400
14. 500
92, 732
438,103
23,250

0

Dollars

85 203, 719
165 546, 213
20,500
94, 630
50
5
6,600
103 297,478
34
40,830
433 1, 785,907
5
6,500
421 1, 583, 780
53, 055
27

213, 438
684, 555
7,700
241,388
21,900
169, 515
180,400
2,233,380
52,900
1,954, 557
171,903

2 ,1 0 0

0

6

0

271
8
1
1

1, 235
7,555
7, 670
16, 268
0

68

0

12

,

122

1 002

59
6

23
51
22

22

0
8
110
8
2
1

6 ,2 0 0

1

866

15, 050
, 695
18, 725
26, 551
6

0

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

1

Dollars

1938

Additions, alterations, and repairs

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation
Louisiana:
Alexandria_____
772
572
Baton Rouge___
13
De Quincy..........
231
Lafayette ........
Mansfield.......... .
Monroe......... —
335
Natchitoches___
190
New Orleans___ 1,150
186
Plaquemine____
Shreveport_____ 1,703
Thibodaux_____
141
Oklahoma:
72
Ada___________
80
Ardmore_______
96
Bartlesville____
62
Chickasha_____
Cleveland______
Cushing_______
59
3
Drum wright___
25
Elk City_______
El Reno_______
346
Enid__________
141
Guthrie________
Henryetta_____
Hollis__________
Hugo________
39
Lawton________
466
52
McAlester_____
Mangum______
3
Marlow________

1937

1938

1937

1938

State and city

New nonresidential buildings

6

101

211

1

8

1

482 2,348,661
18
60,200

911,859
551, 992
498, 555
, 721, 731
, 958, 200
1,162, 520
14, 400
524, 889
103, 714
50, 380
397, 585
3, 060,138
217, 291
41, 860
192, 925
30, 210
, 845, 862
215, 456
12, 400
i 93, 007
1, 700, 221
48,062
, 318, 675
65,183
126, 565
3, 262, 797
270, 430
148, 349
177,829
264, 871

103 264, 761
77 230,493
449,153
114 515, 302
555, 094
526, 638
262,149
105 345, 435
70 163,490
1, 570, 984
87 448, 229
219 1,028,135
4, 280, 507 1, 124 3, 628,155 893 2, 836, 471
1, 373,115
250 525, 507 140 346,044
42, 825
16
7
30,110
10, 900
917,150
51 108, 983
89 193, 442
166, 207
33
17
30, 581
64,150
4
21, 205
2,950
7
11, 750
534, 240
188 303, 240 137 180,120
3,176. 403
940 1,969,403 1,066 , 494. 384
32
127,170
48 102,171
58', 761
3
10,935
17
31, 610
4,000
31,055
20,195
3.800
, 695
7,533, 779 , 606 4,163, 767 1,132 3,354, 591
52, 899
79.102
62 125, 887
9,500
3,000
31
210,175 i 48 i 74, 727
53,850
1, 706, 597
170 812, 742 134 654,105
4
14, 440
24,000
8,050
7,817.353
949 2, 427, 278 725 2, 217,984
3,000
287, 250
18,150
48,800
3,910, 304
242 660, 759 170 558,885
142, 319
61 131, 585
46
95,478
231,136
55
025
222, 928
24
55 132,, 500 107 167,783
83,167
89, 529
414, 701 1 81
72] 123, 910

62 442,055
20,337
7
47 125, 730
63 1, 127,972
, 225 379
98 234,384
3
1, 530
71 231,156
19
11, 685
29,870
20
50,990
19
215 852, 075
25
70,722
5
2,675
189,125
5
701 2, 692, 696
34, 400
9,400
i
i 14, 550
164 385, 649
14
15, 955
289 3, 295, 367
47, 370
54, 375
216 2, 036, 955
32
81, 044
35
37,802
25,979
59 101, 727

0

2

6

8

6

269
181
145
398
2, 325
1, 292
36
291
41
39
348
1,812
133
28
14
22

4.066
60
5
86

732
13
1, 920
3
49
1,243
226
196
103
188

14
21, 850
67.900
3, 511,195 1,129 3, 620, 050
6,500
41 143, 550
36 112, 650
5
4,500
, 400
3
7, 000
2,600
15
31,100
52,950

1 ,0 1 2

2

0

0

2
1

6 ,6 6 0

8

21

0

0

0

687 2, 531,670
15
27,125

0

0

120

1

2

1

21

10
2

1 ,2 0 0

6 ,2 0 0

1

21
0

1

0

10

0
22

0

86

1

1
11

2 ,0 0 0

1

10
8

1

886

2

6

2 ,0 0 0

12
6
11

1
11

21

103
331
5
17
6
2
20
0
221

4

255, 308'
, 635, 233!
62,630
474, 609
9,300
4,060
28, 530

1

0

3, 218,954
12,500

137
580
3
258
7
108
3
607
73
0

240,191
681,782
3. 600
94, 254
4,700
46, 722
, 550
445,094
30. 488
0

1

187
580
13
209
17
118

260, 312
519, 638
19,500
64, 439
14,200
67, 256

0

789,244
32, 069

0

397
62

0

0

72,197
65 146,463 117 205,043 127
16, 353
27, 706
750
59
59
35
74, 689
23,970
27, 390
40
59
45 841, 313 294 565, 624 266 281, 442
762 362, 941
670 1 081, 095 1, 042 1, 104,
98 479, 267 903 402, 629 1, 054 547, 804
9
7,125
5.590
4
1.970
62 745, 740 188 100, 292 178
62, 427
16, 901
7 118, 725
27,879
17
40
15
5, 412
12,843
14
. 760
17 296.020 193
43, 355 194
58, 100
267 1, 266, 515 366 238,660 479 415, 504
44,398
2,642
91
65, 767
93
5
23
7, 575
2, 785
4,150
4
10,860
27,010
16, 495
30
663 2,398,166 2,440 1,989, 399 2,271 1, 781. 022
61
18,528
7,675
55,169
33
5
9,500
47 141,117 i 13
i 3, 730
15, 208
187 591,196 383 501, 830 411 461, 296
13
5,490
8,107
3
900
290 4, 740,180 1, 243 596, 030 905 859,189
17, 813
1, 000
253, 950
23.390
27
15.150
233 3, 091, 428 1,146 565,083 840 259, 991
31
57,801 149
29, 346
17,495 174
27
30, 528
61
24, 522
32,825
62
45
85, 325 129
68,683
34
48, 074
46 219, 475
73
30, 644
70
71, 316
2

666

11

8

20

10

0

0

0

20
0

0

20

0

6

0

0

0
8

6

0
11

0

1
20

2

0

1938

2

6,356,859
104, 769

59 128, 435
250 1, 551, 884
250
13, 255
5, 450
4
49, 075
32
14,815
1,500
198 283,884
13
35,922

38

537, 470
5, 774. 921
82,130
682, 598
31,900
148, 736

1 9 3 7 AND

2

436, 526 304
5, 744, 861 2,040
10, 350
18
220,15S 267
14, 650
28
5
56,075
92, 637 159
3,050
3, 260,648 1,10C
84
93, 535

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,

234
Muskogee______
Oklahoma City - 1,842
Okmulgee______
Ponca City_____ 304
Sapulpa________
17
5
Sayre__________
Shawnee_______
155
Tonkawa______
4
Tulsa__________ 1,492
Woodward_____
Texas:
282
Abilene________
Alamo Heights .
180
Alice________ ..
Amarillo_____ ..
576
Austin_________ 3, 052
Beaumont_____ 1,251
Belton_________
14
Big Spring_____
348
92
Brady___:_____
Brownwood____
41
Bryan_________
400
Corpus Christi.... 1, 521 i
Corsicana______
166;
Catulla________
45
Crockett_______
!
Dalhart__ _____
36
D allas...»_____ 4,747
135
Denison______ .
Eastland_______
7
‘ 72
Edinburg_____
El Paso________
717
Floydada---------37
Fort Worth____ , 481
Freeport_______
53
Gainesville_____
Galveston. ___ 1,604
Goose Creek____
267
Graham_______
151
Greenville_____
205
Harlingen______
213
Includes months only.
11




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T able C5.— Num ber and perm it valuation o f building construction in 1>790 identical cities, by city, 1987 and 1988-— Continued

WEST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES—Continued
Total construction
1937

1938

State and city

1938

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation




30
i 53
388
5,609
32
50
17
75
32
79
176
1,488
333
234
34
69
156
i 91
22
100

9
178
116
208
61
1, 373
72
337
3, 076
41

Dollars

26
, 375
105,452 117
1,188,923 322
24,992,193 4, 683
33
214, 948
309, 575
47
28
20, 785
84
180, 053
16
110, 593
144, 581
85
416, 639
3, 606, 479 756
268, 063 274
975, 356 310
58, 735
53
82,908
80
653, 344
57
127,176
24, 641
25
62,
96
14
7,850
383, 973 226
214,825 137
165, 818 193
89, 521
60
1, 444, 640 1,480
111, 273
84
449, 050 227
, 251, 309 3, 028
56, 505
34
66

1

211

1

110

2 00

6

1938

1937

Additions, alterations, and repairs

1937

1938

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

3
5
6,175
163,921
7,100
34
272,062 i
i 72,100
93,680
125 1,063, 950 154 1,258, 320
1,449,885
18, 606, 763 3,025 13,488, 935 2,175 9,802,190
77, 250
77, 380
29, 250
13
31
99, 968
36, 435
29,850
13, 600
104, 054
13, 950
33
27
338,427
52, 687
70, 350
17
5
32, 625
24, 600
12,050
49
61 121,850
186, 674
184, 775 132 278,490
429, 950
873 2,009, 728 353 841,129
1, 791, 237
79 156,132
50
169,143
99, 601
166 512, 500
801,882
543, 512
14
25, 525
37
, 787
60, 982
25
44, 735
121, 788
27
55, 725
36
123, 800
67 237,815
72, 525
147, 300
43 101, 625
46 i 91, 930
63, 500
11,800
32, 400
64, 624
4
9, 950
16, 650
10,600
4
5,150
, 500
54
167, 831
42
, 969
97, 214
309, 690
61 160, 575 117 230, 540
163, 410
47
43, 325
27
43, 250
188, 346
13
14,850
25,870
827, 661
498, 333 227 478, 620
61, 699
44
48
26, 508
81,110
146 289,092
387, 540
64
, 062
5, 201, 200
708 1, 679,608 632 2,055, 681
47,825
17, 350
, 500
22

12

12

8

10

1 2 1 ,1 0 0

101

220

86

1

6

10

8

8

8

86

6

210

2 11

11

1

8

Dollars

55,350
i4
14,700
246 9,599, 208
122,338
9 199, 590
3
, 635
109, 945
76, 518
9
16, 600
24 186, 905
205 1,136, 764
42
63, 060
419, 076
26, 700
13
14, 575
47 357, 408
i9
16, 256
5
3, 500
24
33,485
4
2,450
29 176, 453
24
24, 750
34
75, 865
17
41,931
178 648, 247
14
26, 600
54
78,830
203 2, 742. 486
29, 755
6

