National Housing Market Outlook

Nuances Begin to Distinguish the Markets

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John Burns

February 4, 2011
We are seeing nuances emerge that will separate the economic health and recovery of the individual markets:
The answer to this question is very important to home builders and land developers, both big and small, for reasons that are far more than just the answer to “where can I make the most money?” When a consensus view develops, such as the current consensus that Washington D.C. will stabilize first, there are a number of ramifications. Here are a few:
  • Regional Job Growth: Washington DC, the big Texas metros, Phoenix and Orlando lead the way in job growth. Chicago, Las Vegas and Riverside-San Bernardino continue to shed jobs.
 
  • Investor Activity: More than one-third of all sales are going to investors in former bubble markets of Atlanta, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Orlando. These investors are generally helping these markets because they absorb distressed inventory, put very little debt on the property, and are increasingly renting the homes out.
 
  • Months of Supply: The number of homes on the market generally improves the further West you go. The Southeast averages 16 months of supply, Florida averages 12 months, Texas averages 9 months and California averages 5 months.
While most of the country anxiously waits for the kick-off to Spring selling season, we note that peak season has already begun in some “snow-bird’ markets. Visit our new Housing Dimensions blog for some of our team’s takeaways on activity in Mexico and Florida.
This is the most current available data for all variables and markets.
Permits Statistics
Employment Statistics
Affordability
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NF Payroll Employment
State Metro Area*
Month S. Fam. Permits
Month Total Permits
Permits / Peak Permits
1-Yr Growth
1-Yr Growth Rate
Unemp Rate
Median Home Price
Housing Costs / Income
JBREC Affordability Index
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford 105 113 24% (100) (0.2%) 8.9% $86,080 21% 2.2
Auburn-Opelika 649 997 45% (100) (0.2%) 7.5% $128,230 32% 2.3
Birmingham 1,526 1,586 20% (3,300) (0.7%) 8.6% $139,798 27% 2.1
Decatur 188 208 22% (300) (0.6%) 9.2% $98,649 24% 4.0
Dothan 284 334 45% (600) (1.0%) 8.1% $88,523 22% 1.8
Florence 159 255 33% 100 0.2% 8.3% $95,480 21% 0.7
Gadsden 116 116 29% 0 0.0% 8.8% $86,571 19% 0.5
Huntsville 2,274 2,274 46% 1,200 0.6% 7.1% $123,421 20% 0.5
Mobile 1,037 1,452 52% (1,900) (1.1%) 10.1% $120,651 26% 2.3
Montgomery 492 857 33% (2,100) (1.2%) 9.0% $130,914 27% 3.4
Tuscaloosa 372 629 24% 400 0.4% 8.1% $122,039 27% 1.4
Alaska
Anchorage 427 538 6% 500 0.3% 7.0% $182,206 22% 0.6
Fairbanks 42 42 5% 400 1.1% 6.9% $143,217 18% 0.5
Arizona
Flagstaff 171 259 19% 1,400 2.3% 7.9% $233,950 36% 2.7
Phoenix 7,666 8,533 12% 23,300 1.4% 8.5% $125,500 18% 0.2
Prescott 243 477 11% 300 0.5% 9.5% $129,242 24% 0.2
Tucson 1,720 2,355 18% 1,400 0.4% 8.4% $153,900 27% 0.9
