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	Housing Units Authorized by Residential Building Permits: 2000 - 2004	No. 80 May 2005

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission is an interstate, intercounty and intercity agency that provides comprehensive and coordinated planning for the orderly growth of the Delaware Valley region. As the region's metropolitan planning organization (MPO), the Commission provides technical assistance and services to its member state, county and local governments, the private sector, and the public. Delaware Valley Data is our periodic series of free data bulletins and analytical reports. This data bulletin contains residential building permit data for 2000 through 2004, for the extended 28-County Data Service Region (see map on page 10). Data Bulletin No. 80 replaces Data Bulletin No. 79, published in May 2004. The data is derived from reports and publications compiled by the Bureau of the Census Construction Statistics Division.

Municipalities provide the Census Bureau with tabulations of the number of housing units authorized, according to types of structures. The figures presented in this bulletin are for the total numbers of housing units authorized in each of the following three types:

(1) One-unit structures - A single-family house, or a house with one dwelling unit. Includes semi-detached and row houses if the units are separated by a ground to roof party wall. Does not include mobile homes.

(2) Two-unit structures - A duplex or house with two dwelling units. If built side by side, they do not have a ground-to-roof party wall and generally have a common attic, basement, heating plant and other features.

(3) Structures with three or more units - Each building contains three or more housing units having a common basement, heating plant, stairs, water supply and disposal facilities, or entrance. Triplexes, garden apartments, and high-rise buildings are included in this category; condominiums and cooperatively-owned apartment buildings may also be included.

Recent Trends in Building Permit Activity

Tables 1 (a), 1 (b), 1(c), 1(d), and 1(e) summarize residential building permit activity by type of structure for each county in the nine-county Delaware Valley region, for each year between 2000 and 2004. Region-wide, residential permit activity declined by 8% between 2000 and 2001, increased by 5% between 2001 and 2002, increased by 9% between 2002 and 2003, and increased by an additional 4.5% between 2003 and 2004, resulting in an overall increase in annual permit activity of 5% between 2000 and 2004. The highest percentages of the region's 2004 residential building permits were issued in Chester, Philadelphia, and Bucks counties. Construction activity in the City of Philadelphia increased by 63% between 2003 and 2004, and the share of the region's residential permits issued in Philadelphia increased from just over 9% In 2003 to almost 15% in 2004.

The vast majority of the permits issued annually in the region are for single-family units. The percentage of multi-family residential building permits increased significantly in 2003 and again in 2004, however, due primarily to increased construction activity in the City of Philadelphia. In 2004, more than 70% of all of the region's residential building permits for duplexes and 46% of the permits for units in buildings with three or more units were issued in Philadelphia.
Table 2 identifies the 20 municipalities in the nine-county DVRPC region that issued the highest total number of building permits for new housing units between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2004. Not surprisingly, the most permits in a single municipality were issued in the City of Philadelphia, which is both a municipality and a county. Suburban municipalities with significant residential construction activity include Evesham Township in Burlington County, Warrington and Middletown Townships in Bucks County, Concord Township in western Delaware County, and Woolwich Township in Gloucester County.

Tables 3 and 4 provide regional, sub-regional, and county totals of building permit activity between 2000 and 2004 for the 28-county DVRPC extended data services area. Of these 28 counties, Kent County (Delaware) and Cumberland County (New Jersey) realized the greatest percentage increases in the number of permits issued in 2004 as compared to 2000, with increases of 154% and 122%, respectively. Other counties where the number of annual permits issued in 2004 were more than double the number issued in 2000 include Philadelphia (with an increase of 115%) and Salem County, New Jersey (with an increase of 107%). Counties with the greatest absolute increase in the number of permits issued in 2004 versus 2000 include Kent, Philadelphia, and York, each of which issued more than 1,000 more residential permits in 2004 than they had issued in 2000. Several counties saw significant percentage decreases in the number of residential permits issued in 2004 as opposed to 2000, including Burlington, Somerset, Ocean, and Warren counties in New Jersey.

Table 5 lists the number of new housing units authorized by residential building permit by type of structure by municipality in the 28-county extended data services area between 2000 and 2004. Most of the data in Table 5 was reported directly by each municipality for the entire twelve month period. Where municipalities reported building permit activity for some months but not for all twelve months, the Census Bureau reports the total yearly number of building permits through imputation; that is, the total number is estimated, based on past building permit activity.