Dollars

10

20
11

24
3
254
7
15
24
7

20
11

33
140
35
24
5

1

0

0

10

6

1

8

2

12

8

13
27
9
19
2
20

15

11
20

155
16
49
251
121

Dollars

Dollars

19
147,525
4,850
13
9,296
59
130,055 i 27 i 18,652
48, 327
263 124,973 165 105, 565
, 628, 583 2,338 1, 904, 050 2,254 2,175, 990
14
15, 360
11, 410
36, 720
50, 950
73, 550
19
19, 168
, 250
4
550
18
3, 854
243, 550
28
17, 421
24, 527
27
4
1,450
4
1,700
10, 850
32, 400
6,881
32, 424
44, 959
46
20, 205
131, 255
51
786, 227 410 459, 987 263 163,881
13, 323
48,871 189
56, 219
43, 780
82, 055
176, 315
48
9, 500
9
16, 305
, 510
26, 413
31
23, 598
45
39, 650
42
58, 121
36, 950
14, 325
35, 225
40
10,450 i 36 i 18, 990
4, 950
9, 341
26,150
16, 660
31. 314
18, 765
73
800
1,300
4
250
19,813 107 120, 551 152
50, 804
76, 500
31
29,500
5
2, 650
46, 628 155
36,800 127
83, 360
145, 303
31
21, 720
34
28,193
72, 094 985 298, 060 1, 098 276, 947
14
24, 755
3, 563
10, 436
91,124 137
81,128 114
85, 354
1, 523,148 2,165 1,829, 215 2,145 1,622,371
23,1751
16,150
9,400
8 6 ,0 0 0

6

10

10

86

12

21

2 12

66

6

11

8

11

6

68

1

20

22

21

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Texas—Continued.
Haskell________
Henderson_____
Highland Park. _
Houston..........
Huntsville_____
Jacksonville___
Kenedy________
Kerrville_______
Lampasas______
Laredo_________
Longview. ..........
Lubbock...____
Lufkin_________
M idland..___
Mineola_______
Mission____
Nacogdoches___
New Braunfels. __
Olney_________
Orange________
Paducah_______
Palestine_______
Pampa________
Paris__________
Plain view____
Port Arthur____
Robstown______
San Angelo_____
San Antonio____
Snyder________

New nonresidential buildings

New residential buildings

293
69
340
919
558
72
113
626
100

66

171, 261
104, 755
126, 633
553, 725
1, 309, 486
2, 549, 428
147,106
75, 781
1, 288, 395
36, 665

328
117
74
286
908
533
55
141
208
60

164,864
112, 246
141, 293
244, 546
1,179, 698
2, 233, 707
123, 503
105, 636
318, 095
39, 539

26
58, 500
45,057
44 107, 232
170 269, 610
304 609,843
436 1,905,028
37
, 318
15
30, 525
163 687, 928
21

68

1

2 ,0 0 0

31
70,030
30
39, 918
43 118, 528
, 600
448 772, 229
433 2, 081,898
18, 935
25, 200
26 119, 830
3
, 603
86

1 20

12

10

6

40
13
105
10

20

8
12

9
73
2

64, 520
24,843
14, 625
256, 650
487,845
584, 737
46, 773
2,525
274, 913
1, 410

27
10
12
12

97
8

17
9
37
6

27, 905
39, 445
13, 565
87, 005
265, 336
93, 350
81, 381
16,350
83, 656
8,125

227
69
150
510
114
23
89
390
63

48, 241
34,855
4, 776
27, 465
211, 798
59, 663
32, 015
42, 731
325, 554
33. 255

12

, 929
32,883
9,200
36, 941
142,133
58, 459
23,187
64, 086
114, 609
24, 811

270
77
19
188
363
92
26
145
51

66

122

MOUNTAIN STATES

8




40,823,159 5,093 17,302, 526 4,989 18,834, 355 3,467 15, 339, 220 4,066 11,111,768 13, 035
-4 .9
-14.7
+38.0
+
-

43
20,870
32
125, 457
99
40, 306
119, 025
97
5, 770 i 62
2, 917, 331 636
225,194 306
1, 592, 968 1, 254
67, 565
37

55,175
27, 435
, 098
131, 690
i 39,150
2, 604, 651
150, 221
1, 762, 962
83, 720

145,493
65
449, 928 207
i 28, 992
81
482, 208 731
58
53, 933
, 527,421 4, 461
105
165,008 140
96, 693
249,865 544
79, 250 115
368, 507 369
282, 536 193
26, 489
95, 081
60
339,990
38

85, 205
451,310
34,840
626,856
176,152
. 913, 474
97,105
157, 606
474,892
104, 760
566, 478
475,145
31, 600
135, 475
43,85011

8

6

1

2 .1

68

8

3
3

11
62
0

8 .1

,995
, 600
, 500
96, 540
6

21
8

0

345 1, 348, 625
30
58,825
133 395, 480
30, 700
10

20

42
18
73
20

700
25
39
23
14
41
98
39
i
8

12

45,175
135, 580
i 13, 500
243, 255
37, 396
3, 235,894
56, 000
54, 350
77,891
49,150
98,155
215,160
18, 264
72, 425
i 25, 900

7
5
51
i5
188
19
182
13
10

26,000
14, 600
5, 425
90, 460
i 3, 395
829, 570
43,150
625,061
45, 600

19
46, 790
38 125,600
1, 500
99 269, 075
36
70, 252
776 4, 936, 462
15
38, 350
41
67, 400
16 273,865
31
76, 250
265, 643
78 219,151
4
19, 600
26
63, 900
51
,
1

66

11 2 00

26, 775
900
40, 928
3,480
i 7, 705
694, 693
87, 476
665, 980
, 720

23, 015
45
36, 758
31
241, 555 150
, 623 136
15; 225 i 45
11, 477
80,270 334 170, 468 443
98, 010
7
6,892
1, 355, 832 3, 516 1, 274, 669 2,979
17, 350
50
37, 683
61
70, 090
70
59
26, 728
25,876 468 134, 933 494
3,735
46
72
13, 940
191, 062 239 114,839 243
19, 300
55
29,106
75
60, 725
26
19, 661
16
10, 250
26
10, 515

15, 400
84,155
18, 115
277, 511
7, 890

2,400
19
11, 935
15
,745
34
37, 750
i 16 ' 28, 050
98 1, 080, 388
19
19, 595
191 471,921
29, 400

19
i9
128

15
33
14
189

2

10

22

10

633
29
33
34
5
47
60
13
91
10
1

63, 560
225, 725
4, 015
68, 485
9, 645
4, 016, 858
71,325
15, 615
37, 041
16,160
155, 513
38, 270
7,125
2,995
i 303, 575
1

6

21

10

12

706
29
40
34
12

60
40
18
1

111

, 799, 111 13, 706 10, 877, 036
-19. 1
30
3
79
i 41
350
268
881
14

8,175
98, 261
22,150
18, 900
4,000
107 1, 075, 451
30
72, 760
153 186, 344
30, 315
11
6

17
15

8

9
7
38
17

5, 700
5, 596
9, 656
3,585
1,770
326 493, 255
247
93, 609
669 1, 011,144
, 550
6

10

6

12

8

88

1

66

10

8 ,0 0 0

2

1

1 ,1 0 0

1

1

22

,

2 6 2 1 ,1 8 0

41, 405
, 116
175,151
24, 775
109, 733
236, 694
4,000
10, 850
, 400
20

22

19 38

1

41,440,857 22,761
+1.5

19 3 7 AND

Total (77 cities)____ 21,595
Percentage change. ._ -5 .1
Arizona:
23
Douglas _____
24
Glendale____ _
Globe__________
58
94
Mesa__________
Miami____ _
778
Phoenix. _____
Prescott________ 307
Tucson.............
955
Winslow. _ ... _
30
Colorado:
84
Alamosa_____
Boulder______ .
214
Canon City____
i 62
Colorado Springs. 535
Delta_________
37
4,849
Denver______
104
Durango ____
142
Englewood ___
525
Fort Collins___
65
Fort Morgan___
Grand Junction.. 327
Greeley. _ . . . .
213
23
La Junta ____
75
Longmont_____
i 47
Loveland______
Includes 11 monl:hs only

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,

Sweetwater . . . . .
Taylor_________
Temple________
Texas City _
Tyler__________
University Park.
U valde_______
Waxahachie___
Wichita Falls___
Yoakum_______

T able

€ 5 .— Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938— Continued

00

MOUNTAIN STATES—Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city

New residential buildings

1937




Dollars751
i 51,

77, 893
525, 290
113, 775
i 58, 751

130
118
767
54
66

47, 725
40
1,040,985 1,206
546, 985 250
395, 765 392
314,
517
1, 111, 865 160
208, 900
186,180 129
363, 782 311
46, 550
84
46, 575
89
668

8

62, 400
771, 410
367,135
31, 350
517, 442
67, 825
565, 560
176, 575
33, 595
311, 850
, 595
761,
66

888

22

355
182
42
409
49
317
130
50
72
80
311

Dollars751
79,

119, 259
657,975
94,135
46, 225

136, 058
1, 721, 048
657, 982
341, 500
310, 556
500, 394
18,000
98,115
879,828
83, 080
189,117
53, 400
878, 078
433,121
24, 655
681, 365
43, 787
711, 219
144, 960
62, 720
89,893
87, 301
903, 596

1938

Additions, alterations, and repairs

1937

1938

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation
i

10

19
78
7
i 13
9
131
70
81
130
49
31
19
77
25
2

10

169
14
71
8

11

64
59
13
5
89
8

Dollars
i 23,215

24, 570
227,025
19,100
i 27, 540
22, 300
502, 422
262, 735
153, 420
183, 560
152,100
108,000
29,100
202,495
4,000
31, 050
30,500
519,164
35, 390
19,100
128,455
35,850
214, 775
77, 575
, 600
10, 845
3,500
273, 485
12

18
32
56
11
8

21

156
92
49
159
43
7
5
104
16
6

12

177
9
7
88

16
72
67
13
16
3

no

Dollars
18,074

77, 891
175,000
37, 375
17, 525

59,700
588, 687
368, 850
159, 800
198, 360
123, 075
14,500
18, 750
247,179
21,250
27, 575
50,000
561,110
29,400
14, 600
178, 334
30, 712
196, 900
78,475
31, 550
22. 550
5,000
320,850

i 36
31
99
i 13
21

13
95
36
53
62
21
2

16
48
7
15
18
78
19
9
80
12

63
16
30
25
57
22

Dollars
i 13,000

13, 780
108,190
71,890
i 18, 252
19, 650
170, 296
209, 060
142, 984
51, 320
858, 447
107,450
103,035
16, 030
12,428
1 0 0 ,0 0 0

4,150
167, Oil
263, 825
5, 675
251, 753
27,800
239, 675
83, 800
9,020
283, 825
14, 760
386,508

39
23
184
23
9

Dollars

47,460
17, 915
269, 420
33, 235
7, 525

14
52
79
94
15
23
59
33

71,158
767, 218
142, 630
78, 670
47, 380
141,090
3,500
34, 400
367, 944
31,150
123, 627

9
84
48
15
130
15
84
33
16
33
40
108

2,900
137, 583
252, 850
4, 915
191, 737
5, 010
170, 914
50,290
21, 250
50, 825
50,035
456, 075

121

1

8

71
80
611
31
i

1

22

12

837
81
263
176
47
2
68

91
56
19
13
64
13
176
102

11

123
17
18
13
49
205

Dollars
i 15, 536

39, 543
190, 075
22, 785
i 12, 959
5, 775
368, 267
75,190
99, 361
79, 788
101, 318
900
49, 630
58, 252
26, 520
3,097
27, 750
85, 235
67, 920
, 575
137, 234
4,175
,
15, 200
11, 975
17,180
48, 335
101,850
6

111 110

73
63
527
32
37
5
929
106
264
264
102
0
101

148
70
40
1

94
125
191
18
161
30
23
37
98
20

21

Dollars

14,217
23, 453
213, 555
23, 525
21.175

5,200
365,143
146, 502
103, 030
64, 816
236, 229
44, 965
264, 705
30, 680
37,915
0