Yuma 456 456 17% (500) (1.0%) 24.8% $123,500 22% 0.3
Arkansas
Fayetteville 1,110 1,207 16% (2,700) (1.3%) 5.9% $101,808 18% 0.3
Fort Smith 542 712 54% (1,400) (1.2%) 7.9% $77,351 16% 0.4
Hot Springs 39 39 10% 800 2.2% 7.5% $109,779 22% 0.5
Jonesboro 449 637 65% 100 0.2% 7.0% $76,628 16% 0.3
Little Rock 1,836 3,428 60% (5,900) (1.7%) 6.6% $132,735 22% 3.4
Pine Bluff 45 111 27% (800) (2.1%) 9.3% $67,161 16% 1.8
California
Bakersfield 1,094 1,450 16% (3,200) (1.4%) 15.4% $120,000 18% 0.0
Chico 163 530 27% (900) (1.3%) 13.5% $175,000 31% 1.3
El Centro 98 106 5% (600) (1.3%) 29.1% $101,000 22% 1.1
Fresno 1,418 1,766 24% (2,900) (1.0%) 16.9% $143,250 24% 0.5
Hanford 162 214 16% (1,000) (2.7%) 16.4% $142,000 28% 5.0
Los Angeles (D) 2,541 6,755 10% (11,900) (0.3%) 13.0% $339,000 47% 2.9
Madera 112 120 5% 200 0.6% 15.7% $127,000 24% 1.4
Merced 67 72 2% (1,100) (2.0%) 18.6% $113,000 22% 1.1
Modesto 175 175 3% 200 0.1% 17.2% $137,000 21% 0.3
Monterey 130 298 11% (1,500) (1.2%) 12.2% $235,000 29% 0.3
Napa 120 120 12% (1,200) (2.0%) 10.0% $320,000 33% 0.4
Oakland (D) 1,889 3,249 14% (16,500) (1.7%) 11.2% $325,000 34% 1.8
Orange County (D) 1,620 3,163 13% 21,300 1.6% 9.3% $500,000 49% 4.0
Redding 169 208 9% (1,100) (1.9%) 15.7% $164,000 27% 0.4
Riverside-San Bernardino 5,523 6,629 12% (11,000) (1.0%) 14.3% $174,000 25% 1.2
Sacramento 2,126 2,563 11% (20,700) (2.5%) 12.6% $206,000 26% 0.8
San Diego 2,184 3,486 8% 3,200 0.3% 10.4% $370,000 46% 3.4
San Francisco (D) 391 1,023 15% (15,300) (1.6%) 9.1% $690,000 61% 2.4
San Jose 864 2,734 27% 8,300 1.0% 11.0% $519,000 46% 3.0
San Luis Obispo 336 491 14% (200) (0.2%) 9.9% $380,000 50% 3.6
Santa Barbara 295 455 17% (200) (0.1%) 9.1% $297,500 42% 2.4
Santa Cruz 115 149 11% (2,400) (2.7%) 12.5% $500,000 56% 2.8
Santa Rosa 258 515 9% (300) (0.2%) 10.1% $330,000 39% 1.0
Stockton 827 839 12% (3,400) (1.8%) 17.5% $157,500 23% 0.4
Vallejo-Fairfield 518 518 8% (2,100) (1.8%) 12.1% $210,000 23% 0.5
Ventura 207 563 8% (700) (0.3%) 10.8% $420,000 44% 4.4
Visalia-Porterville 753 901 25% (1,000) (0.9%) 16.8% $120,000 24% 0.9
Yuba-Sutter 93 95 3% (1,400) (3.7%) 19.3% $154,500 23% 0.8
Colorado
Boulder 274 651 13% 400 0.2% 6.8% $337,750 44% 6.2
Colorado Springs 1,662 1,746 16% (1,900) (0.8%) 9.4% $185,750 28% 3.5
Denver 3,738 5,126 18% 3,700 0.3% 8.7% $220,000 30% 4.4
Fort Collins 473 886 24% 1,000 0.7% 7.1% $218,500 31% 3.6
Grand Junction 338 398 20% (1,200) (2.0%) 9.8% $130,903 21% 0.4
Greeley 781 845 19% 1,500 1.9% 9.6% $153,000 23% 1.1
Pueblo 206 231 16% 0 0.0% 10.3% $81,803 18% 1.0
Connecticut
Bridgeport 627 899 17% (100) 0.0% 8.0% $416,475 39% 1.1
Hartford 1,214 1,508 14% (1,200) (0.2%) 8.5% $230,700 26% 0.4
New Haven 540 1,125 15% (400) (0.1%) 8.8% $223,996 27% 0.4
Norwich 306 367 13% (1,400) (1.1%) 8.4% $200,031 23% 0.4
Delaware
Dover 691 853 39% 700 1.1% 8.2% $181,276 29% 4.9
Wilmington (D) 1,003 1,219 19% 500 0.1% 8.4% $189,070 25% 0.5
District of Columbia
Washington D.C. (D) 7,758 10,373 27% 41,300 1.7% 6.1% $310,363 28% 3.1
Florida