Table 1 (a): Total New Housing Units Authorized by Residential Building Permit in Permit-Issuing Places, by Type of Structure by County, 2000: Delaware Valley Region

County	Total units	Percent of the region's total	Units in single unit structures	Percent of the region's single family units	Units in two-unit structures	Percent of the region's duplexes	Units in structures with 3 or more units	Percent of the region's units in multi-unit structures
Burlington	2,775	15.8%	2,282	15.7%	2	2.2%	491	16.7%
Camden	796	4.5%	686	4.7%	2	2.2%	108	3.7%
Gloucester	1,337	7.6%	1,294	8.9%	0	0.0%	43	1.5%
Mercer	1,283	7.3%	1,210	8.3%	4	4.3%	69	2.3%
4-NJ Counties	6,191	35.3%	5,472	37.7%	8	8.7%	711	24.2%
Bucks	2,768	15.8%	2,368	16.3%	24	26.1%	376	12.8%
Chester	3,051	17.4%	2,912	20.1%	6	6.5%	133	4.5%
Delaware	1,142	6.5%	886	6.1%	24	26.1%	232	7.9%
Montgomery	3,058	17.4%	2,780	19.2%	12	13.0%	266	9.1%
Philadelphia	1,333	7.6%	95	0.7%	18	19.6%	1,220	41.5%
5-PA Counties	11,352	64.7%	9,041	62.3%	84	91.3%	2,227	75.8%
9-County Total	17,543	100.0%	14,513	100.0%	92	100.0%	2,938	100.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau, Construction Statistics Division

Table 1 (b): Total New Housing Units Authorized by Residential Building Permit in Permit-Issuing Places, by Type of Structure by County, 2001: Delaware Valley Region

County	Total units	Percent of the region's total	Units in single unit structures	Percent of the region's single family units	Units in two-unit structures	Percent of the region's duplexes	Units in structures with 3 or more units	Percent of the region's units in multi-unit structures
Burlington	2,184	13.5%	2,118	15.7%	0	0.0%	66	2.5%
Camden	757	4.7%	690	5.1%	0	0.0%	67	2.5%
Gloucester	1,635	10.1%	1,338	9.9%	0	0.0%	297	11.3%
Mercer	1,355	8.4%	1,172	8.7%	14	17.9%	169	6.4%
4-NJ Counties	5,931	36.6%	5,318	39.4%	14	17.9%	599	22.7%
Bucks	2,171	13.4%	1,878	13.9%	6	7.7%	287	10.9%
Chester	2,900	17.9%	2,820	20.9%	4	5.1%	76	2.9%
Delaware	1,567	9.7%	733	5.4%	30	38.5%	804	30.5%
Montgomery	2,874	17.7%	2,644	19.6%	4	5.1%	226	8.6%
Philadelphia	772	4.8%	104	0.8%	20	25.6%	648	24.5%
5-PA Counties	10,284	63.4%	8,179	60.6%	64	82.1%	2,041	77.3%
9-County Total	16,215	100.0%	13,497	100.0%	78	100.0%	2,640	100.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau, Construction Statistics Division.

Table 1 (c): Total New Housing Units Authorized by Residential Building Permit in Permit-Issuing Places, by Type of Structure by County, 2002: Delaware Valley Region

County	Total units	Percent of the region's total	Units in single unit structures	Percent of the region's single family units	Units in two-unit structures	Percent of the region's duplexes	Units in structures with 3 or more units	Percent of the region's units in multi-unit structures
Burlington	2,359	13.9%	2,026	14.2%	0	0.0%	333	13.1%
Camden	1,160	6.8%	792	5.5%	2	1.2%	366	14.4%
Gloucester	1,802	10.6%	1,689	11.8%	0	0.0%	113	4.4%
Mercer	1,428	8.4%	1,126	7.9%	52	31.0%	250	9.8%
4-NJ Counties	6,749	39.7%	5,633	39.4%	54	32.1%	1,062	41.8%
Bucks	2,815	16.5%	2,311	16.2%	8	4.8%	496	19.5%
Chester	3,304	19.4%	3,168	22.2%	10	6.0%	126	5.0%
Delaware	935	5.5%	688	4.8%	34	20.2%	213	8.4%
Montgomery	2,653	15.6%	2,352	16.4%	16	9.5%	285	11.2%
Philadelphia	554	3.3%	147	1.0%	46	27.4%	361	14.2%
5-PA Counties	10,261	60.3%	8,666	60.6%	114	67.9%	1,481	58.2%
9-County Total	17,010	100.0%	14,299	100.0%	168	100.0%	2,543	100.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau, Construction Statistics Division.