500
179,385
150,871
5,140
311,294
, 065
343, 405
16,195
9. 920
16, 518
32,266
126, 671
8

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Colorado—Con.
Monte Vista
i 117
130
Montrose---------Pueblo_________ 788
Sterling________
59
Trinidad_______ i 48
Idaho:
Blackfoot______
34
1,063
Boise________
Idaho F$lls_____ 187
Lewiston_______ 397
Nampa________
368
Pocatello_______
117
Preston------------35
Sandpoint______ 103
Twin Falls ___ 216
Wallace________
65
Weiser_________
59
Montana:
Anaconda--------41
349
Billings________
Butte__________
97
Glendive_______
30
327
Great Falls____
34
Havre___ ____
Helena.-^ _____
250
98
Kalispell_______
42
Laurel_________
56
Livingston_____
Miles City_____ ! 79
3511
Missoula_______

1937

1938

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation

New nonresidential buildings

1 10,000
163,195

2
77

5,100
31,820

243, 535
281,170
1, 797, 821
257, 650

55
150
644
121

i0
15, 300

1
2

5,000
9,000

12
21

i 10,000
135,825

1
49

100
14,265

i0
35

10
12, 070

0
26

0
8,555

179,105
275,295
1,384, 577
119,150

23
87,100
48 171, 550
205 1,023,938
25
39,150

19
47
148
59

58,100
145,400
811, 894
82,150

17
37
71
31

64,150
52, 910
389, 795
208, 550

20
23
85
14

92, 525
68, 020
225, 034
16,000

9
61
437
31

92,285
56, 710
384, 088
9, 950

16
80
411
48

28, 480
61,875
347, 649
21, 000

1,963, 241 1,043
224, 465 129
126, 865
63
159, 980 147
182, 450
37
418, 355 284
435,464
93

1,931,839
211,150
114,125
323, 043
120,000
513, 503
132,983

241 1,174, 875
15
35,500
58 101, 865
103 105, 726
18
57,460
75 263,450
38 168,440

205
69
57
84
10
33
18

933, 388
117, 750
96, 625
90, 248
48,125
93, 300
44, 916

195
10
8
43
14
26
24

411, 325
158,625
22, 200
48,115
34, 615
106,800
248, 835

142
18
4
36
15
37
35

647,811
55, 500
17,150
218, 809
48, 850
315,200
42,628

470
55
10
22
13
92
40

377,041
30, 340
2,800
6,139
90, 375
48,105
18,189

696
42
2
27
12
214
40

350, 640
37, 900
350
13, 986
23, 025
105, 003
45, 439

125,900
53
152, 030
71
14
117, 775
85, 510 107
569, 358 139
2, 092, 339 318
813, 570 185
4,150, 824 2,195
33, 500
35

131,800
81,850
5,875
335,820
474,536
786, 554
595, 085
3,930, 566
92, 365

31
56,650
18
34,000
0
0
19
20, 550
55 189, 611
161 354, 260
68 224, 640
596 2,413, 305
18
30,000

31 104, 500
25
44,500
3, 700
1
55, 100
26
60 321,126
167 487, 049
73 250, 750
520 2,121, 541
28
57, 725

7
8
2
4
19
68
47
276
3

55,250
96, 230
117, 775
59,300
342,374
844,939
552,275
677,949
3,500

18
32
0
6
25
48
59
253
4

9, 800
4
14,000
10
17,500
13, 300
14
25
21,800
24,050
2,175
13
0
0
0
27, 770
75
15
5, 660
252,950
55, 453
54
37, 373
40
97,957
90,934 142 893,140 103 208, 571
56, 027
53
32
36, 655
288,308
590, 092 1,460 1,059, 570 1,422 1, 218, 933
2, 500
3
32,140
0
0

1,110, 920
29,000
519, 045

1, 255,855
44,100
402, 095

183
5
52

139
3
60

773,997
17,500
219, 600

58
1
66

159,498
6,000
226, 513

76
4
54

300, 980
26,600
126,180

462
7
251

i0
7

828,800
23,000
204,125

241
0
116

122, 622
0
88,407

248
0
137

BUILD IN G CONSTRUCTION

Roundup____ _ i 2
63
Whitefish______
Nevada:
49
Elko___________
146
Las V egas_____
713
Reno__________
87
Sparks_________
New Mexico:
906
Albuquerque___
Gallup_____
80
Las Cruces ___
76
Portales- _____
168
Raton_______ _
45
Roswell________
193
Silver City_ ___
102
Utah:
Bountiful______
48
Brigham_______
51
Eureka________
2
Helper_________
38
Logan_________
114
Ogden_________
371
Pravo__________ 147
Salt Lake C ity.. 2,332
Tooele_________
21
Wyoming:
Cheyenne______
482
Green River____
6
234
Laramie_______

180, 878
0
56, 315

PACIFIC STATES

U

Total (175 cities)____ 144,611 283, 997, 367 133, 617 243, 936,887 37, 226 147, 052, 404 30, 056 125, 549, 481 26,170 91,246,348 23, 846 73,965, 227 81,215 45,698, 615 79, 715 44, 422,179
+16.4
+2.9
Percentage change,.. +8.2
+23.9
+23.4
+1.9
+17.1
+9.7
California:
126 559,163
67, 976 546 275, 648 512 208, 903
669,174
86 392, 295 112 753, 846 139
Alameda_____ - 784 1, 588, 657 737
42, 912
Albany______ _ 294
122 397,101 180 620,131
51, 833 137
15
20,800 167
516, 934 332
683,843
5
68,000
124 225, 033 342 135, 750 348 226,137
1,039 2, 853,193 983 2, 442,227
Alhambra _ .
611 2, 351, 303 511 1, 991, 057
86 366,140
32 153, 497 158
66, 088 209 116, 554
962, 831 287
449,876
53 189,160
46 179, 825
Anaheim, _____ 238
27 707,583
88 416, 535 116
85, 440 129
68, 690
Arcadia, ___
433 1, 683, 955 437 1,635,400
216 1,142,600 220 1,150,175 101 455, 915
1 Includes 11 months only.

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€ 5 .— N u m b er and perm it valuation o f building construction in 1 ,7 9 0 identical cities, by city, 1 9 8 7 and 1 9 3 8 — Continued

8

PACIFIC STATES—Continued
Total construction
1938

State and city

New residential buildings
1938

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation
327,313
64
43,990
2, 052, 593 891
343, 724 173
714, 448 245
3, 569, 834 2, 034
3,141,120 847
892, 917 192
5, 070, 075 1,157
1, 064, 008 223
i 58, 629
60
289, 646 548
101,114
61
279, 015
80
298, 932 104
633, 654 116
493, 266 319
1, 007, 971 478
289, 959 265
507,199 254
61, 645
28
1, 053, 078 174
389, 248
94
552, 631 139
292,081
69
39, 210
40
444,841 313
240,150 138
102,810
97
413,949
96
120

1937

1938

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation

Dollars

Dollars

255,978
,
45
50, 825
26, 500
9
1, 755, 911
797, 963
126, 794
61 131, 570
360,
193 611, 575
2, 326, 575
248 1,189,103
4, 810, 980
126 1, 977, 650
173, 584
41 116, 600
3, 269,172 1,286 4,295,450
824, 442
130 736, 975
42, 248
i
i 5, 750
258,430
58 128,125
125, 608
18
36, 650
157,895
59 175,915
336, 685
25 133,963
80, 717
38 103,021
353,182
99 258,450
750, 970 251 754, 075
244,051
45
85,000
514, 645
75 409, 005
90,900
19
50, 550
2,089,186
168 592, 418
202, 390
91 293,060
240, 545
83 169, 645
87,660
19
41, 560
45,373
5
23, 500
82 257, 230
258, 594
51 111, 150
271,108
308, 665
28
79,900
52
91, 935
81,748
111 200

202

686

2

Dollars

33
, 335
14
32, 700
196 781,181
91, 380
107 246, 376
241 1, 261, 653
181 3, 444, 800
76,100
675 , 316, 329
91 542, 083
86

66

20

2

0

55
52

20
20
2

131
148
28
73
12

77
41
49
11
8

27
58
15
21

0

135,125
26, 550
150, 750
124, 385
6 ,1 0 0

267, 000
410, 082
76, 975
431, 424
48, 200
250, 450
147, 250
114, 750
25, 200
22,150
79, 800
81,150
44, 610
25, 795

Dollars
21
11

233
31
5
246
188
103
23
i
75
24
9
28
25
63
29
10

2

8

21

17
34
28
6

12

3
29
17
35
21

181,175
2,165
762, 335
200,961
65,150
1,411,106
673, 235
719, 650
338, 575
238, 900
i 39,840
88,810
31,904
103,100
137, 925
499,456
194, 900
164, 500
159, 350
32, 395
7,285
388,161
79, 223
369, 334
239,175
6,750
93, 276
82, 445
5,185
308, 026

15
15
228
47
9
219
223
13
68
21
2

54
12
8

13
18
38
67
27
12
11

27
25
8

20

4
29
35
29
21

Dollars

122,400
5,185
58
586, 310 400
41
17, 011
73,200 137
271, 011 1,555
932, 250 447
54,725 138
696, 693 463
153, 275
82
12,500 l
44, 605 476
,
38
1, 990
160, 272
82
44,722
74
35, .316 167
263, 765 340
91, 395 192
9, 910
40,950
1, 799, 200
69
21,125
35
109, 955
48
37,680
33
750
70, 550 246
142, 573
39
243, 792
39, 815
49
68

47

22 0 20

0

201

10

10

66

Dollars
34,938

72
15, 325
35
492, 295 467
11,193
60
37, 723 129
969, 625 1, 574
490, 235 443
56, 667 159
436, 050 414
88,133
58
13, 039
72, 711 439
32, 560
29
27,044
71
31,177
96
39, 916 150
89, 396 263
45, 609
65, 799 169
5
3, 810
72,499
70
16, 965
45
13, 652
65
11, 346
38
28
8,960
94, 335 265
46, 555
51
17, 725
47
13,988
46
111

1

0

20

2 10

Dollars

47,243
, 940
388, 420
18, 403
41,110
793, 911
433, 930
42, 759
256,150
129, 084
29, 748
78, 700
77, 038
5,155
52, 028
29,895
50,
77,123
75, 681
73, 311
1, 750
39, 536
34, 015
15, 840
24, 780
22, 473
108, 244
47,385
20, 263
16,138
12

866

C O N S T R U C T IO N




Dollars

1938

1937

Additions, alterations, and repairs

B U IL D IN G

California—Con
Auburn________
134
78
Azusa_____ _
Bakersfield_____
835
Banning_______
133
335
Bell___________
Berkeley_______ 2, 049
Beverly Hills___
761
Brawley_______
189
Burbank_______ 1, 852
Burlingame____
235
Calexico______
i 51
Chico__________
609
Chino _______
80
Chula V ista ___
67
Claremont____
116
Coalinga_______
140
Colton_________
291
Compton______
654
Corona_____
266
Coronado______
297
Covina______
46
Culver City____
271
132
Daly City_____
Delano________
159
Dinuba________
64
Dunsmuir__
18
El Centro__ . _ 357
El Monte______
138
84
El Segundo____
136
Escondido_____