Daytona Beach 575 652 8% (100) (0.1%) 12.8% $95,000 16% 0.1
Fort Lauderdale (D) 990 1,195 6% (5,400) (0.8%) 10.8% $169,000 23% 0.3
Fort Myers 1,171 1,260 4% (600) (0.3%) 13.3% $84,000 14% 0.3
Gainesville 360 485 15% 700 0.5% 8.7% $150,896 28% 0.4
Jacksonville 3,487 3,719 15% (400) (0.1%) 11.6% $149,500 20% 0.9
Lakeland 1,171 1,259 10% (500) (0.3%) 13.3% $94,900 17% 0.8
Melbourne 974 1,188 12% (2,000) (1.0%) 12.6% $115,000 18% 1.6
Miami (D) 960 3,674 14% 5,200 0.5% 13.0% $174,000 29% 1.0
Naples 786 1,268 16% (300) (0.3%) 12.4% $204,950 30% 1.9
Ocala 475 475 6% (1,000) (1.1%) 14.6% $84,075 14% 0.1
Orlando 4,228 5,259 15% 11,500 1.1% 11.9% $123,000 18% 0.1
Panama City 216 322 6% 700 1.0% 11.6% $150,106 23% 0.4
Pensacola 1,334 1,752 27% 700 0.4% 11.1% $128,477 19% 0.2
Port St. Lucie 412 444 4% 200 0.2% 14.3% $109,250 16% 0.4
Punta Gorda 285 417 9% 100 0.3% 12.9% $104,000 18% 0.3
Sarasota 1,746 2,198 15% 2,400 1.0% 12.3% $131,950 23% 1.5
Tallahassee 528 979 23% 400 0.2% 9.0% $137,939 24% 0.3
Tampa 4,384 6,434 17% 900 0.1% 12.6% $117,000 19% 0.3
Vero Beach 306 306 7% (100) (0.2%) 14.5% $115,000 21% 1.9
West Palm Beach (D) 1,257 1,507 7% 5,100 1.0% 12.3% $197,500 28% 2.6
Georgia
Albany 176 252 20% 400 0.6% 10.8% $87,437 18% 0.4
Athens 210 221 9% (600) (0.7%) 7.6% $123,086 25% 0.5
Atlanta 6,437 7,645 10% 900 0.0% 10.3% $113,715 16% 0.7
Augusta 2,401 2,465 45% 2,300 1.1% 9.1% $107,173 19% 0.4
Brunswick 403 403 32% (1,000) (2.4%) 10.1% $130,638 25% 1.6
Columbus 715 1,246 56% 300 0.3% 9.6% $101,498 21% 0.8
Dalton 97 108 10% (1,800) (2.7%) 13.2% $96,243 21% 1.6
Gainesville 199 199 8% (500) (0.7%) 9.4% $119,089 20% 0.5
Hinesville 227 227 26% 200 1.0% 8.4% $97,589 17% 0.4
Macon 254 254 14% (1,600) (1.6%) 10.4% $92,639 19% 0.6
Rome 55 55 8% (300) (0.8%) 10.7% $90,283 19% 1.0
Savannah 1,091 1,490 31% 1,800 1.2% 8.9% $131,612 24% 2.1
Valdosta 521 1,064 73% (400) (0.7%) 8.7% $100,491 23% 0.7
Warner Robins 590 590 28% (200) (0.3%) 7.9% $94,368 16% 0.7
Hawaii
Honolulu 878 1,870 38% 5,900 1.3% 5.4% $596,959 76% 5.6
Idaho
Boise City 1,693 1,756 15% (4,700) (1.9%) 9.9% $130,583 20% 0.5
Coeur D'Alene 480 634 24% (100) (0.2%) 10.8% $129,279 19% 0.4
Idaho Falls 310 394 21% (900) (1.8%) 7.3% $96,933 15% 0.5
Lewiston 73 77 19% (400) (1.5%) 7.4% $123,068 21% 0.5
Pocatello 152 155 22% (600) (1.6%) 8.4% $92,870 15% 0.4
Illinois
Bloomington 305 442 26% 0 0.0% 7.1% $153,936 22% 0.8
Champaign-Urbana 267 533 25% 0 0.0% 8.2% $142,223 27% 4.0
Chicago (D) 2,680 4,551 10% (36,000) (1.0%) 8.9% $180,000 25% 0.7
Danville 2 2 1% (100) (0.3%) 11.0% $54,719 14% 2.3
Decatur 82 84 14% (600) (1.1%) 11.0% $84,511 15% 0.8
Kankakee-Bradley 71 75 9% (300) (0.7%) 12.1% $119,743 19% 1.6
Lake-Kenosha (D) 626 923 14% (13,900) (3.7%) 9.7% $210,607 24% 0.6
Peoria 668 898 46% (800) (0.5%) 9.3% $116,415 18% 2.6
Rockford 294 300 11% 1,200 0.8% 13.7% $105,574 20% 5.3
Springfield 312 417 27% (600) (0.5%) 7.5% $115,467 17% 0.6
Indiana
Anderson 74 80 10% (1,000) (2.4%) 10.9% $79,591 16% 0.9
Bloomington 240 305 25% (800) (0.9%) 7.1% $125,151 27% 2.5