Table 1 (d): Total New Housing Units Authorized by Residential Building Permit in Permit-Issuing Places, by Type of Structure by County, 2003: Delaware Valley Region

County	Total units	Percent of the region's total	Units in single unit structures	Percent of the region's single family units	Units in two-unit structures	Percent of the region's duplexes	Units in structures with 3 or more units	Percent of the region's units in multi-unit structures
Burlington	1,805	9.8%	1,639	12.4%	0	0.0%	166	3.3%
Camden	1,934	10.5%	1,245	9.4%	2	1.0%	687	13.6%
Gloucester	1,859	10.1%	1,560	11.8%	0	0.0%	299	5.9%
Mercer	1,188	6.4%	778	5.9%	0	0.0%	410	8.1%
4-NJ Counties	6,786	36.8%	5,222	39.6%	2	1.0%	1,562	30.8%
Bucks	3,215	17.4%	2,142	16.2%	4	2.0%	1,069	21.1%
Chester	2,961	16.0%	2,818	21.3%	8	4.1%	135	2.7%
Delaware	1,149	6.2%	759	5.7%	38	19.4%	352	6.9%
Montgomery	2,598	14.1%	2,132	16.2%	84	42.9%	382	7.5%
Philadelphia	1,754	9.5%	128	1.0%	60	30.6%	1,566	30.9%
5-PA Counties	11,677	63.2%	7,979	60.4%	194	99.0%	3,504	69.2%
9-County Total	18,463	100.0%	13,201	100.0%	196	100.0%	5,066	100.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau, Construction Statistics Division.

Table 1 (e): Total New Housing Units Authorized by Residential Building Permit in Permit-Issuing Places, by Type of Structure by County, 2004: Delaware Valley Region

County	Total units	Percent of the region's total	Units in single unit structures	Percent of the region's single family units	Units in two-unit structures	Percent of the region's duplexes	Units in structures with 3 or more units	Percent of the region's units in multi-unit structures
Burlington	1,516	7.9%	1,302	9.7%	10	7.5%	204	3.6%
Camden	1,413	7.3%	1,222	9.1%	0	0.0%	191	3.3%
Gloucester	2,050	10.6%	1,638	12.2%	0	0.0%	412	7.2%
Mercer	1,641	8.5%	938	7.0%	4	3.0%	699	12.2%
4-NJ Counties	6,620	34.3%	5,100	37.9%	14	10.4%	1,506	26.3%
Bucks	2,560	13.3%	2,078	15.5%	6	4.5%	476	8.3%
Chester	3,661	19.0%	3,102	23.1%	10	7.5%	549	9.6%
Delaware	911	4.7%	780	5.8%	6	4.5%	125	2.2%
Montgomery	2,687	13.9%	2,254	16.8%	4	3.0%	429	7.5%
Philadelphia	2,864	14.8%	134	1.0%	94	70.1%	2,636	46.1%
5-PA Counties	12,683	65.7%	8,348	62.1%	120	89.6%	4,215	73.7%
9-County Total	19,303	100.0%	13,448	100.0%	134	100.0%	5,721	100.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau, Construction Statistics Division.

Table 2: Municipalities in the Delaware Valley Region that Issued the Highest Number of Residential Building Permits between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2004

Rank	Municipality	County	Number of Units Authorized	Rank	Municipality	County	Number of Units Authorized
1	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	7,277	11	Winslow Township	Camden	1,182
2	Evesham Township	Burlington	1,716	12	Limerick Township	Montgomery	1,167
3	Warrington Township	Bucks	1,666	13	Mansfield Township	Burlington	1,121
4	Concord Township	Delaware	1,628	14	Upper Providence Township	Montgomery	1,104
5	Middletown Township	Bucks	1,592	15	Richland Township	Bucks	1,065
6	Woolwich Township	Gloucester	1,540	16	Lower Providence Township	Montgomery	1,050
7	Hamilton Township	Mercer	1,440	17	Cherry Hill Township	Camden	1,037
8	West Windsor Township	Mercer	1,400	18	Monroe Township	Gloucester	1,037
9	Washington Township	Gloucester	1,344	19	Gloucester Township	Camden	1,015
10	Deptford Township	Gloucester	1,333	20	Bethel Township	Delaware	957
Source: United States Census Bureau, Construction Statistics Division

While data on the numbers and types of authorized residential construction are useful indicators of where development is taking place, data users must be cautious in using these statistics as indices of municipal population growth. For example, there can be substantial delays between the issuance of a building permit and actual construction. When large multi-family complexes are involved, completion of construction may take several years. Additionally, some permitted units may never be built, although the Census Bureau estimates that 98% of all housing units authorized are eventually constructed.

