Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA 2-4 Family Building Permits
See also, Annual Data.
| Date |
Number of Dwelling Units |
Average Value per Dwelling Unit ($) |
| Units | 12 Month | Average Value | 12 Month |
| Total | Percent Change | Average | Percent Change |
| 1994-Jan | 4 | 43 | -37 | 40,400 | 56,200 | 18 |
| Feb | 0 | 43 | -34 | - | 56,200 | 17 |
| Mar | 0 | 41 | -13 | - | 56,500 | 10 |
| Apr | 6 | 45 | 29 | 64,500 | 58,100 | 16 |
| May | 0 | 39 | 11 | - | 58,300 | 17 |
| Jun | 9 | 48 | 66 | 44,400 | 55,700 | 13 |
| Jul | 2 | 46 | 39 | 50,000 | 53,800 | 2 |
| Aug | 5 | 48 | 50 | 39,000 | 53,700 | 9 |
| Sep | 7 | 47 | 38 | 23,600 | 43,900 | -23 |
| Oct | 0 | 43 | 19 | - | 40,700 | -32 |
| Nov | 6 | 43 | 16 | 41,700 | 41,900 | -29 |
| Dec | 0 | 39 | 0 | - | 42,500 | -26 |
| 1995-Jan | 0 | 35 | -19 | - | 42,800 | -24 |
| Feb | 2 | 37 | -14 | 30,000 | 42,100 | -25 |
| Mar | 0 | 37 | -10 | - | 42,100 | -25 |
| Apr | 0 | 31 | -31 | - | 37,700 | -35 |
| May | 0 | 31 | -21 | - | 37,700 | -35 |
| Jun | 0 | 22 | -54 | - | 35,000 | -37 |
| Jul | 0 | 20 | -57 | - | 33,500 | -38 |
| Aug | 0 | 15 | -69 | - | 31,700 | -41 |
| Sep | 3 | 11 | -77 | 50,000 | 41,800 | -5 |
| Oct | 0 | 11 | -74 | - | 41,800 | 3 |
| Nov | 0 | 5 | -88 | - | 42,000 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 5 | -87 | - | 42,000 | -1 |
| 1996-Jan | 0 | 5 | -86 | - | 42,000 | -2 |
| Feb | 0 | 3 | -92 | - | 50,000 | 19 |
| Mar | 3 | 6 | -84 | 30,000 | 40,000 | -5 |
| Apr | 0 | 6 | -81 | - | 40,000 | 6 |
| May | 0 | 6 | -81 | - | 40,000 | 6 |
| Jun | 8 | 14 | -36 | 39,700 | 39,800 | 14 |
| Jul | 4 | 18 | -10 | 25,000 | 36,500 | 9 |
| Aug | 8 | 26 | 73 | 32,500 | 35,300 | 11 |
| Sep | 20 | 43 | 291 | 62,500 | 46,900 | 12 |
| Oct | 6 | 49 | 345 | 64,200 | 49,000 | 17 |
| Nov | 12 | 61 | 1,120 | 38,500 | 47,000 | 12 |
| Dec | 2 | 63 | 1,160 | 65,000 | 47,500 | 13 |
| 1997-Jan | 0 | 63 | 1,160 | - | 47,500 | 13 |
| Feb | 4 | 67 | 2,133 | 37,500 | 46,900 | -6 |
| Mar | 2 | 66 | 1,000 | 113,400 | 49,700 | 24 |
| Apr | 10 | 76 | 1,167 | 67,400 | 52,000 | 30 |
| May | 0 | 76 | 1,167 | - | 52,000 | 30 |
| Jun | 0 | 68 | 386 | - | 53,500 | 34 |
| Jul | 6 | 70 | 289 | 65,000 | 56,100 | 54 |
| Aug | 2 | 64 | 146 | 52,000 | 58,900 | 67 |
| Sep | 10 | 54 | 26 | 66,800 | 59,100 | 26 |
| Oct | 0 | 48 | -2 | - | 58,400 | 19 |
| Nov | 6 | 42 | -31 | 65,000 | 65,100 | 39 |
| Dec | 0 | 40 | -37 | - | 65,100 | 37 |
| 1998-Jan | 4 | 44 | -30 | 65,000 | 65,100 | 37 |
| Feb | 0 | 40 | -40 | - | 67,800 | 45 |
| Mar | 2 | 40 | -39 | 70,000 | 65,600 | 32 |
| Apr | 0 | 30 | -61 | - | 65,100 | 25 |
| May | 7 | 37 | -51 | 46,500 | 61,500 | 18 |
| Jun | 7 | 44 | -35 | 34,100 | 57,200 | 7 |
| Jul | 0 | 38 | -46 | - | 55,900 | 0 |
| Aug | 4 | 40 | -38 | 28,200 | 53,400 | -9 |