Columbus 131 131 21% (200) (0.5%) 8.5% $116,681 19% 0.9
Elkhart-Goshen 178 238 14% 700 0.7% 13.3% $102,035 20% 3.3
Evansville 617 741 34% (900) (0.5%) 8.3% $90,969 16% 0.7
Fort Wayne 827 903 25% (1,300) (0.6%) 10.3% $92,505 16% 0.9
Gary (D) 986 1,282 28% (800) (0.3%) 9.6% $118,608 20% 2.7
Indianapolis 3,782 6,005 35% 6,300 0.7% 8.7% $118,040 19% 2.3
Kokomo 19 19 3% 1,200 3.0% 11.2% $79,039 13% 0.4
Lafayette 473 582 32% 100 0.1% 8.2% $105,619 20% 0.5
Michigan City 132 156 26% 0 0.0% 10.7% $108,515 19% 1.1
Muncie 59 63 11% 500 1.0% 10.5% $72,669 18% 1.4
South Bend 249 392 20% (1,700) (1.3%) 10.7% $81,682 15% 1.4
Terre Haute 177 191 28% (100) (0.1%) 10.4% $75,145 15% 0.5
Iowa
Ames 107 181 19% 300 0.6% 4.4% $130,548 21% 0.4
Cedar Rapids 710 971 47% (200) (0.1%) 6.2% $149,280 21% 2.4
Davenport 466 586 39% 1,700 1.0% 7.9% $113,505 17% 1.5
Des Moines 2,134 2,753 44% (1,800) (0.6%) 6.2% $146,567 20% 0.7
Dubuque 346 465 53% 1,100 2.0% 6.1% $114,058 19% 0.8
Iowa City 444 563 33% (300) (0.3%) 4.3% $149,308 24% 0.6
Sioux City 255 281 24% (800) (1.1%) 7.3% $88,284 15% 0.5
Kansas
Lawrence 206 304 16% 0 0.0% 6.0% $140,458 27% 3.0
Topeka 358 452 33% 500 0.5% 7.1% $104,768 17% 2.1
Wichita 1,108 1,293 28% (900) (0.3%) 8.4% $116,350 19% 2.5
Kentucky
Bowling Green 363 550 40% 800 1.4% 8.7% $106,552 18% 0.3
Elizabethtown 720 845 64% 1,300 2.8% 9.0% $108,341 18% 0.7
Lexington 1,173 1,377 27% (4,200) (1.7%) 8.3% $139,855 22% 0.6
Louisville 2,050 2,561 29% (10,600) (1.8%) 9.9% $133,495 21% 0.8
Owensboro 290 352 32% 300 0.6% 8.9% $82,524 14% 0.2
Louisiana
Alexandria 320 392 41% 1,000 1.5% 7.3% $89,070 15% 0.2
Baton Rouge 2,878 3,002 33% (1,200) (0.3%) 7.7% $167,755 24% 0.7
Houma 386 385 32% (200) (0.2%) 5.7% $111,434 17% 0.6
Lafayette 791 864 17% 1,900 1.3% 6.2% $126,296 18% 0.2
Lake Charles 954 1,063 71% 1,400 1.6% 7.2% $103,027 16% 0.3
Monroe 286 319 27% (900) (1.2%) 8.2% $91,945 16% 0.2
New Orleans 1,882 2,122 16% 4,900 0.9% 7.6% $155,038 23% 0.6
Shreveport 1,118 1,293 42% 1,300 0.7% 7.3% $150,773 24% 1.7
Maine
Bangor 261 283 28% 0 0.0% 6.9% $115,361 22% 0.7
Lewiston-Auburn 159 207 24% 500 1.0% 7.5% $118,574 24% 0.9
Portland 1,285 1,315 23% 0 0.0% 6.0% $207,887 29% 1.3
Maryland
Baltimore 3,611 6,166 32% 15,400 1.2% 7.8% $248,500 31% 5.1
Bethesda (D) 1,807 2,904 24% 10,200 1.8% 5.6% $410,000 37% 5.9
Cumberland 78 137 34% (1,100) (2.8%) 8.7% $102,951 22% 3.6
Hagerstown 642 704 17% (700) (0.7%) 9.9% $142,728 23% 0.4
Salisbury 186 280 22% (100) (0.2%) 9.3% $128,745 24% 0.6
Massachusetts
Barnstable Town 393 423 9% 100 0.1% 9.0% $319,702 41% 1.4
Boston (D) 1,139 3,133 30% 14,400 0.9% 7.1% $352,212 38% 2.5
Cambridge (D) 1,355 1,800 24% 30,000 1.2% 7.4% $374,019 35% 0.7
Pittsfield 117 164 18% 300 0.9% 8.4% $191,422 34% 3.3
Springfield 507 617 13% (6,800) (2.4%) 9.2% $186,409 29% 2.0
Worcester 1,292 3,335 45% (2,400) (1.0%) 8.8% $216,841 25% 0.9
Michigan
Ann Arbor 335 388 13% 100 0.1% 7.2% $151,548 23% 0.4
Battle Creek 30 30 5% (900) (1.6%) 9.9% $80,322 17% 2.2
Bay City 29 29 6% (400) (1.1%) 10.6% $76,349 14% 0.3