The permit activity reported in this bulletin refers to new construction only, and does not include the production of housing units through conversions or alterations (unless the construction costs exceed $100,000). The permit data also does not take into account the gains or losses to the housing stock that result from changes in the use of structures or for units removed due to demolition, fire damage, other forms of destruction, or abandonment. Finally, building permit tabulations cannot provide any information on occupancy or vacancy, or on the types and sizes of households which occupy either the newly constructed units or the already existing housing stock. Data bulletins describing population and housing characteristics, as well as building permit information for 1980 through 1999, are available from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission by calling (215) 592-1800 or by visiting our website (www.dvrpc.org).

Table 3: New Housing Units Authorized by Residential Building Permit in Permit-Issuing Places, by Type of Structure, 2000 through 2004: Regional and Sub-Regional Totals, 28-County Data Service Area

	Total units 2000	Units in structures with:		Total units 2001	Units in structures with:		Total units 2002	Units in structures with:		Total units 2003	Units in structures with:		Total units 2004	Units in structures with:
		1 unit	2 or more units		1 unit	2 or more units		1 unit	2 or more units		1 unit	2 or more units		1 unit	2 or more units
28-County Service Area	49,774	40,894	8,880	45,799	39,046	6,753	49,372	42,497	6,875	53,693	41,978	11,715	54,026	42,965	11,061
2-County Delaware Total	3,189	2,493	696	2,884	2,600	284	3,707	3,541	166	4,576	3,564	1,012	4,381	4,055	326
2-County MD Total	2,470	2,229	241	2,784	2,467	317	2,851	2,706	145	3,065	2,787	278	2,647	2,108	539
14-County NJ Total	24,273	19,831	4,442	20,252	17,653	2,599	21,585	18,302	3,283	23,175	18,416	4,759	23,442	18,399	5,043
10 County PA Total	19,842	16,341	3,501	19,879	16,326	3,553	21,229	17,948	3,281	22,877	17,211	5,666	23,556	18,403	5,153
DVRPC 9-County Region	17,543	14,513	3,030	16,215	13,497	3,718	17,010	14,299	2,711	18,463	13,201	5,262	19,303	13,448	5,855
4-County NJ Total	6,191	5,472	719	5,931	5,318	613	6,749	5,633	1,116	6,786	5,222	1,564	6,620	5,100	1,520
5-County PA Total	11,352	9,041	2,311	10,284	8,179	2,105	10,261	8,666	1,595	11,677	7,979	3,698	12,683	8,348	4,335
Philadelphia-Wilmington - Atlantic City CMSA	22,642	18,237	4,405	21,190	17,518	3,672	22,727	19,292	3,435	25,432	18,888	6,544	25,800	19,139	6,661
Philadelphia PMSA	16,421	13,464	2,957	15,040	12,505	2,535	15,752	13,339	2,413	17,582	12,631	4,951	17,996	12,799	5,197
Atlantic City-Cape May PMSA	2,867	2,224	643	3,088	2,415	673	3,442	2,665	777	3,978	3,157	821	4,224	3,071	1,153
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton PMSA	255	226	29	256	250	6	310	297	13	374	364	10	566	564	2
Wilmington-Newark PMSA	3,099	2,323	776	2,806	2,348	458	3,223	2,991	232	3,498	2,736	762	3,014	2,705	309
Trenton PMSA	1,283	1,210	73	1,355	1,172	183	1,428	1,126	302	1,188	778	410	1,641	938	703
Source: United States Census Bureau, Construction Statistics Division.