New nonresidential buildings

2

200
86

121

86

11




21
210

39
55
41
470

20

86

8
10

37
23
35
46
117
24

102

12

201

68

668

11

88

11

22

68

22

22

11
12

88

22

020

200

66

110

211

110

8

21

10

866

8

17
19
75
19
945
, 657
4
34
38
19
13
39
33
67
62
25
37
39
84
42
885
51
56
21

101, 950
9,930
758,196
41,002
17,172
67, 346
946, 521
41, 375
,
25,940
57,170
45, 725
179, 968
357, 468
839, 200
, 620
, 525
136, 707
219, 410
61,167
2, 821, 535
19, 527,118
13, 675
38, 780
26, 575
42, 650
65, 956
82, 723
84, 835
54, 494
195, 331
306,109
36,585
120, 752
24, 475
85, 405
64, 395
1, 679,136
126, 599
322,085
12 0 20

22
8

289 105, 776
9, 740
2,124 , 012, 648
94, 474
109
22, 574
i
i , 460
627 254, 277
14
9, 300
95
69, 255
137
31,018
21, 440
30
142
53, 086
91
43, 420
216 145, 797
306 145, 008
44
19, 748
27
7, 578
32
24,956
39,430
8,912
37
7,146 2, 352, 770
16, 308 10, 531, 761
60
43,110
41,135
96 110, 030
29,029
71
300 155, 996
161
30,174
79, 775
154
51, 745
255 173, 272
525 141, 884
54
28,390
117 178,922
132
40, 755
30, 536
275
50,123
3, 310 , 430, 740
47, 033
71, 565
154
21

1

221

21

8

122

111

101

111

2

110

183
32
1, 744
205
110
11

474
18
24
124
27
210
102

254
287
53
30
28
75
22

6,602
16, 425
61
80
131
76
204
115
99
179
340
421
39
152
154
140
230
3,228
109
134

101,451
12,283
970, 397
229, 002
18,
5, 730
217, 893
, 825
14, 855
21, 403
16, 589
83, 451
58, 419
218,048
114, 475
34, 060
5,972
19, 275
75, 905
5, 525
1,973, 020
9, 905, 329
26, 925
37, 730
59, 542
21, 895
66,155
31, 226
83, 862
110, 713
219, 364
103, 874
21, 275
85, 623
42, 548
168,826
41, 337
1, 896, 892
32, 280
82, 647
668

8

19 3 8

1

20
202

10

1 9 3 7 AND

8

114

66

22

C O N S T R U C T IO N ,

86

84 197, 746
95 253, 445
163, 947
367, 348
80,549
35, 263
13,050
41,690
3,019, 894 318 1, 387, 599 272 1, 291, 301
390, 782
46 176, 734
23
33 135, 430
405, 434
10,895
63 118, 350
28
76, 865
41, 025
37,615
112, 776 i 46 i , 900
18
39, 700 i 19 i 24, 095
5,100,123 841 3,875, 628 791 3, 935, 709 414 771, 810
15
65, 700
13
5
5, 575
33, 500
15,500
151, 855
90 192, 385
93 124, 980
78 105, 863
49
94, 518
53 100,170
28
47,175
93,050
249, 695
69 246, 965
52 175, 936
15
61, 862
451, 883
43
73 249, 084
92 322, 707
59, 370
337
14
31, 775
162
306, 687
18 105,855
, 300
, 906 298 912, 315
83 198, 476
669 1, 487,831
52 265, 640
726 2, 422, 731 559 2, 034, 677 415 1, 469, 056
54,055
218,935
63 215, 060
52 162, 255
34
126
51, 397
15,200
20, 990
13
36,900
60
19
4,675
219,407
25
53, 695
63, 425
28
75
564,115 174 398, 550 119 268,800
80 203, 355
269
19
16, 495
97, 042
, 898
52
30
30, 350
8,454 8,130,105 1,484 5, 377, 895 907 3, 335, 550 1. 695 3, 724, 880
32,884 64, 614,089 9, 657 40,985, 563 7,802 35,181, 642 9, 613 19, 451, 202
51, 240
4
39, 200
91,840
57, 550
17
82
228, 710 160 440,850
152, 200
115, 475
182
227, 424
69 116, 663
57 141, 307
31
24,188
226
33, 950
166, 345
42 165, 500
101,800
117
232, 460
278, 338
46 168,
41 146, 227
258
236, 714
61, 512
95 274, 830
224
350, 663
324, 347
79, 625
62 155, 650
38
47, 095
58
36 134, 304
311, 332
64 298, 436
34 146,125
246
429, 716
810, 751 137 421, 975 156 396, 056
563
732, 601
359,174
71 109, 825
90 322, 618
573
532, 549 181 496, 941 147 474, 689
95 992, 616
39, 807
353, 353
43 157, 980
30
229
40 146, 978
321, 209
331, 545
92 254,186
41
27, 077
285
309
519,029
51 153, 235
85 264, 798
62
31, 775
409, 637 164 416, 980 141 303, 905
74 157, 957
413
,100, 543 1, 078 4, , 591 940 4, 524, 515 959 1, 647, 574
5,053
244, 079
54 139, 560
48
15 118, 925
208
85, 200
635,156
67 178, 375
280
90 230,424
54 796,837
363
63
2,226
277
185
70
1, 735
31
127
189

B U IL D IN G

556,967
468
Eureka________
131, 979
63
Fillmore_______
, 791,029
Fresno_________ 2,644
282, 403
Fullerton______
290
178, 539
Gardena_______
i 119, 455
i
Gilroy... _____
Glendale_______ 1,882 4,901, 715
42
48, 375
Glendora______
263
367, 503
Hanford_______
239
224, 238
Hawthorne____
114
Hayward. ____
330, 267
361, 540
258
Hermosa Beach..
H u n t in g t o n
Beach____
181,050
H u n t in g t o n
Park_________
500 1, 013,179
Inglewood___
917 2, 445, 325
141
288, 863
La Mesa_______
La Verne______
43, 768
48
Lindsay... ...
76
83, 326
Lodi______ __
641, 335
376
114, 305
Lompoc.
Long Beach
10, 325 11, 455, 545
Los Angeles.
35, 578 70, 968, 526
139, 860
Los Gatos____
Lynwood __
293
597, 460
Madera__
196
250, 881
Martinez___
124
228, 479
Marysville...
358
556, 476
Maywood____ J 278
366, 516
Merced___
j
206, 495
197
Mill Valley. „. J 254
484, 485
Modesto__
458 1, 024, 963
Monrovia____ ! 706
610, 883
Montebello____
330 1, 517,947
Monterey______
376,709
190
Monterey Park..
283
399, 377
Napa__________
224
215, 546
National C ity ...
513
625, 060
,944, 905
Oakland..______ 5, 347
Oceanside___ ._ 179
305, 518
275 1, 046, 777
Ontario________
Includes nlonths crnly.

T a b l e C 5 . — -N u m b e r

and p erm it valuation o f building construction %n 1 ,7 9 0 identical cities, by city, 1 9 8 7 and 1 9 8 8 — Continued

S

PACIFIC STATES—Continued
New residential buildings

Total construction
1938

State and city

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation




322
145
113
592
3, 552
97
204
105
785
86

110

505
642
523
274
91
531
1,191
533
2, 922
211

169
1,909
203
4,539
, 555
530
33
1,280
259

6

Dollars

239, 845
202, 535
322, 850
184, 069
, 654, 200
3, 355, 273
158, 550
353, 449
202, 640
1, 238, 477
479,036
746,114
366,925
925, 212
1,138, 468
101, 257
785, 885
1, 297, 714
274,065
9,125, 221
820, 631
365, 556
2, 521, 247
530,000
13, 995, 970
25, 525, 928
1, 551, 452
31, 7J52
2, 939,
1, 047, 125
1

686

303
116
52
117
618
3, 329
62
250
143
776
163
242
793
473
268
64
501
1, 239
138
2, 310
318
131
1, 785
138
4,210
5,861
332
43
1, 237
231

1937

1938

1938

1937

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

49,000
190,035
36 116, 360
29 105, 750
29,665
29
65,627
30
72, 550
86,730
5
251,335
53 248,600
63,100
28 112,95A
17
30
29
70,800
62, 974
113, 440
89, 430
i
1, 504,198
192 1,099, 560 180 1,057, 045 139 383, 095
4, 411, 286
414 1, 877, 513 327 1, 832, 543 335 614, 527
49, 825
118, 678
14
49,100
39
93, 317
30
7,594
735,181
25 267, 799
55 623, 294
9
296, 935
46 168,700
64 250,050
18,640
7
474, 940
, , 657
178 502,800 105 335,112
358,324
42
76, 580
42 111, 440
25 382, 694
296, 762
244 362, 558
77 132,675
73 271, 613
465,089
,
40 113,075
35 132,200
50
335,544
151, 799 164 718,172
127, 300
757,299
146 562, 569 154 615, 700
25 303, 455
84, 735
35
32, 052
29,400
58,680
18
789, 527
155 516,177 157 561, 290 105 129, 520
1, 314,483
207 711, 308 155 587, 085 116 350, 623
114,951
72, 550
31 104, 305
29
107, 631
864 3,959, 000 613 2, 865, 797 182 3, 791,821
9,165,823
852, 584
460,911
60 333,962
40 408, 692
254,010
70 267,954
42 167,700
29
63, 395
2, 099,022
377 1, 414,888 289 1,013, 597 159 567,948
341,000
152 450,500 103 303,000
11
37,500
9, 306, 481 1, 727 5,856, 631 1,728 5, 975,803 1,165 6,190, 677
20, 359,461 2,267 10,791, 238 1,634 7,975,007 323 10, 751,280
349 1,369, 655 195 754,025
802,119
57 141, 724
14
42, 236
24,082
4
1,300
16,820
471 2,109, 440 364 1, 587,830 172 285, 425
, 319,648
183 876. 650 140 637,506
730, 918
25 143, 460
6

8 868

68

110 221

86

100

21

100

88

8

2

Additions, alterations, and repairs

18
5
2
145
316
27
11
7
87
'31
39
59
150
19
14
155
69
204
74
26
148
13
667
316
41
199
26
21

101

10

Dollars

20,105
19,185
123, 300
3,700
228, 247
1, 511, 761
55, 323
, 625
13, 730
265, 929
154, 933
43,405
154, 578
125, 271
56,135
36, 610
136, 415
457, 547
26, 635
4, 793, 792
317,086
33,955
556,289
23,000
1, 709, 521
7, 976, 739
11,895
5, 375
266, 810
30,175
8

Dollars

280
74,485
43, 255
16
11,150
79
31, 665
261 171, 545
2,803 863, 233
15, 408
28
78, 056
170
52
15,300
539 260, 737
43
19, 762
188 112,043
552 143,629
273
79, 740
103 272, 444
35
10, 525
271 140,188
235, 783
402
62,129
1, 876 1, 374, 400
77, 977
34, 207
70
1, 373 538,411
40
42,000
1,647 1,948, 662
3,965 3, 983, 410
124
40, 073
15
6,370
544, 821
637
51
27,025

256
19
293

110

8 68

111

66

86

,

2 686
21

184
72
584
90
126
699
223
95
32
243
929
40
1,493
156
63
1,348
1,815
3, 911
96
25
674
22

66

Dollarrs

64,180
16, 777
15, 085
38, 940
218, 906
1,066, 982
14, 255
103, 262
33,155
267,616
91,951
120,682
178, 311
58, 474
85, 464
18, 725
91, 822
269,851
15, 766
1, 506, 234
74, 587
52, 355
529,136
15,000
1, 621,157
4, 407, 715
36,199
20,041
465,008
63, 237