Detroit (D) 459 724 12% (6,500) (0.9%) 13.0% $84,336 18% 1.2
Flint 90 92 3% (100) (0.1%) 12.5% $69,514 14% 0.3
Grand Rapids 862 892 18% 1,000 0.3% 9.5% $82,065 14% 0.5
Holland 405 447 16% (3,600) (3.5%) 10.1% $126,796 21% 1.5
Jackson 73 73 7% (500) (0.9%) 11.3% $87,221 15% 0.5
Kalamazoo 355 370 15% (1,500) (1.1%) 9.7% $105,909 21% 1.3
Lansing 365 370 12% (700) (0.3%) 8.7% $81,997 14% 1.0
Monroe 116 120 10% (500) (1.3%) 10.9% $108,861 17% 0.5
Muskegon 93 115 12% (500) (0.9%) 12.1% $78,289 17% 0.7
Niles 219 219 27% (500) (0.8%) 11.4% $108,610 22% 3.3
Saginaw 102 126 13% (300) (0.4%) 10.7% $56,792 12% 1.7
Warren (D) 1,921 2,302 12% (21,500) (2.1%) 11.4% $138,688 20% 0.5
Minnesota
Duluth 379 451 26% 1,300 1.0% 7.3% $106,196 18% 3.1
Minneapolis 3,836 5,690 20% 23,500 1.4% 6.5% $162,322 19% 0.4
Rochester 349 491 24% 1,700 1.6% 5.2% $124,802 15% 0.5
St. Cloud 357 421 21% (100) (0.1%) 6.3% $123,020 20% 1.3
Mississippi
Gulfport-Biloxi 1,219 1,581 29% (700) (0.7%) 8.6% $126,144 26% 3.4
Hattiesburg 63 63 6% 1,800 3.0% 8.0% $90,529 19% 0.5
Jackson 1,307 1,395 31% 1,500 0.6% 7.8% $130,884 28% 5.1
Pascagoula 305 332 22% (1,700) (3.0%) 9.6% $97,541 18% 0.8
Missouri
Columbia 571 603 26% (300) (0.3%) 6.1% $144,993 24% 0.7
Jefferson City 229 258 23% 400 0.5% 7.0% $105,976 16% 0.6
Joplin 151 174 24% 800 1.0% 8.5% $81,620 16% 0.5
Kansas City 2,041 3,105 17% (18,000) (1.8%) 9.1% $142,815 21% 1.4
Springfield 923 1,417 28% 3,200 1.7% 8.3% $110,273 22% 0.7
St. Joseph 89 140 33% 2,100 3.5% 7.9% $85,844 16% 0.6
St. Louis 4,282 5,582 30% 3,000 0.2% 9.5% $125,744 19% 0.4
Montana
Billings 330 458 31% (1,300) (1.6%) 5.2% $118,144 20% 0.7
Great Falls 157 177 55% (1,300) (3.6%) 6.1% $96,964 19% 0.6
Missoula 184 362 32% 0 0.0% 7.1% $160,234 32% 2.5
Nebraska
Lincoln 771 817 30% 600 0.3% 3.5% $134,263 21% 2.3
Omaha 2,384 2,995 45% 1,100 0.2% 4.6% $134,432 19% 0.7
Nevada
Carson City 14 32 5% (600) (2.0%) 13.1% $134,899 20% 0.2
Las Vegas 4,601 5,313 14% (19,000) (2.3%) 14.3% $134,900 19% 0.1
Reno 511 645 10% (5,200) (2.7%) 13.2% $168,000 24% 0.3
New Hampshire
Manchester 378 683 10% 1,000 1.0% 5.3% $230,046 24% 0.9
New Jersey
Atlantic City 418 507 13% (1,300) (0.9%) 12.2% $217,949 31% 4.4
Camden (D) 1,189 2,027 24% (7,700) (1.5%) 9.4% $197,775 21% 0.6
Edison (D) 2,822 4,526 19% (17,100) (1.7%) 8.3% $329,590 33% 4.4
Newark-Union (D) 1,465 2,583 28% (7,100) (0.7%) 8.8% $352,869 37% 2.2
Ocean City 272 418 17% 5,200 14.3% 12.4% $228,741 37% 4.4
Trenton 173 621 17% (3,000) (1.3%) 7.6% $253,296 26% 2.2
Vineland 215 259 35% (600) (1.0%) 12.6% $129,402 20% 0.2
New Mexico
Albuquerque 1,566 1,749 20% (5,400) (1.4%) 8.6% $200,425 31% 2.4
Farmington 205 277 47% (200) (0.4%) 8.8% $178,522 27% 1.1
Las Cruces 800 951 38% 1,500 2.2% 7.9% $100,374 20% 0.3
Santa Fe 97 97 8% (300) (0.5%) 6.8% $206,239 29% 0.5
New York
Albany 1,183 1,304 24% (3,200) (0.7%) 7.0% $199,392 27% 2.9
Binghamton 137 187 14% 300 0.3% 8.1% $105,984 19% 2.0
Buffalo 1,121 1,668 36% 2,400 0.4% 8.0% $118,645 21% 2.4
Elmira 29 61 21% 400 1.0% 8.0% $95,492 17% 1.9
