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South and West Top List of Fastest-Growing Places to Build

Housing Data

Patrick L. O'Toole, Senior Editor
January 1, 2003
Professional Builder

During the 15 months representing the height of the current home building boom, 1.9 million U.S. housing units were added, mostly in the South and West. Douglas County, Colo., south of Denver, had the biggest percentage gain, 12.4%. Maricopa County, Ariz., where Phoenix is located, had more growth in units than all but nine states.

Double-digit growth rates also occurred in Loudon County, Va., Williamson County, Texas, and four Georgia counties in the Atlanta area.

Top Counties Maricopa, Ariz. 53,367 Clark, Nev. 31,962 Harris, Texas 29,356 San Diego, Calif. 18,246 Riverside, Calif. 17,752 Travis, Texas 17,284 Mecklenburg, N.C. 16,912 Gwinnett, Ga. 15,269 Wake, N.C. 15,097 Los Angeles, Calif. 15,067 Numerical increase in housing units from April 1, 2000, to July 1, 2001 Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Top States Texas 198,236 Florida 174,044 California 159,962 Georgia 117,179 North Carolina 106,544 Arizona 78,129 Colorado 66,363 Virginia 55,702 Michigan 54,517 Ohio 52,777 Numerical increase in housing units from April 1, 2000, to July 1, 2001 Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Click here to view a full list of state growth figures for the period.
Click here to view a list of the top 50 county growth figures for the period.

© 2008, Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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