B U IL D IN G

California—Con.
Orange _______
Oroville________
Oxnard________
Pacific Grove___
Palo Alto______
Pasadena______
Paso Robles__
Piedmont______
Pittsburg______
Pomona___ __
Porterville_____
Redding___
Redlands_____
Redondo Beach
Redwood City _
Reedley. ____
Richmond_____
Riverside______
Roseville_______
Sacramento____
Salinas________
San Anselmo _ - _
San Bernardino^.
San Bruno_____
San Diego_____
San Francisco__
San Gabriel____
Sanger_________
San lose_______ i
San Leandro___ 1

1938

1937

New nonresidential buildings

O
o

U2

H

cl

o

%

1 686

11




1

86

2

12

102

10

29
31
17
25
59
69
32
43

86

6

50
21

12,300
71, 584
94, 370
38, 000
16, 570
172, 350
262, 298
97, 050
45, 287
156,082
23,200
115,850
39, 650

34
263
23
320
24
30
28
23
14
44
9
23

102, 700
414, 450
237,
154,166
548, 879
87,083
343,101
308, 757
703, 711
107,033
28,220
46,070
196, 525
78,600
58,845
591, 626
19, 450
2, 940,033
97, 203
36, 269
314,392
1,249,240
254, 823
61,980
376,444
160, 779
52,413

14, 298
83,335
42, 025
50,800
52,100
136, 765
254, 450
52, 225
57, 758
138,070
i 24,050
138, 700
46, 050

9
39
13
41
28
57
30
16
63
33
48
17

15, 650
, 760
27, 591
100, 059
9,195
424,044
325, 065
65, 750
22, 245
185, 075
69, 055
34, 782
175,087

100

2

88

7
20
21

33
30
40
43
25
44
9
61
28

68

1

1

56
40
67
173
47
70
524
39
39
45
44
121

6

21

102

8 86

68

0

0

55 193, 492 105
34
58, 330 154
69 194, 200 805
183 481, 859 1, 394
63 119, 230
70
115 433, 933 294
63 133, 692 223
411 1,184,417 420
48 217,187 143
47
15, 419 176
53 124, 805
39
23 205,800 673
27,000 304
42 163, 202
31
254 1, 315, 790 708
34
41,160
36
108 925, 321
78
23
59, 405
36
25
27
35, 336
42
98
29, 255
32 162, 240 307
138, 560 152
316, 205
99
65
71, 295 150
119, 573 144
14.
33, 500
95

116, 123
96
115, 614
175, 540 1,016
381, 830 1,386
90,879
77
130, 027 382
, 247 253
194, 524 457
64, 618 175
42, 217 168
22,065
35
126,084 681
102,166 337
14, 712
45
349, 811 694
18, 260
55
47, 415
50
28,500
47
15,869
29
51,046
79
101,951 353
107, 699 126
55,870 118
137, 353 158
55,084
35, 663
64

120, 855
87, 446
251, 327
384, 429
49, 998
130,422
74, 021
216, 766
125, 515
37, 230
, 610
222, 924
153, 758
26,839
565, 131
108, 565
15,
11, 520
14, 777
30,057
471, 539
57,078
60, 679
, 417
49, 350
16, 053

35,875
44,170
42, 475
41, 610
35, 440
29, 625
72, 812
103, 595
27,835
267, 235
1 194, 575
71, 300
33,125

14
15,150
161, 597 245
32,165
39
10,015
49
5, 065
99, 603 138
155, 238 850
82, 437 364
14,135
28
97, 719 190
25, 645 i 131
109, 520 182
11,425
43

4,085
, 626
43, 355
20, 577
6,133
45, 670
207, 826
37,635
11,840
187,140
36, 995
90,280
14,419

0

0

0

2

21

21

22

21

35
17
34
33
38
107
45
55
37
19
15
21

1

20

347
30
27
13
205
701
553
35
164
82
170
64

0

100

68

111

20

10

6 86

88

86

1

193 8

1

54,258
214,131
127,855
112, 987
93, 673
212,060
535,088
193,455
97,433
592, 445
i 255, 620
300,280
93, 594

210

112

334 2, 505, 059
237 1, 447, 503
58 258, 387
169 776,160
136 602, 749
35 105,460
134 471,172
337, 983
489 , 206,408
61 247, 625
27
96,920
27
65, 200
180 594, 750
72 450,300
33 174, 538
147 704,148
34
92,200
52 121, 545
17
47,300
, 589
26
31
60,430
79 340, 772
72 223, 349
31 146,040
91 554,424
48 168,492
62 149, 619

AND

121

102

42
43,100
301,941 300
154,126
77
148, 074 116
83
30,830
695,997 216
742, 601 1,025
245, 237 452
74
81, 667
438,876 289
117, 900 i 177
260,152 262
226,162

120

6 88

297 1,906, 678
340 1, 757, 478
43 185, 200
233 1,020, 300
119 574, 450
26
83,155
170 500, 591
381,092
604 , 417,826
96 394, 245
40 152,420
39 119, 900
318 994, 716
75 474, 626
41 161, 698
169 725, 646
52 151, 800
75 155, 750
29,700
47 126,847
70, 292
26
500, 295
126 406, 940
43 155,310
160 631, 712
43 177, 241
85 192, 566

19 3 7

66

1, 095
123
87
80
152
464
219
170
314
181
140

2, 505,059
1, 761,850
404,163
1, 221,687
1, 469,037
274,
1,035, 527
545, 696
3, 607, 591
590,327
149, 569
200,615
1,023,474
631,058
364,579
2, 585,069
241,925
1,062, 552
118, 225
138, 702
119, 742
974, 551
418,987
522,924
714,136
337,415
199,172

C O N S T R U C T IO N ,

111

334
388
192
1, 254
1,705
175
631
416
1,357
284
242
115
884
411

2,009,378
2, 288,051
538, 700
1, 350, 006
1, 505,159
261,117
973, 719
758,096
3,316,061
565, 896
222,857
188,035
1, 317, 325
655, 392
235, 255
1, 667,083
189, 510
3,143,198
155,403
178,985
435, 730
1,851, 486
769, 462
273,160
1,145, 509
393,104
280, 642

B U IL D IN G

San Marino__ - 298
501
San Mateo_____
San Rafael_____
237
Santa Ana_____ 1,105
Santa Barbara.__ ,
143
Santa Clara____
Santa Cruz_____ 585
Santa Maria . . 405
Santa Monica__ 1,548
Santa R osa.___
278
Sierra Madre___
255
Signal H ill... . 123
South Gate____ 1,035
South Pasadena. 385
South San Francisco_________
106
Stockton___
1,140
Sunnyvale..
Torrance___
473
Tracy____
69
Turlock____ .
98
U p la n d ._____
154
Vallejo_____
437
Visalia______ . 301
Watsonxille____
156
Whittier_______
354
Woodland______
196
Yuba City_____
203
Oregon:
Ashland_______
39
Astoria________
415
74
Baker_________
Bend__________
85
Coquille_______
Corvallis___
321
Eugene________
889
652
Grants Pass____
Hillsboro______
83
Klamath Falls...
270
La Grande_____
Medford.. ____
268
Newberg_______
ths only
Includes mon

104

T able

C5 .— N u m b er and p erm it valuation o f building construction in 1 ,7 9 0 identical cities , b y c it y , 1 9 3 7 and 1 9 3 8 — Continued

PACIFIC STATES—Continued
New residential buildings

Total construction
1938

State and city

1938

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation

888

25
185,809 193
7,066, 631 4,814
94, 035
90
59,526
55
1, 707, 728 1,104
307, 379
34,389
42
112

173, 568
49,255
78,920
702, 767
4,335,577
132, 643
110, 389
176, 652
598.537
84,327
364,160
1, 029, 249
31, 718
243,077
523, 560

613
82
78
486
692
249
127
189
736
335
303
510
56
152
121

Dollars
57,300

1938

1937

Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit Num­ Permit
ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation ber valuation

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

236,710
, 687,568
150,846
47,140
898, 737
365,633
59, 655

29,600
27
75,150
734 3,453,030
17,100
9
29,200
18
192 520,647
94,910
31
9
16,850

15
35, 795
5
21,400
28
50,000
64,600
5
841 4,147,135 1,108 2,064,116 1,263
14
9
21,800
61,157
15,100
31
20,140
192 482, 637 161 863, 694 126
15
58, 800
16 174,329
7
15, 500
1,430

227, 519
176,803
116, 432
2,379,307
1,116,692
51, 287
60,015
312,508
328.465
99, 635
238, 246
560, 571
146, 785
122,825
247,104

42
15
32
83
7
50
54
3
83
115
19
37
60

39
3
71
73

8

1937

1938

21

68

12

70,250
20,950
45,550
129,155
230, 821
20,799
35, 979
101, 552
136.050
6,900
176, 675
333,400
22, 550
87, 525
280, 832

Dollars

10

22

10
12

10

20

8

12

10

14
27
57
8

114
84
17
34
31

88,050
25,350
130, 690
213,352
20, 470
34,500
69,545
123,800
18,100
142,551
236, 750
21, 735
71,300
148, 905
8 ,2 0 0

45
51, 700
16
15,870
29
12,765
103 412, 603
36 3,160,083
14
80,005
41
24,359
35,150
317.550
7
11,905
61 160,245
62 402,072
543
29
36, 595
16 157, 246

20
111

2

8

2

71
60,855
159,612
29
71,392
61 2,123,072
65 276,027
2,770
26
5,735
48 195,190
107
69.025
24
37,060
90
53,277
196,475
113, 500
30
21,880
22, 325
26
21

21

68
22

Dollars

Dollars

1,500
14
34,400
7,700
5
80,635
106,075 130
46,059 143
, 760, 376 2,644 1, 549,485 2,710 1, 780,057
71 109, 796
15, 778
19, 250
61
9,455
22, 585
39
10,186
33
209,401 897 323,387 786 206,699
38,140
47,021
259, 812
67
77
16,109
27,415
16, 740
47
27
377
85
47
717
428
259
257
89
485
236
80
457
16
60
67

51, 618
12,435
20, 605
161, 009
944, 673
31,839
50,051
39, 950
144, 937
65,522
27,240
293,777
, 625
118,957
85, 482
8

503
58
37
354
554
218
87
114
572
303
99
358
17
57
95

78,614
, 991
19,690
125, 545
627, 313
28,047
19, 780
47. 773
135, 640
44,475
42,418
127,346
11,550
29,645
75,874
8

C O N S T R U C T IO N




88

Dollars
73,095

1937

Additions, alterations, and repairs

B U IL D IN G

regon—Continued.
North Bend____
45
Pendleton______ 162
Portland_______ 4,486
Roseburg______
84
St. Helens_____
Salem__________ 1,250
The Dalles_____
114
Tillamook_____
64
Washington:
Aberdeen______
464
Anacortes______
116
Auburn________
108
Bellingham____
Bremerton_____
547
280
Centralia______
Chehalis_______
310
Ellensburg_____
159
Everett________
650
Hoquiam______
246
Longview____ _
224
634
Olympia_______
Omak_________
37
Port Angeles___
126
Pullman_______
143
0

New nonresidential buildings

Puyallup______
Raymond______
Seattle_________
Spokane.____
Tacoma________
Walla Walla____
Wenatchee_____

190 236,849
72
51, 059
4,145 9,150, 573
3,468 3,380, 202
1,482 1, 594,885
618 608,167
260 374, 638

181 147,842
81
91, 455
4,045 7,003, 216
3, 264 2,880,114
1,753 1,453, 494
550 638,444
358 330,286

25
59,018
7
24, 250
720 3, 687, 630
533 1,711,535
319 862, 440
115 323,435
30
76,790

24
33
33,962
46,050
14
21, 300
13,330
635 2,478, 630 790 2,973,805
444 1,618,768 1,018 1,063,211
199 539, 410 231 248,645
92 212, 990
77
26,327
17
93,929
70,620
10

22

132
51
2,635
1,917
932
426
213

143.869
13,479
, 489,138
605, 456
483,800
258,405
203,919

127 27. 772
47 35,940
2,637 2,425, 596
1,967 712,020
1,268 601, 019
393 175,889
305 73,814

755 3,102,956

2,260 1, 557,883
+23.2 +19.6

1,835 1, 302,075

2

HAWAII
Honolulu___ ____
Percentage change...

