RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS AUTHORIZED 1990-1999
COUNTY TYPE 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total
Atlantic County Total 1,026 681 498 661 1,001 678 1,041 1,003 1,220 1,401 9,210
Single 670 494 484 622 987 561 917 994 1,148 1,239 8,116
Multi 356 187 14 39 14 117 124 9 72 162 1,094
 
Bergen County Total 817 420 661 924 991 946 1,240 1,713 1,931 1,661 11,304
Single 292 305 485 724 816 704 894 921 823 1,062 7,026
Multi 525 115 176 200 175 242 346 792 1,108 599 4,278
 
Burlington County Total 1,600 1,228 1,686 2,171 2,249 1,688 2,293 2,300 2,715 2,755 20,685
Single 1,480 1,204 1,577 1,964 2,087 1,647 1,968 2,012 2,284 2,306 18,529
Multi 120 24 109 207 162 41 325 288 431 449 2,156
 
Camden County Total 1,125 956 1,044 1,493 1,054 865 1,222 1,328 874 867 10,828
Single 826 956 1,006 1,178 1,047 840 1,186 1,092 841 699 9,671
Multi 299 0 38 315 7 25 36 236 33 168 1,157
 
Cape May County Total 621 339 522 527 775 544 671 912 1,015 1,226 7,152
Single 427 247 332 326 579 364 388 491 619 732 4,505
Multi 194 92 190 201 196 180 283 421 396 494 2,647
 
Cumberland County Total 294 247 240 300 323 403 316 450 416 371 3,360
Single 260 235 226 292 317 264 306 362 314 291 2,867
Multi 34 12 14 8 6 139 10 88 102 80 493
 
Essex County Total 540 313 514 915 901 712 539 1,171 844 1,343 7,792
Single 129 108 204 562 483 307 283 529 476 626 3,707
Multi 411 205 310 353 418 405 256 642 368 717 4,085
   
Gloucester County Total 1,183 1,104 1,177 1,306 1,239 878 1,057 1,175 1,366 1,527 12,012
Single 1,161 1,013 1,133 1,265 1,192 878 1,018 1,151 1,238 1,310 11,359
Multi 22 91 44 41 47 0 39 24 128 217 653
 
Hudson County Total 486 260 259 440 464 294 360 702 1,788 1,921 6,974
Single 10 66 64 254 276 146 131 136 431 112 1,626
Multi 476 194 195 186 188 148 229 566 1,357 1,809 5,348
 
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS AUTHORIZED 1990-1999
COUNTY TYPE 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total
Hunterdon County Total 281 362 449 610 810 986 683 781 875 708 6,545
Single 281 362 449 602 810 986 683 720 764 701 6,358
Multi 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 61 111 7 187
 
Mercer County Total 1,004 431 648 1,370 1,304 858 802 1,063 1,393 1,159 10,032
Single 520 412 598 881 1,056 809 788 1,040 1,200 1,099 8,403
Multi 484 19 50 489 248 49 14 23 193 60 1,629
 
Middlesex County Total 1,486 1,293 1,893 2,496 2,087 2,090 2,992 3,037 2,837 3,102 23,313
Single 942 1,165 1,726 1,964 1,598 1,517 2,088 2,392 2,608 2,562 18,562
Multi 544 128 167 532 489 573 904 645 229 540 4,751
 
Monmouth County Total 1,529 1,837 2,450 2,525 2,492 2,291 2,284 3,234 3,277 2,974 24,893
Single 1,451 1,567 2,238 2,382 2,465 2,229 2,270 3,047 3,159 2,587 23,395
Multi 78 270 212 143 27 62 14 187 118 387 1,498
 
Morris County Total 798 1,189 1,614 2,416 2,372 2,088 1,742 1,622 1,881 1,853 17,575
Single 756 1,083 1,422 2,144 2,030 1,627 1,704 1,449 1,687 1,460 15,362
Multi 42 106 192 272 342 461 38 173 194 393 2,213
   
Ocean County Total 1,824 1,517 1,790 2,794 3,432 2,508 2,983 3,433 3,934 4,192 28,407
Single 1,706 1,452 1,760 2,619 3,430 2,427 2,794 3,391 3,756 4,107 27,442
Multi 118 65 30 175 2 81 189 42 178 85 965
 
Passaic County Total 728 172 412 647 591 410 366 452 509 533 4,820
Single 142 117 324 501 371 286 286 386 485 507 3,405
Multi 586 55 88 146 220 124 80 66 24 26 1,415
 
Salem County Total 207 113 146 163 176 139 92 143 138 147 1,464
Single 207 113 146 163 170 139 92 99 138 141 1,408
Multi 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 44 0 6 56
   
Somerset County Total 1,273 1,419 1,887 1,963 1,593 1,997 2,264 2,146 2,508 2,146 19,196
Single 943 1,224 1,433 1,758 1,486 1,564 1,909 2,030 1,910 1,808 16,065
Multi 330 195 454 205 107 433 355 116 598 338 3,131
 
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS AUTHORIZED 1990-1999
COUNTY TYPE 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total
Sussex County Total 337 282 447 356 469 382 515 473 552 687 4,500
Single 307 262 384 356 458 382 515 473 552 599 4,288
Multi 30 20 63 0 11 0 0 0 0 88 212
   
Union County Total 138 497 447 645 459 320 267 429 488 513 4,203
Single 82 318 227 349 217 240 189 308 265 313 2,508
Multi 56 179 220 296 242 80 78 121 223 200 1,695
 
Warren County Total 227 196 288 466 606 444 444 451 784 890 4,796
Single 209 166 288 434 562 424 444 449 761 868 4,605
  Multi 18 30 0 32 44 20 0 2 23 22 191
State Totals Total 17,524 14,856 19,072 25,188 25,388 21,521 24,173 28,018 31,345 31,976 239,061
Single 12,801 12,869 16,506 21,340 22,437 18,341 20,853 23,472 25,459 25,129 199,207
Multi 4,723 1,987 2,566 3,848 2,951 3,180 3,320 4,546 5,886 6,847 39,854
This table is prepared using annual averages derived from aggregated monthly building permit data.  Due to 
differences in cutoff dates, annual averages derived from aggregated monthly data may differ from 
annualized building permit data.
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturing & Construction Division 
Prepared by:  New Jersey Department of Labor, 5/00