New single-family homes permitted
New single-family houses approved by a building permit during the year. Each house counts as one home. Places that need no permit are not counted.
Reported for3,024areas, in 51 states — none in PR
Link to density0.72mostly reflects how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.31Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
Typecountcounts rise and fall together from size alone
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
Census Building Permits Survey · Census Building Permits Survey, annual, 1-unit buildings, units
Permitted new homes in buildings with one housing unit.
Combining areas: added up across areas.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 2 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| New single-family homes permitted and Share of days with unhealthy airWhere New single-family homes permitted is higher, Share of days with unhealthy air tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share of days with unhealthy air by US county | +0.35 | +0.32 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| New single-family homes permitted and Share White, not HispanicWhere New single-family homes permitted is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | -0.21 | -0.17 |
| New single-family homes permitted and Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | -0.00 | +0.02 |
| New single-family homes permitted and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceWhere New single-family homes permitted is higher, Share Hispanic or Latino, any race tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | +0.19 | +0.20 |
| New single-family homes permitted and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | +0.26 | +0.10 |
| New single-family homes permitted and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.10 | +0.03 |
Highest and lowest, per 1,000 residents
Of 3,024 counties reporting it. This is a count, so it is ranked per 1,000 residents, not as published. Ranked by raw totals, it would just list the largest counties in the country. Its link to population is 0.72, so the raw order would match almost every other count here. The published totals are in the table on each place page.
Highest
- Jasper County, SC — 42.01 (1,288 total)
- Custer County, SD — 34.77 (302 total)
- Brunswick County, NC — 33.40 (4,872 total)
- Daggett County, UT — 26.77 (20 total)
- Sumter County, FL — 24.28 (3,339 total)
Lowest
- Bacon County, GA — 0.00 (0 total)
- Baker County, GA — 0.00 (0 total)
- Clinch County, GA — 0.00 (0 total)
- Johnson County, GA — 0.00 (0 total)
- Stewart County, GA — 0.00 (0 total)
The middle area reports 1.49. The middle half of counties falls between 0.53 and 3.27 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
US Counties With the Highest New Single-family Homes Permitted · US Counties With the Lowest New Single-family Homes Permitted
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