2 0 .2

4,053 8,269,945

1,788 4,498,968 1,463 3,864,914 825 3,983,304
+16.4
+28.4
+
+9.3
2 2 .2

C O N S T R U C T IO N ,
193 7 AND
1938




4,873 10, 040,155
+
+21.4

B U IL D IN G

30 74,020
24 34, 215
773 2,098, 990
853 549, 326
286 313,065
65 249, 565
31 185,852

o

Qjx

106

B U IL D IN G

C O N S T R U C T IO N

Important Building Projects

Permits were issued during 1938 for the following important build­
ing projects: In Boston, Mass., for office buildings to cost $2,500,000;
in Providence, R. I., for public buildings to cost $1,400,000; in Bloom­
field, N. J., for school buildings to cost over $1,200,000; in Buffalo,
N. Y., for apartment houses to cost over $4,000,000; in Mount Vernon,
N. Y., for apartment houses to cost approximately $1,000,000; in
New York City— in the Borough of the Bronx, for apartment houses
to cost over $36,000,000 and for institutional buildings to cost nearly
$2,000,000; in the Borough of Brooklyn, for one-family dwellings to
cost $2,600,000, for apartment houses to cost over $28,000,000, for
institutional buildings to cost over $2,700,000, and for public build­
ings to cost $2,900,000; in the Borough of Manhattan, for apartment
houses to cost over $14,000,000 and for store and mercantile buildings
to cost approximately $17,000,000; in the Borough of Queens, for
one-family dwellings to cost more than $19,000,000 and for apartment
houses to cost over $133,000,000; in Rochester, N. Y., for factory
buildings to cost approximately $900,000; in Yonkers, N. Y., for
apartment houses to cost $6,700,000; in Philadelphia, Pa., for onefamily dwellings to cost $3,250,000 and for school buildings to cost
over $1,100,000; in Pittsburgh, Pa., for institutional buildings to cost
over $1,500,000 and for school buildings to cost over $2,500,000; in
State College, Pa., for school buildings to cost $3,000,000; in Chicago,
111., for one-family dwellings to cost over $1,000,000, for institutional
buildings to cost approximately $1,000,000, and for school buildings
to cost nearly $3,000,000; in Terre Haute, Ind., for public buildings
to cost over $2,100,000; in Ann Arbor, Mich., for school buildings to
cost $2,000,000; in Dearborn, Mich., for factory buildings to cost over
$5,000,000; in Detroit, Mich., for one-family dwellings to cost nearly
$25,000,000, for factory buildings to cost over $1,300,000, and for
school buildings to cost over $2,300,000; in Washington, D. C., for
one-family dwellings to cost nearly $3,000,000, for apartment houses'
to cost over $2,100,000, for public buildings to cost $6,000,000, for
school buildings to cost over $2,300,000, and for store and mercantile
buildings to cost over $1,200,000; in Baltimore, Md., for apartment
houses to cost over $1,000,000 and for store and mercantile buildings
to cost approximately $750,000; in Raleigh, N. C., for apartment
houses to cost $1,200,000; in Norfolk, Va., for public buildings to
cost $2,600,000; in Ashland, Ky., for public buildings to cost $1,000000; in Chattanooga, Tenn., for institutional buildings to cost over
$1,100,000; in Baton Rouge, La., for school buildings to cost $1,100,000; in Houston, Tex., for one-family dwellings to cost approximately
$5,000,000, for office buildings to cost over $2,000,000, and for public
buildings to cost approximately $1,700,000; in Denver, Colo., for
public buildings to cost over $1,800,000; in Los Angeles, Calif., for




B U IL D IN G

C O N S T R U C T IO N ,

19 3 7

AND

107

193 8

one-family dwellings to cost over $19,000,000, for multifamily dwell­
ings to cost more than $3,500,000, for school buildings to cost more
than $1,500,000, and for store and mercantile buildings to cost ap­
proximately $2,000,000; in Sacramento, Calif., for public buildings
to cost approximately $1,500,000; in San Francisco, Calif., for onefamily dwellings to cost $2,600,000 and for school buildings to cost
$1,300,000; in Vallejo, Calif., for public buildings to cost more than
$1,000,000; and in Seattle, Wash., for public buildings to cost ap­
proximately $1,000,000.
Comparison by T ype o f Building, 1937 and 1938

The 1,790 cities reporting to the Bureau during 1938 issued permits
for 662,929 building projects, including new construction and repairs,
with a valuation of $1,753,195,000, of which 49.5 percent was for new
residential buildings, 32.4 percent for new nonresidential buildings,
and 18.1 percent for additions, alterations, and repairs to existing
structures. Table 0 6 shows the number of buildings and indicated
expenditures for building construction, by type of building.

T able

C 6 .— N u m b e r o f buildings and 'permit valuation o f building construction
in 1 ,7 9 0 identical cities , 1 9 3 7 and 1 9 3 8

Type of building

Percentage
change, 1938
compared
with 1937

Buildings for which permits were issued
1938
1937

Per­
Num­ mit
ber valua­
tion

J

Permit
Number j valuation

Number: vS n

1

All types .. _ _ -—
New buildings., ___ . _
__ _
Residential buildings. . .
-family dwellings___ .
__
-family dwellings____ _ _ _
- and -family dwellings with stores
combined__________ _ ____
Multifamily dwellings _ . . . . . . _
Multifamily dwellings with stores
combined. _ _
__ ... . _
Hotels__________ _ . . . .
Lodging houses _ ____
.1
All other . . .
Nonresidential buildings...
. _
Amusement buildings.
Churches . . . _____ _
....
Factories and workshops.. _ _ ___
Public garages
.
...
Private garages.
______
Service stations
Institutions___
. . _ __
Office buildings..
...
Public buildings .. ___ . . .
Public works and ut lities___ _
Schools and libraries. _ . __ .
Sheds____________________________
Stables and barns. _
_ . _
Stores and warehouses _ ______
All other.. _ _ _ _ _
Additions, alterations, and repairs______
On residential buildings:
Housekeeping dwellings________
Nonhousekeeping dwellings.
On nonresidential buildings_______
-159200°—40----1

2
1

2




8

i

D o lla r s

D o lla r s

662,929 1, 753, 194, 546 670,631 , 702, 216,096
273,196 1, 435, 218, 400 260, 911 1,328,317. 423
156, 203
, 149,175 136,606 763, 356, 063
145, 211 573, 160, 650 125, 942 538, 956, 551
5,708 29, 083, 210 5, 586 30, 734, 746
942
3,609, 613 1,043
4,120, 462
3, 899 247, 745, 913 3, 438 165, 658, 662
137
5, 804, 058
261 11,801, 143
65
2, 680, 209
85
5, 043, 189
32
153, 764
27
275, 650
209
5, 911, 758
224
, 765, 660
116, 993 567, 069, 225 124, 305 564, 961, 360
1, 555 27, 877,192 1,418 26, 907, 293
878 15, 931, 703
837 14, 717, 531
2,278 43, 911, 793 3, 209 82,287,273
815
7, , 707
10, 026, 653
75, 595 19, 343, 544 80, 936 21,863, 722
4,175 14, 859, 178 4, 518 16, 828, 869
323 52, 670, 377
260 27, 220, 008
447 19, 000, 001
594 20, 441, 396
708 107,314, 470
481 91, 803,
641 33,195, 092
599 32, 661, 891
898 125, 392, 226
623 103, 460, 519
15, 552
4, 454, 163 15, 578
5, 558, 948
549
475, 719
523
1, 050, 563
10, 233 92, 077, 460
, 808 107, 603, 209
2, 346
2, 877, 600
, 801
2, 529, 819
389, 733 317, 976, 146 409, 720 373, 898, 673
292, 486 126, 910, 320 291, 559 143, 991, 800
2, 583
4,170, 820 4, 933
, 927,
94,664 186, 895, 006 113, 228 222, 979, 207
1

868

6

6 88

1 ,1 2 0

666

11
1

6

666

+4.7
+14.3
+15.3
+
-9 .7
+13.4
-47.5
-23. 5
+18.5
-6 .7
-5 .9
+9.7
+4.9
-29.0
-27.2
-7 .6
+24.2
-24. 7
+47.2
+7.0
+44.1
+5.0
-13.3
+30.3
-4 .9
+ .3
-47.6
-16.4
1 .1

2 .2

6 .6

- .2

+3.0
+
+13. 7
+
-5 .4
-12.4
+49.6
-50.8
-46.9
-44. 2
+ .4
+3.6
+ .
-46.6
-23. 3
-11.5
-11.7
+93.5
-7 .1
+16.9
+
+ .
-19.9
-54.7
-14.4
+13. 7
-15. 0
-11.9
-39.8
-16.
8 .0

6 .8

1 2 .6

8 2

1 .6
21 2

2

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B U IL D IN G

C O N S T R U C T IO N

In 1938 more permits were issued for one-family dwellings than
for any other type of structure. The total number of new onefamily dwellings erected was greater than all types of new residential
buildings. The most numerous type of new nonresidential buildings
for which permits were issued was private garages, followed in order
by sheds and stores and warehouses.
One-family dwellings also accounted for the highest permit valua­
tion of any type of new construction. Apartment houses accounted
for the next greatest expenditure, followed by schools and libraries
and public buildings.

Dwelling units were provided in new buildings for 236,429 families
in the 1,790 cities having a population of 2,500 or over which reported
to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 1938. This compares with
188,657 dwelling units in these cities in 1937. Of the total number
of dwelling units for which permits were issued during 1938, 145,211,
or 61.4 percent were in one-family dwellings as compared with 78,722,
or 33.3 percent, in apartment houses. In 1937, 66.8 percent of the
new dwelling units were provided in one-family dwellings and 26.7
percent in apartment houses. A slight decrease was shown in the
percentage of dwelling units provided in two-family dwellings,
comparing 1938 with 1937. (See table C7.)

T able

C 7. — N u m b er and 'percentage o f fa m ily -d w ellin g units provided in 1 ,7 9 0
identical cities, 1 9 8 7 and 1 9 8 8

Type of dwelling

Number of new
dwellings for which
permits were issued
1938

All types
_
__ - _____ _ __ 155, 897
-family
_ _ ______ _ _ _ . ___ 145, 211
5, 708
________
- _______ -family. _
942
- and -family dwellings with stores combined.
3, 899
Multifamily______________________________
137
Multifamily dwellings with stores combined..

1

2
1

2

Families provided for
Number

Percentage

1937

1938

1937

136, 270
125, 942
5, 586
1,043
3, 438
261

236,429
145, 211
11,416
1,080
76,
1, 836

188, 657
125,942
11,172
1,162
47, 560
, 821

8 86

2

1938
1 0 0 .0

61.4
4.8
.5
32.5
.8

1937
1 0 0 .0
6 6 .8

5.9
25.2
1.5
.6

Analysis by Siz;e o f City, 1938

All size groups, except cities having a population of between 100,000
and 500,000, showed gains in the total dollar volume of construction,
comparing 1938 with 1937. (See table C8.)