| Sep | 3 | 33 | -39 | 28,200 | 47,000 | -20 |
| Oct | 35 | 68 | 42 | 51,400 | 49,300 | -16 |
| Nov | 8 | 70 | 67 | 68,200 | 50,100 | -23 |
| Dec | 7 | 77 | 92 | 46,400 | 49,800 | -24 |
| 1999-Jan | 0 | 73 | 66 | - | 48,900 | -25 |
| Feb | 19 | 92 | 130 | 64,100 | 52,100 | -23 |
| Mar | 14 | 104 | 160 | 33,100 | 49,200 | -25 |
| Apr | 17 | 121 | 303 | 65,600 | 51,500 | -21 |
| May | 3 | 117 | 216 | 28,200 | 51,200 | -17 |
| Jun | 5 | 115 | 161 | 31,000 | 51,300 | -10 |
| Jul | 9 | 124 | 226 | 60,800 | 52,000 | -7 |
| Aug | 10 | 130 | 225 | 51,800 | 52,700 | -1 |
| Sep | 8 | 135 | 309 | 70,700 | 54,400 | 16 |
| Oct | 6 | 106 | 56 | 75,100 | 56,500 | 15 |
| Nov | 3 | 101 | 44 | 28,200 | 54,700 | 9 |
| Dec | 3 | 97 | 26 | 28,200 | 54,500 | 9 |
| 2000-Jan | 0 | 97 | 33 | - | 54,500 | 11 |
| Feb | 0 | 78 | -15 | - | 52,200 | 0 |
| Mar | 3 | 67 | -36 | 28,200 | 55,100 | 12 |
| Apr | 7 | 57 | -53 | 57,200 | 52,200 | 1 |
| May | 8 | 62 | -47 | 48,800 | 52,900 | 3 |
| Jun | 10 | 67 | -42 | 62,400 | 56,000 | 9 |
| Jul | 8 | 66 | -47 | 76,300 | 57,800 | 11 |
| Aug | 15 | 71 | -45 | 70,800 | 61,400 | 17 |
| Sep | 8 | 71 | -47 | 52,600 | 59,400 | 9 |
| Oct | 3 | 68 | -36 | 28,200 | 56,600 | 0 |
| Nov | 7 | 72 | -29 | 56,100 | 57,700 | 5 |
| Dec | 4 | 73 | -25 | 28,200 | 57,300 | 5 |
| 2001-Jan | 0 | 73 | -25 | - | 57,300 | 5 |
| Feb | 0 | 73 | -6 | - | 57,300 | 10 |
| Mar | 0 | 70 | 4 | - | 58,600 | 6 |
| Apr | 4 | 67 | 18 | 78,900 | 59,900 | 15 |
| May | 8 | 67 | 8 | 80,000 | 63,700 | 20 |
| Jun | 4 | 61 | -9 | 72,800 | 64,400 | 15 |
| Jul | 8 | 61 | -8 | 76,400 | 64,500 | 12 |
| Aug | 2 | 48 | -32 | 75,000 | 62,900 | 2 |
| Sep | 0 | 40 | -44 | - | 65,000 | 9 |
| Oct | 40 | 77 | 13 | 43,400 | 55,200 | -2 |
| Nov | 0 | 70 | -3 | - | 55,100 | -5 |
| Dec | 0 | 66 | -10 | - | 56,700 | -1 |
| 2002-Jan | 3 | 69 | -5 | 76,700 | 57,600 | 1 |
| Feb | 4 | 73 | 0 | 76,700 | 58,600 | 2 |
| Mar | 7 | 80 | 14 | 73,300 | 59,900 | 2 |
| Apr | 3 | 79 | 18 | 77,400 | 59,600 | -1 |
| May | 2 | 73 | 9 | 37,500 | 56,800 | -11 |
| Jun | 15 | 84 | 38 | 68,500 | 58,100 | -10 |
| Jul | 3 | 79 | 30 | 77,400 | 57,000 | -12 |
| Aug | 7 | 84 | 75 | 87,500 | 59,100 | -6 |
| Sep | 0 | 84 | 110 | - | 59,100 | -9 |
| Oct | 5 | 49 | -36 | 66,500 | 72,700 | 32 |
| Nov | 0 | 49 | -30 | - | 72,700 | 32 |
| Dec | 15 | 64 | -3 | 86,500 | 75,900 | 34 |
| 2003-Jan | 3 | 64 | -7 | 77,400 | 76,000 | 32 |
| Feb | 4 | 64 | -12 | 77,400 | 76,000 | 30 |
| Mar | 4 | 61 | -24 | 77,400 | 76,400 | 28 |
| Apr | 3 | 61 | -23 | 77,100 | 76,400 | 28 |
| May | 19 | 78 | 7 | 67,600 | 75,300 | 33 |
| Jun | 4 | 67 | -20 | 77,100 | 76,900 | 32 |
| Jul | 4 | 68 | -14 | 88,500 | 77,500 | 36 |
| Aug | 3 | 64 | -24 | 77,100 | 76,400 | 29 |
| Sep | 3 | 67 | -20 | 77,100 | 76,500 | 29 |