Glens Falls 276 310 19% 600 1.1% 8.1% $145,003 23% 1.6
Ithaca 87 106 16% 500 0.8% 5.5% $153,414 28% 2.8
Kingston 137 240 17% 800 1.3% 7.9% $206,162 29% 1.7
Nassau (D) 1,364 1,555 14% 9,300 0.8% 7.2% $368,111 33% 3.7
New York (D) 1,495 8,615 21% 13,200 0.3% 8.8% $430,360 57% 3.4
Poughkeepsie 936 1,528 30% (600) (0.2%) 7.7% $210,367 24% 0.3
Rochester 1,156 1,256 24% 1,700 0.3% 7.7% $115,679 19% 1.5
Syracuse 800 1,089 32% 900 0.3% 8.0% $121,778 19% 1.7
Utica-Rome 228 323 24% (600) (0.5%) 7.7% $109,691 20% 1.1
North Carolina
Asheville 1,056 2,049 48% 2,400 1.4% 8.1% $161,839 31% 2.8
Burlington 464 868 43% 100 0.2% 10.4% $107,111 19% 0.2
Charlotte 4,737 5,714 23% 3,200 0.4% 10.8% $181,000 25% 2.3
Durham 1,527 1,999 31% 2,500 0.9% 7.1% $212,000 32% 2.6
Fayetteville 1,712 3,663 85% (500) (0.4%) 9.2% $104,911 20% 0.4
Goldsboro 265 265 38% 600 1.4% 8.5% $97,996 18% 0.3
Greensboro 1,347 1,971 31% (2,500) (0.7%) 10.5% $127,284 24% 0.6
Greenville 378 701 27% (1,200) (1.6%) 9.6% $102,684 23% 0.4
Hickory 397 447 18% (2,400) (1.7%) 12.6% $103,168 22% 0.9
Jacksonville 2,130 2,246 100% (100) (0.2%) 7.9% $128,233 24% 0.9
Raleigh-Cary 4,760 5,316 30% (1,500) (0.3%) 8.1% $197,000 24% 0.8
Rocky Mount 206 212 21% 0 0.0% 12.8% $88,183 19% 0.5
Wilmington 1,575 1,833 20% (1,600) (1.2%) 9.9% $218,000 39% 5.1
Winston-Salem 985 1,277 29% (1,100) (0.5%) 9.3% $116,391 20% 0.3
North Dakota
Bismarck 569 613 56% 100 0.2% 3.3% $166,179 21% 2.8
Fargo 750 1,320 47% (300) (0.2%) 3.5% $150,434 22% 1.7
Grand Forks 139 223 33% 400 0.7% 3.7% $122,698 20% 0.9
Ohio
Akron 661 720 18% (100) 0.0% 9.0% $124,000 17% 0.7
Canton 296 334 22% (700) (0.4%) 10.3% $86,215 15% 1.1
Cincinnati 2,900 3,291 21% (600) (0.1%) 9.2% $122,018 17% 0.2
Cleveland 1,867 1,928 24% 9,800 1.0% 8.5% $105,413 17% 1.5
Columbus 2,907 4,830 28% (8,800) (1.0%) 8.0% $124,350 19% 1.2
Dayton 678 762 18% (2,300) (0.6%) 10.1% $96,521 16% 0.8
Lima 43 82 16% 100 0.2% 9.8% $88,887 19% 2.6
Mansfield 49 71 12% 1,000 1.9% 10.7% $79,788 16% 0.6
Sandusky 44 48 9% 1,000 2.9% 9.7% $109,946 19% 0.9
Springfield 47 51 7% (1,100) (2.2%) 10.0% $86,693 15% 0.3
Toledo 566 884 21% (2,600) (0.9%) 10.3% $77,489 14% 0.5
Oklahoma
Lawton 308 413 38% 1,100 2.5% 6.4% $91,011 12% 0.2
Oklahoma City 3,054 3,752 17% 5,300 0.9% 6.2% $136,634 21% 2.1
Tulsa 2,293 2,567 21% 1,300 0.3% 7.5% $132,125 19% 0.5
Oregon
Bend 358 370 8% (1,900) (3.1%) 14.3% $131,206 20% 0.2
Corvallis 86 104 13% (200) (0.5%) 7.0% $183,650 35% 4.1
Eugene 462 581 21% (600) (0.4%) 10.5% $199,352 41% 6.7
Medford 283 363 17% 400 0.5% 11.8% $140,571 23% 0.4
Portland 3,447 4,295 22% (2,700) (0.3%) 10.1% $230,000 31% 4.5
Salem 505 936 28% (2,800) (1.9%) 10.7% $162,450 27% 4.2
Pennsylvania
Allentown 1,105 1,292 24% 1,800 0.5% 8.9% $214,462 29% 4.1
Altoona 64 66 13% 1,400 2.3% 7.0% $97,081 19% 2.0
Erie 387 555 55% 1,700 1.3% 8.6% $108,410 20% 1.9
Harrisburg 1,270 1,517 41% (2,300) (0.7%) 7.4% $141,875 22% 2.5
Johnstown 75 75 20% 100 0.2% 8.7% $80,571 17% 1.6
Lancaster 1,214 1,415 39% 1,400 0.6% 7.0% $163,052 23% 2.0
