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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 + 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. - - P r ic e 1 5 c e n ts CONTENTS Page Introduction___________________________________________________________ 1 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________ 5 8 11 13 14 18 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_______ 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 16 17 17 P art II. Analyses of R esidential C onstruction and D emolitions, 1929 to 1935 Residential building construction_______________________________________ 21 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____________________________________________________ iii 22 25 CONTENTS IV Page 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__________________________________ 26 28 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_____________________________________ 33 34 35 50 106 107 108 111 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-------------------------------------- 34 34 35 36 51 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 113 114 114 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. 1 2 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 3 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. 5 6 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 45 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 8 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 UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS co 10 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 11 GENERAL TREND IN CONSTRUCTION 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. 159200' 12 T a b l e BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 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. GENERAL TREND IN 13 CONSTRUCTION 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. 14 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 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 15 GENERAL TREND IN CONSTRUCTION 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. 16 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 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 T 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 I m w O H w t "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 to CO 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, fcO 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__ T able 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 Ol T able Or 00 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, O* T able C5.— Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1987 and 1938— Continued 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 Os zo T able <1 C 5 . — Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1}790 identical cities, by city, 1987 and 1988— Continued o 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 T able 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_____ O 00 T able CO C 5.— Num ber and perm it valuation of building construction in 1,790 identical cities, by city, 1937 and 1938— Continued 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 Cn 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. co C O oo $ T able € 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 2 108 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.) 110 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.) 112 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. 114 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