B U IL D IN G
T

a b l e

C O N S T R U C T IO N ,

193 7 AND

109

1938

C 8 . — P e rm it valuation o f building construction in 1 ,7 9 0 identical cities,
b y size o f city , 1 9 S 7 and 1 9 3 8

Size of city

Total construction

Num­
ber
of
cities

1937

1938

Total, all reporting cities.. 1,790 $1, 753,194, 546 $1, 702,216,096
500,000 and over_________
14 665, 513, 558 653,539,779
100,000 and under 500,000._
79 333, 024,128 335, 363, 754
50,000 and under 100,000.
97 166,013, 224 163, 761,039
25,000 and under 50,000___
175 169,196, 832 157, 222, 813
10,000 and under 25,000___
478 231,199, 288 212, 744, 342
5,000 and under 10,000____
428 113, 332, 368 107, 672, 513
2,500 and under 5,000_____ 519 74, 915,148 71, 911, 856

New residential buildings
Per­
centage
change

1938

1937

Total, all reporting cities____ $567, 069, 225 $564,961,360
500,000 and over
__ . 184,675,120 225, 271, 258
100.000 and under 500,000____ 112; 124, 208 117, 476, 436
50.000 and under 100,000____ 63, 457, 756 61,605,066
25.000 and under 50,000_____ 62, 908, 215 52, 959,983
10.000 and under 25,000. . _ 79, 613, 296 57, 546, 918
38,116,159 26,920, 624
5,000 and under 10,000
2,500 and under 5,000_______ 26, 174, 471 23,181, 075

1937

Per­
centage
change

+3.0 $868,149,175 $763, 356,063 +13.7
+
375, 328, 691 284,629,844 +31.9
- .7 145,445, 778 131, 344, 786 +10.7
+1.4 65, 792,878 63,466,888 +3.7
+7.6 69,927, 386 , 374,803 +5.4
+8.7 112, 021,014 115, 538,917 -3 .0
+5.3 59, 517, 566 63, 787, 544 -6 .7
+4.2 40,115,862 38, 213, 281 +5.0
1 .8

66

Additions alterations
and repairs

New nonresidential buildings
Size of city

1938

Per­
cent­
age
change

1937

1938

+0.4 $317, 976,146 $373,898,673
-18.0 105, 509, 747 143, 638, 677
-4 .6 75, 454,142 , 542, 532
+3.0 36, 762, 590 38,689, 085
+18.8 36, 361, 231 37,888,027
+38.3 39, 564,978 39, 658, 507
+41.6 15,698,643 16,964,345
+12.9 , 624, 815 10, 517, 500
86

8

Popu­
lation
(census
Per­
of
cent­ 1930)
age
change
-15.0 61, 237,002
-26.5 21, 449,853
15,017, 880
-5 .0 6,446,426
-4 .0 6,134, 585
7, 321, 400
-7 .5 3,011,658
-18.0 1, 855, 200
1 2 .8

— .2

The greatest gain in total permit valuation occurred in cities
having a population of between 10,000 and 25,000. The sharpest
gain in indicated expenditures for new residential construction oc­
curred in cities having a population of over half a million. Two
size groups, cities having a population of between 10,000 and 25,000
and those having a population of between 5,000 and 10,000, showed
decreases in indicated expenditures for new residential buildings.
Five of the seven city-size groups registered gains in permit valua­
tions of new nonresidential buildings. In cities having a population
of between 5,000 and 10,000 the gain amounted to more than 40
percent. All seven city-size groups showed decreases in permit
valuations for additions, alterations, and repairs to existing structures.
In relation to population, the largest expenditures for both new
residential buildings and new nonresidential buildings were in the
smaller cities. Per capita expenditures for all types of construction
in the 1,790 cities reporting to the Bureau during 1938 amounted
to $28.63. In towns with a population of 2,500 to 5,000, per capita
expenditures were in excess of $40, while in cities having a population
of between 100,000 and 500,000 t h e y amounted to only $22. (See
table C9.)




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T

B U IL D IN G

C O N S T R U C T IO N

C 9 . — P e r capita expenditure f o r building construction and num ber o f fa m ilies
provided f o r per 1 0 ,0 0 0 po p u latio n in 1 ,7 9 0 identical cities, 1 9 3 7 and 1 9 3 8

a b l e

Expenditure per capita
Size of city

Num­
ber
of
cities

Popula­
tion
(census
of 1930)

Total con­
struction
1938

1937

Families
provided
New residential for per
population
buildings

1 0 ,0 0 0

1938

1937

1, 790 61, 237, 002 $28. 63 $27. 80 $14.18 $12.47
Total, all reporting cities___
14 21. 449, 853 31.03 30. 47 17. 50 13. 27
500.000 and over_______________
. 75
79 15, 017, 880 22.17 22. 33 9.
100.000 and under 500,000_______
.
9. 85
97 , 446, 426 25. 75 25. 40
50.000 and under 100,000_____ _
175 6.134, 585 27. 58 25.63 11.40 10.82
25.000 and under 50,000________
478 7,321, 400 31. 58 29.06 15. 30 15.78
10.000 and under 25,000. _ ______
428 3, Oil, 658 37. 63 35. 75 19. 76 21.18
5.000 and under 10,000_________
519 1, 855, 200 40. 38 38. 76
. 62
. 60
2,500 and under 5,000__________
68
10 21

6

21

8

20

1938
38.6
47.1
26.7
27.2
31.6
42.1
53.7
60.7

1937
30.8
32.5
22.5
23.8
27.8
37.7
50. 2
53.8

Expenditure per capita
Size of city

New nonresidential
buildings
1938

Total, all reporting c ities______ $9.26
500.000 and over_____ __ _____
. 61
100.000 and under 500,000______
7. 47
50.000 and under 100,000 _. ___ 9. 84
25.000 and under 50,000_______ 10. 25
10.000 and under 25,000________
.
5.000 and under 10,000_ _ ______
14.11
2,500 and under 5,000__
8

1 0 .8 8
12 66

Residential

Total

Nonresidential

1938

1937
$9.23
10. 50
7.82
9. 55
. 63
7.
. 94
12. 49
8

86

8

Additions, alterations, and repairs
1937

1938

1937

1938

1937

$5.19
4.92
5.02
5. 70
5.93
5.40
5. 21
4. 65

$

$2.14
2.15
. 74
2.16
2. 36
2. 47
2. 75
2.17

$2. 46
2. 63
1.99
2. 34
.
2.74
2.98

$3. 05
. 77
3.28
3. 54
3. 57
2. 93
2. 46
2. 48

$3.64
4. 07
3. 77
3.
3.50
2. 65
3. 46

6 .1 0

. 70
5. 76
6.18
5.42
5. 63
5. 67

6

6 .0 0

1

2 68

2 .2 1

2

66

2 .6 8

Per capita expenditures for new residential buildings, in general,
were also higher in the smaller cities than in the larger cities. Due
to the great activity in the residential field in New York City, how­
ever, expenditures per capita in the cities having a population of over
half a million were greater than for any except the two smallest citysize groups. For the 1,790 cities as a whole, 38.6 family-dwelling
units were provided per 10,000 population. In towns having a
population of between 2,500 and 5,000, 60.7 dwelling units were
provided per 10,000 population. In contrast, in cities of between
100,000 and 500,000 population, only 26.7 dwelling units were pro­
vided per 10,000 of population.




B U IL D IN G

C O N S T R U C T IO N ,

193 7

AND

111

19 3 8

Per capita expenditures for new nonresidential buildings in 1938
averaged $9.26, compared with $9.23 in the preceding year. The
lowest,per capita expenditure in 1938, $7.47, was shown in cities
having a population of between 100,000 and 500,000, and the highest,
$14.11, in cities having a population of between 2,500 and 5,000.
Per capita expenditures for residential repairs were, in general,
higher in the smaller cities than in the larger cities in 1938. In
contrast, per capita expenditures for repairs to nonresidential buildings
were much higher in the larger cities than in the smaller cities.
The number of dwelling units provided in the new housekeeping
dwellings for which permits were issued in the 1,790 identical cities
having a population of 2,500 or over is shown, by city-size groups,
in table CIO.

T able

CIO . — N u m b er o f fa m ilies provided fo r in n ew dw ellings in 1 ,7 9 0 identical
cities , by size o f c ity , 1 9 3 7 and 1 9 3 8

Size of city

Num­ All types of
dwellings
ber
of
cities 1938 1937

-family
dwellings
1

1938

1937

-family
dwellings
2

1938

1

1937

Multifamily
dwellings
2

1938

Total, all reporting cities--- _ 1, 790 236, 429 188,657 145, 211 125,942 12,496 12,334 78,722
+25.3
+15.3
+1.3
+56.3
Percentage change
500.000 and over___________
14 , 128 69, 698 36, 501 28,844 3, 578 3, 631 61,049
100.000 and under 500,000. __
79 40,107 33, 856 29, 563 25, 963 3,128 2, 977 7, 416
50.000 and under 100,000____
97 17, 544 15, 373 13, 398 11, 657
1,438 2, 458
25.000 and under 50,000___ _ 175 19, 363 17, 051 15, 821 14, 502 1,141 1,199 2,401
10.000 and under 25,000__
478 30, 845 27, 580 26,497 23, 626 1,481 1, 560 2,867
5.000 and under 10,000______ 428 16,178 15,120 13, 524 12, 508
894 1,809
845
2,500 and under 5,000___ _ _ 519 11, 264 9,979 9,907 8,842
635
635
722
1 01

1 .6 8 8

1
2

1937
50, 381
37, 223
4,916
2, 278
1, 350
2, 394
1, 718
502

Includes 1- and -family dwellings with stores.
Includes multifamily dwellings with stores.
2

All seven city-size groups showed increases in the number of dwelling
units provided, comparing the current year with the preceding year.
The greatest increase occurred in cities having a population of over
half a million.
Construction From Public Funds, 1937 and 1938

During 1938, contracts were awarded and force-account work
started on construction projects financed wholly or partially from
Federal funds valued at approximately $2,100,000,000. This is an
increase of more than $800,000,000, or 59.2 percent, compared with
1937. (See table C ll.)