Lebanon 251 251 30% 400 0.8% 6.9% $137,168 22% 2.4
Philadelphia (D) 3,138 4,333 24% 5,800 0.3% 8.4% $217,063 28% 4.2
Pittsburgh 3,067 3,314 47% 7,400 0.7% 7.4% $123,210 21% 2.6
Reading 337 343 16% 1,000 0.6% 8.7% $147,906 22% 4.3
Scranton 724 768 35% 600 0.2% 9.1% $118,457 22% 2.2
State College 250 362 33% (700) (0.9%) 5.5% $158,007 25% 0.6
York 1,106 1,233 39% 2,000 1.1% 8.2% $149,956 21% 1.3
Rhode Island
Providence 1,235 1,445 12% (5,700) (1.1%) 11.1% $209,560 31% 0.6
South Carolina
Anderson 290 426 22% (500) (0.9%) 11.2% $96,672 19% 0.7
Charleston 2,656 2,945 27% 4,200 1.5% 9.1% $229,750 31% 2.6
Columbia 2,607 3,026 37% 500 0.1% 9.1% $128,000 22% 1.9
Florence 297 375 29% 1,400 1.7% 11.3% $108,694 23% 1.0
Greenville 1,448 1,583 29% 1,100 0.4% 9.3% $138,000 23% 2.7
Myrtle Beach 1,410 1,544 13% 3,800 3.4% 11.8% $144,004 28% 0.6
Spartanburg 566 566 21% 1,000 0.9% 10.9% $115,139 24% 3.7
Sumter 290 354 39% (400) (1.1%) 12.2% $95,933 20% 0.4
South Dakota
Rapid City 447 651 47% 700 1.2% 4.6% $122,885 21% 2.6
Sioux Falls 814 1,182 47% 700 0.5% 4.4% $142,785 24% 4.8
Tennessee
Chattanooga 965 1,077 28% 2,900 1.3% 8.5% $119,790 24% 1.2
Clarksville 1,131 1,683 52% 1,400 1.7% 10.0% $99,574 18% 0.6
Cleveland 273 557 59% 200 0.5% 9.2% $105,384 22% 0.6
Jackson 263 263 24% 0 0.0% 9.6% $84,634 18% 0.4
Johnson City 445 653 45% 700 0.9% 8.6% $112,443 25% 0.8
Kingsport 508 584 38% 1,100 0.9% 8.4% $107,085 24% 0.9
Knoxville 1,440 2,359 37% 1,700 0.5% 7.5% $140,340 25% 0.6
Memphis 1,693 2,537 23% (8,400) (1.4%) 9.7% $112,551 22% 1.1
Morristown 229 237 31% (300) (0.7%) 11.0% $99,728 22% 0.6
Nashville 3,891 5,053 28% (2,000) (0.3%) 8.5% $140,000 22% 1.7
Texas
Abilene 292 410 19% 800 1.2% 6.5% $87,900 15% 0.4
Amarillo 573 590 16% 2,000 1.8% 5.7% $130,700 22% 3.8
Austin 6,174 7,227 27% 15,500 2.0% 7.1% $179,900 26% 3.2
Beaumont 1,278 1,436 49% 2,400 1.5% 11.0% $150,700 28% 5.9
Brownsville 1,052 1,099 28% 2,900 2.3% 11.9% $150,700 32% 5.2
College Station 826 1,044 29% 1,600 1.6% 6.2% $150,700 34% 5.1
Corpus Christi 989 1,288 21% 2,700 1.5% 8.4% $138,400 26% 4.2
Dallas (D) 10,838 14,882 20% 32,000 1.6% 8.3% $154,900 22% 2.3
El Paso 2,912 4,500 70% 1,100 0.4% 10.3% $134,100 28% 4.0
Fort Worth (D) 4,854 5,774 15% 9,100 1.1% 8.2% $128,689 17% 0.0
Houston 22,555 28,191 38% 7,500 0.3% 8.6% $150,900 22% 2.6
Killeen 1,968 2,290 50% 2,300 1.8% 8.1% $118,409 22% 3.2
Laredo 618 675 28% 1,700 2.0% 8.5% $89,603 17% 0.5
Longview 230 340 21% 2,100 2.2% 7.3% $122,900 22% 2.6
Lubbock 731 1,226 29% 400 0.3% 6.1% $118,500 25% 3.7
McAllen 2,756 3,203 34% 5,400 2.5% 12.0% $106,000 25% 0.6
Midland 403 403 10% 1,100 1.7% 5.3% $126,130 18% 0.9
Odessa 272 712 34% 1,300 2.2% 7.5% $155,000 29% 5.4
San Angelo 187 187 12% 800 1.8% 6.6% $130,000 25% 5.3
San Antonio 5,361 6,777 30% 6,700 0.8% 7.6% $152,900 25% 4.4
Sherman 91 96 9% 900 2.1% 8.5% $87,500 17% 3.0
Texarkana 84 205 24% 1,200 2.1% 7.1% $79,182 15% 0.3
Tyler 157 219 7% 1,200 1.3% 7.9% $130,000 21% 0.8
Waco 441 587 20% 2,100 2.0% 7.3% $129,200 26% 3.9
Utah