| Oct | 5 | 67 | 37 | 60,700 | 76,000 | 5 |
| Nov | 3 | 70 | 43 | 77,100 | 76,100 | 5 |
| Dec | 4 | 59 | -8 | 25,000 | 70,000 | -8 |
| 2004-Jan | 3 | 59 | -8 | 77,100 | 69,900 | -8 |
| Feb | 3 | 58 | -9 | 77,100 | 69,800 | -8 |
| Mar | 10 | 64 | 5 | 78,100 | 70,600 | -8 |
| Apr | 9 | 70 | 15 | 95,000 | 73,500 | -4 |
| May | 8 | 59 | -24 | 61,100 | 73,700 | -2 |
| Jun | 8 | 63 | -6 | 74,700 | 73,600 | -4 |
| Jul | 13 | 72 | 6 | 69,900 | 72,100 | -7 |
| Aug | 10 | 79 | 23 | 72,200 | 71,900 | -6 |
| Sep | 25 | 101 | 51 | 111,600 | 81,600 | 7 |
| Oct | 10 | 106 | 58 | 75,200 | 82,000 | 8 |
| Nov | 11 | 114 | 63 | 69,800 | 80,900 | 6 |
| Dec | 15 | 125 | 112 | 63,500 | 80,600 | 15 |
| 2005-Jan | 7 | 129 | 119 | 57,400 | 79,500 | 14 |
| Feb | 0 | 126 | 117 | - | 79,500 | 14 |
| Mar | 9 | 125 | 95 | 71,200 | 79,000 | 12 |
| Apr | 0 | 116 | 66 | - | 77,800 | 6 |
| May | 3 | 111 | 88 | 102,600 | 79,700 | 8 |
| Jun | 6 | 109 | 73 | 80,400 | 80,100 | 9 |
| Jul | 2 | 98 | 36 | 63,700 | 81,100 | 12 |
| Aug | 17 | 105 | 33 | 86,700 | 82,800 | 15 |
| Sep | 20 | 100 | -1 | 91,100 | 77,300 | -5 |
| Oct | 4 | 94 | -11 | 91,800 | 78,100 | -5 |
| Nov | 2 | 85 | -25 | 63,700 | 78,900 | -2 |
| Dec | 6 | 76 | -39 | 91,200 | 82,900 | 3 |
| 2006-Jan | 8 | 77 | -40 | 280,000 | 105,700 | 33 |
| Feb | 4 | 81 | -36 | 50,000 | 102,900 | 29 |
| Mar | 7 | 79 | -37 | 62,900 | 103,000 | 30 |
| Apr | 26 | 105 | -9 | 206,100 | 128,500 | 65 |
| May | 14 | 116 | 5 | 75,400 | 122,800 | 54 |
| Jun | 5 | 115 | 6 | 59,200 | 122,200 | 53 |
| Jul | 5 | 118 | 20 | 59,200 | 120,500 | 49 |
| Aug | 8 | 109 | 4 | 64,100 | 121,700 | 47 |
| Sep | 5 | 94 | -6 | 59,200 | 124,900 | 62 |
| Oct | 9 | 99 | 5 | 64,900 | 120,700 | 55 |
| Nov | 4 | 101 | 19 | 106,800 | 121,300 | 54 |
| Dec | 7 | 102 | 34 | 85,200 | 120,600 | 45 |
| 2007-Jan | 3 | 97 | 26 | 56,200 | 105,500 | 0 |
| Feb | 3 | 96 | 19 | 66,700 | 106,600 | 4 |
| Mar | 4 | 93 | 18 | 77,500 | 108,600 | 5 |
| Apr | 4 | 71 | -32 | 85,600 | 71,600 | -44 |
| May | 5 | 62 | -47 | 193,500 | 80,600 | -34 |
| Jun | 8 | 65 | -43 | 101,400 | 84,800 | -31 |
| Jul | 3 | 63 | -47 | 280,000 | 96,100 | -20 |
| Aug | 4 | 59 | -46 | 92,500 | 100,200 | -18 |
| Sep | 5 | 59 | -37 | 193,500 | 111,600 | -11 |
| Oct | 4 | 54 | -45 | 112,100 | 119,400 | -1 |
| Nov | 5 | 55 | -46 | 193,500 | 127,100 | 5 |
| Dec | 0 | 48 | -53 | - | 133,200 | 10 |
| 2008-Jan | 0 | 45 | -54 | - | 138,300 | 31 |
| Feb | 0 | 42 | -56 | - | 143,400 | 35 |
| Mar | 0 | 38 | -59 | - | 150,400 | 38 |
| Apr | 0 | 34 | -52 | - | 158,000 | 121 |
| May | 0 | 29 | -53 | - | 151,900 | 88 |
| Jun | 0 | 21 | -68 | - | 171,100 | 102 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: MSA data is base on 1999 MSA definitions. Send comments to Mark Baumann
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