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B U IL D IN G

C O N S T R U C T IO N

T a b l e C ll. —

V a lu e o f contracts awarded and force-a ccou n t w ork started on
construction projects fin an ced fr o m Federal fu n d s , 1 9 3 7 and 1 9 3 8 1

Federal projects un­
der The Works
Program

Total

Type of project

Regular Federal
appropriations

1938

1937 2

1938

1937 2

1938

1937 2

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

All types __ __________ __ - 2,055,097,640 1, 243, 339, 679 87, 565, 445 163, 735, 569 1,059, 590,049 674,404,843
Building3____ ______________ 4 671, 596, 419 3 344, 567,429 49,198,123 48, 438,843 65,174, 346 82, 450,631
Electrification _ _______ __ 104, 448,833 62, 342, 347
2, 699 2, 347, 732 79, 484, 925 56,100, 781
Forestry.:__________________
991, 336 4, 710, 204 330, 400 4, 678,904
653, 779
31,300
2, 528, 322 338,029
Heavy engineering.................__ 70, 290, 295 35, 331, 282 (6)
(6)
Hydroelectric power plants___ 30,015, 637 12, 053, 666 688, 743 1, 872,105
f6)
(6)
Public roads:
Grade-crossing elimination. 4, 288, 999 25,054, 637 4, 288, 999 25, 054, 637
Roads________ ... _ - 311, 586,142 299,845, 240 3, 650, 735 29, 636,003 | 7281, 714,817 7241,293,757
Railroad construction and re­
84, 375 (6)
pairs. _____ _________ .
0
(6)
(6)
(6)
Reclamation .. ___________ 175, 605,934 59,051, 341 9, 587, 801 18,954, 465 139,053, 799 33, 669, 640
River, harbor, and flood con­
129, 436, 552 73,958, 630 9, 207, 349 18, 276, 353 111, 014, 372 53, 639,067
trol_____ .. _ . . _____
Ship construction and repair:
291, 513, 697 181, 467, 078 (6)
291, 513, 697 181, 411,049
Naval vessels___ __
(6)
83,193, 788 15, 805, 000
0
Other. _
.
55,000 78, 678,140 15, 750,000
Streets and road paving: 8
804, 202
Grade-crossing elimination. 5,108,157 7,362, 350 (6)
0
(6)
Streets and roads____ . 50,117, 734 28, 602, 210 5,871, 204 4, 966, 280 5, 322, 972 3, 392,187
Water and sewerage systems. _. 115, 448, 837 75, 557, 533 265, 393 1, 659,172 1, 445, 982 760, 927
Miscellaneous___ ____ _______ 11, 455, 280 17, 546, 357 4, 473, 999 7, 796,075 2, 200, 696 5, 567, 475
Public Works Administration
Type of project
1938
All types______________________________ __
Building3... _________________ ___ ________
Electrification__________ _____________ ._ _
Forestry... ________________ _____ ________
Heavy engineering ____________ _________
Hydroelectric power plants___ ______________
Public roads: Roads_________ _ _______ ...
Railroad construction and repair____________
Reclamation._ .
. . . . . . ____
River, harbor, and flood con trol..____ ____
Ship construction and repair:
Naval vessels-__________________________
O ther... ... _ _________________ _ __ _
Streets and road paving: 8
Grade-crossing elimination. ... ______ _ _
Streets and roads __ _ . _ . ___________
Water and sewerage s y s t e m s . .. . _______
Miscellaneous
... ... ___ ______ _ ...

Non-Federal

Federal

Dollars

135, 301,969
90, 768, 789
7, 349,055
7,157
(6)
(6) 212
2,892,
(6)
20, 414,860
4,936,101
0
3, 030, 648
(6) 314
815,
1, 623, 392
3, 464, 441

1937 2

1938

1937 2

Dollars
Dollars 212 9 742,067,962 4 387, 341,055
Dollars
17,858,
5,631,142 9 435,882,946 4 208,046, 813
3,893,834
(6) 0 17,612,154
(6)
67,(6)
761,973 34,993, 253
(6)
29, 326,894 10,181, 561
(6)
7, 281,909 23, 328,378 21,633, 571
0
84, 375
6, 549, 474
3,(6) 425
500,
2,926,811
518, 425
4, 278, 730
1, 524, 785
(6).
56,029
(6)
1, 485,000
(6)
(6)
4,303, 955
7, 362, 350
(6)
256, 374 38,108, 244 19,987, 369
56, 369 112,114,070 73, 081,065
1, 316,144
557, 539
3, 625, 268

1 Preliminary, subject to revision.
2 Revised.
3 Data for building projects which were located in the cities reporting to the Bureau are included in all
tables.
4 Includes $30,572,215 in contracts awarded for housing projects under the U. S. Housing Authority (in
addition, $636,745 for low-cost housing projects, Housing Division, P. W. A., is included in the data shown
for P. W. A. non-Federal building construction awards).
5 Revised; includes $17,239,486 for low-cost housing projects (Housing Division, P. W. A.) in non-Federal
funds.
6 No appropriation made for this type of project.
7 Only W. P. A. and non-Federal P. W. A. funds show segregated types.
» Other than those for which contracts were awarded by the Bureau of Public Roads.
9 Includes $636,745 for low-cost housing projects (Housing Division, P. W. A.).




B U ILD IN G CO N STRU CTIO N ,

1 9 3 7 AND

113

193 8

The following types of public construction showed gains in dollar
volume, comparing 1938 with 1937: Building construction, electrifi­
cation projects, heavy engineering, hydroelectric power plants, road
building, reclamation work, river, harbor, and flood-control work,
ship construction and repair, and water and sewerage systems.
In Table C l la is given the value of contracts awarded and forceaccount work started on nonconstruction projects financed from
Federal funds.

T a b l e Clla . —

V a l u e o f c o n tr a cts a w a rd e d a n d f o r c e -a c c o u n t w o r k s ta rted o n
n o n c o n s tr u c tio n p r o je c t s fin a n c e d f r o m F e d e r a l f u n d s , 1 9 3 7 a n d 1 9 3 8

1

Federal projects under
The Works Program

Total

Type of project
1933

1937

2

P. W. A.
Federal
funds

1937 2

1938

19383

Total________________ _____________ $14, 424,175 $12, 721, 523 $12,021,175 $12, 721, 523 $2,403,000
Plant, crop, and livestock conservation 9, 040, 573 6, 646, 753 9, 040, 573 6, 646, 753
(4)
Professional, technical, and clerical____ 5, 284, 666 5, 995, 765 2, 881, 666 5, 995, 765 2, 403, 000
Sewing, canning, and gardening_______
79,005
98, 936
98, 936
79,005
(4)
1 Preliminary, subject to revision.
2 Revised.
3 No data previous to July 1938.
4 No appropriations made for this type of project.
Indicated expenditures for all projects operated by the Works
Progress Administration showed increases comparing 1938 with 1937.
(See table Cl2.)

T a b l e C12. —

E x p e n d i t u r e s f o r la b o r a n d m a te r ia ls o n c o n s tr u c tio n p r o je c t s o p e r a te d
b y the W o r k s P r o g r e s s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n f o r the y e a r s 1 9 3 7 a n d 1 9 3 8

[Subject to revision]
Type of project

Pay rolls and materials
1938

Total________________________ .
____
i $1, 642, 881, 063
Conservation_____ _ __________ _______________ ___ _ _ _ _
79, 567, 412
Highway, road, and street____ ___________ ______ ___ _ _ _ _
829,140,132
Housing and public building... _________... ______________ . .
219, 004,841
Publicly owned or operated utilities. .. __________ ________ ___
216, 229, 817
Recreational facilities ... __
... ________________ ...
183, 412, 231
Sanitation and health _________ _ __ . . . __________ _________
46, 586, 959
Transportation____ ____________ ____. . . _____ . ______
43, 529, 671
Not elsewhere classified__ _________ __ ... __ __ ... . _____ _
25,410, 000

1937
2$1, 087, 582, 711
58, 613, 723
452,817,894
174,892, 654
148, 512, 399
136, 049, 908
37, 517,171
32, 463, 707
46, 715, 255

1 Does not include $182,858,290 for rental of motor vehicles, teams, and construction equipment.
2 Does not include $138,292,213 for rental of motor vehicles, teams, and construction equipment.
The value of contracts awarded for public building and highway
construction projects financed wholly from State funds for the cal­
endar years 1937 and 1938 is given in table Cl3, by geographic
divisions.




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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

T a b l e C13.—

V a l u e o f 'p u b lic -b u ild in g a n d h ig h w a y -c o n s t r u c t io n
w h o l ly f r o m S ta te f u n d s , 1 9 8 7 a n d 1 9 3 8

Value of awards for public
building
Geographic division
1938
All divisions__
New England________ ___ ___
Middle Atlantic __ . ___
East North Central __ __ -_
West North Central..- _ ___
South Atlantic___ _ _____
East South Central. __________
West South Central ________
Mountain _ ___ ___ __ _ _
_- .
P acific.___ -___ .

1937

a w a r d s fin a n c e d

Value of awards for highway
construction

Per­
centage
change

1938

1937

$22, 553, 942 $22, 366, 612

+0.8 $82, 559, 651 $80, 055, 019
457, 101 +327. 4 4, 792, 790 6, 396, 585
6, 202, 051 +4.2 15, 690, 090 15, 723,450
5, 804, 614 -33.3 16, 027, 390 16, 405, 398
3, 021,450 -33.7 6, 934, 095 5, 645,198
1, 204,800 +76.1 10, 323, 402 8, 334, 569
697, 000 -87.3 4,839, 506 2. 313,181
1,826,183 +11.6 11,827, 608 7, 902, 936
1, 266,107 -62. 2 2, 411, 406 2, 977,017
1,887, 306 +90.0 9, 713, 364 14, 356, 685

1,953,477
6,462, 966
3,872, 685
2, 001,880
2,121,191
88, 393
2,038, 701
428, 368
3, 586, 281

Per­
centage
change
+3.1
-25.1
- .2
-2 .3
+22.8
+23.9
+109. 2
+49.7
-19.0
-32.3

During the year 1938 a slight gain was shown in the value of con­
tracts awarded for buildings financed wholly from State funds. The
value of awards for highway construction also showed a gain as com­
pared with the previous year.
The value of contracts awrarded and force-account work started for
street paving financed wholly from municipal funds is shown in table
Cl4 for the years 1937 and 1938, for cities having a population of
150,000 or over.

T a b l e C14.—

V a l u e o f co n tr a cts a w a r d e d a n d f o r c e -a c c o u n t w o r k s ta rted f o r street
p a v in g , f in a n c e d f r o m m u n i c i p a l f u n d s , 1 9 3 7 a n d 1 9 3 8

______ [Cities of the United States having a population of 150,000 and over included in the survey]______
con­
Number Number Total and
Value of
Value of
tract
of cities re­ of cities
Month
contracts force-account
starting
forceporting
awarded
work
work
account

1938

January _ .
_
_ ___
February_____ ____ ______ ___
March _ _ _ _ __ ___
April___________ _ ______ _---May ___________________________
Jun e___ _______________ _____
July_____________________________
August_____________ ___________
September_____________ _________
October,.. _ __ ___ __ __
November,
__
_ ,
___
December________________ _____
Total______________________

51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51

10
12
10
13
17
16
19
15
12
14
16
10

$919, 985
971,119
813,464
1, 445, 808
2, 095, 095
1,135, 204
729,136
1, 028,150
3, 280, 601
1, 926, 459
497, 842
1, 635, 308
16, 478,171

$801, 534
836, 231
686, 607
1, 223,179
1, 690, 420
781,194
413, 574
612, 093
2, 955, 419
1, 592, 009
341,162
1, 519, 290
13,452, 712

January. _ _
________
February—,
_________
March___ - - - - - - - - - - April .
May _ __________________ - - June__________ _____________ --July __________________ ______
August
_-- ---- -September.
__ __
October_______ _ ________-November____________ __________
December.
__
Total______________________

51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51
51

12
11
13
16

552, 567
729, 483
850, 710
1, 349, 291
1,481, 742
1, 705, 705
1, 655, 293
2, 546, 476
1, 758, 634
1,197,819
1, 349, 947
1, 574, 379
16, 752, 046

447, 558
348, 247
729, 955
1, 215, 984
1, 273, 920
1, 374, 650
1, 356, 370
2, 020,879
1, 372, 869
900, 428
924, 972
1,453, 308
13, 419, 140

1937




20
25
21
19
25
18
17
15

O

$118,451
134,888
126,857
222, 629
404, 675
354, 010
315, 562
416, 057
325,182
334, 450
156, 680
116, 018
3,025, 459
.
105, 009
381, 236
120, 755
133, 307
207, 822
331, 055
298, 923
525, 597
385, 765
297, 391
424, 975
121, 071
3, 332, 906