Logan 433 722 51% 600 1.1% 5.0% $121,194 21% 0.9
Ogden-Clearfield 1,396 1,533 30% (1,700) (0.9%) 7.2% $128,323 17% 0.3
Provo-Orem 1,543 1,983 31% (900) (0.5%) 6.9% $132,253 18% 0.2
Salt Lake City 1,925 2,966 24% (5,600) (0.9%) 7.1% $200,083 27% 4.4
St. George 906 929 24% (1,200) (2.5%) 9.4% $122,188 21% 0.3
Virginia
Charlottesville 627 1,460 55% 800 0.8% 5.4% $203,067 27% 0.6
Danville 82 122 23% 300 0.8% 10.8% $85,815 20% 0.6
Harrisonburg 362 445 34% 2,200 3.5% 6.1% $159,028 26% 0.7
Lynchburg 698 801 44% (3,500) (3.3%) 7.5% $132,475 24% 0.9
Richmond 2,598 3,579 31% (900) (0.2%) 7.6% $180,000 28% 2.3
Roanoke 423 455 24% 100 0.1% 7.1% $135,625 24% 1.0
Virginia Beach 3,338 4,341 18% 8,000 1.1% 7.2% $199,306 30% 4.2
Winchester 329 331 19% (600) (1.1%) 7.1% $134,780 21% 0.2
Washington
Bellingham 417 443 17% (900) (1.1%) 7.9% $198,178 31% 1.2
Bremerton 467 469 18% (500) (0.6%) 7.1% $244,000 28% 2.7
Kennewick 1,749 1,753 54% 4,500 4.7% 6.9% $173,659 21% 1.5
Longview 120 135 19% (500) (1.4%) 11.9% $126,405 20% 0.4
Mount Vernon 226 235 21% (800) (1.8%) 10.1% $172,411 22% 0.2
Olympia 1,023 1,128 35% (700) (0.7%) 7.5% $203,100 27% 4.0
Seattle (D) 4,486 7,707 28% 13,700 1.0% 9.1% $333,000 36% 3.8
Spokane 1,048 1,462 33% (2,100) (1.0%) 8.4% $157,000 26% 3.0
Tacoma (D) 1,662 1,804 26% (2,500) (0.9%) 9.0% $205,000 25% 0.2
West Virginia
Charleston 305 334 40% 0 0.0% 8.0% $127,108 21% 0.5
Huntington 100 191 30% (100) (0.1%) 8.4% $86,805 17% 0.5
Morgantown 28 83 31% (100) (0.2%) 5.8% $121,653 28% 2.0
Parkersburg 118 161 37% 1,400 2.0% 8.5% $87,166 16% 0.4
Wisconsin
Appleton 390 597 27% 600 0.5% 6.3% $117,612 16% 0.7
Eau Claire 293 349 25% (300) (0.4%) 5.8% $112,295 20% 2.3
Fond Du Lac 157 323 52% 400 0.9% 6.7% $116,058 18% 1.0
Green Bay 755 1,939 62% 1,600 1.0% 6.7% $126,711 20% 1.2
Janesville 139 143 11% 200 0.3% 9.4% $107,762 18% 1.0
La Crosse 254 264 31% 200 0.3% 5.4% $119,681 18% 0.7
Madison 816 1,262 21% (300) (0.1%) 5.0% $218,677 31% 5.0
Milwaukee 971 2,016 24% (4,300) (0.5%) 7.5% $200,165 31% 5.0
Oshkosh-Neenah 290 466 32% 600 0.7% 6.1% $111,342 20% 2.4
Racine 182 194 15% (200) (0.3%) 8.6% $131,647 20% 1.7
Sheboygan 55 63 9% 700 1.2% 7.4% $121,388 18% 0.9
Wyoming
Casper 280 847 100% 100 0.3% 6.7% $110,785 15% 0.3
Cheyenne 253 253 29% (400) (0.9%) 7.0% $115,017 20% 1.3
* The government defines metro areas and includes metro divisions within some areas. In these instances, we report at the more detailed division level, because that is what most of our clients use for decision making. For example, we report on the Los Angeles and Orange County divisions separately, rather than the Los Angeles MSA, which includes both Los Angeles and Orange counties. We also use the more colloquial names used by business people, so we refer to the "Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine" division as "Orange County." For the government definitions, visit: http://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/lists/2009/List1.txt

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