Table 4: New Housing Units Authorized by Residential Building Permit in Permit-Issuing Places, by Type of Structure, by County: 2000 through 2004, 28-County Extended Data Service Area

County	Total units, 2000	Units in structures with:		Total units, 2001	Units in structures with:		Total units, 2002	Units in structures with:		Total units, 2003	Units in structures with:		Total units, 2004	Units in structures with		% change in annual permits, 2004 versus 2000
County		1 unit	2 or more units		1 unit	2 or more units		1 unit	2 or more units		1 unit	2 or more units		1 unit	2 or more units	% change in annual permits, 2004 versus 2000
DELAWARE (2 counties)	3,189	2,493	696	2,884	2,600	284	3,707	3,541	166	4,576	3,564	1,012	4,381	4,055	326	37%
Kent	858	853	5	1,018	954	64	1,452	1,442	10	2,167	1,763	404	2,178	2,028	150	154%
New Castle	2,331	1,640	691	1,866	1,646	220	2,255	2,099	156	2,409	1,801	608	2,203	2,027	176	-5%
MARYLAND (2 counties)	2,470	2,229	241	2,784	2,467	317	2,851	2,706	145	3,065	2,787	278	2,647	2,108	539	7%
Cecil	768	683	85	940	702	238	968	892	76	1,089	935	154	811	678	133	6%
Harford	1,702	1,546	156	1,844	1,765	79	1,883	1,814	69	1,976	1,852	124	1,836	1,430	406	8%
NEW JERSEY (14 counties)	24,273	19,831	4,442	20,252	17,653	2,599	21,585	18,302	3,283	23,175	18,416	4,759	23,442	18,399	5,043	-3%
Atlantic	1,625	1,433	192	1,685	1,583	102	2,020	1,851	169	2,285	2,058	227	2,075	1,970	105	28%
Burlington	2,775	2,282	493	2,184	2,118	66	2,359	2,026	333	1,805	1,639	166	1,516	1,302	214	-45%
Camden	796	686	110	757	690	67	1,160	792	368	1,934	1,245	689	1,413	1,222	191	78%
Cape May	1,242	791	451	1,403	832	571	1,422	814	608	1,693	1,099	594	2,149	1,101	1,048	73%
Cumberland	255	226	29	256	250	6	310	297	13	374	364	10	566	564	2	122%
Gloucester	1,337	1,294	43	1,635	1,338	297	1,802	1,689	113	1,859	1,560	299	2,050	1,638	412	53%
Hunterdon	616	616	0	685	671	14	602	593	9	814	814	0	648	627	21	5%
Mercer	1,283	1,210	73	1,355	1,172	183	1,428	1,126	302	1,188	778	410	1,641	938	703	28%
Middlesex	2,460	1,850	610	1,884	1,533	351	1,999	1,623	376	2,306	1,808	498	2,622	1,899	723	7%
Monmouth	2,912	2,268	644	2,194	1,871	323	2,372	2,213	159	2,756	2,068	688	2,628	2,179	449	-10%
Ocean	5,633	5,032	601	3,830	3,578	252	3,534	3,376	158	4,009	3,305	704	3,818	3,300	518	-32%
Salem	161	161	0	180	180	0	170	166	4	307	208	99	334	289	45	107%
Somerset	2,282	1,227	1,055	1,439	1,103	336	1,530	869	661	1,260	890	370	1,362	797	565	-40%
Warren	896	755	141	765	734	31	877	867	10	585	580	5	620	573	47	-31%
PENNSYLVANIA (10 counties)	19,482	16,341	3,501	19,879	16,326	3,553	21,229	17,948	3,281	22,877	17,211	5,666	23,556	18,403	5,153	19%
Berks	1,809	1,583	226	2,031	1,691	340	2,121	1,754	367	1,991	1,566	425	1,640	1,493	147	-9%
Bucks	2,768	2,368	400	2,171	1,878	293	2,815	2,311	504	3,215	2,142	1,073	2,560	2,078	482	-8%
Chester	3,051	2,912	139	2,900	2,820	80	3,304	3,168	136	2,961	2,818	143	3,661	3,102	559	20%
Delaware	1,142	886	256	1,567	733	834	935	688	247	1,149	759	390	911	780	131	-20%
Lancaster	2,016	1,704	312	2,267	1,871	396	2,548	2,077	471	2,690	1,955	735	2,675	2,268	407	33%
Lehigh	1,344	1,208	136	1,452	1,214	238	1,434	1,350	84	1,424	1,383	41	1,650	1,634	16	23%
Montgomery	3,058	2,780	278	2,874	2,644	230	2,653	2,352	301	2,598	2,132	466	2,687	2,254	433	-12%
Northampton	1,312	1,091	221	1,660	1,335	325	1,909	1,678	231	1,947	1,620	327	1,821	1,761	60	39%
Philadelphia	1,333	95	1,238	772	104	668	554	147	407	1,754	128	1,626	2,864	134	2,730	115%
York	2,009	1,714	295	2,185	2,036	149	2,956	2,423	533	3,148	2,708	440	3,087	2,899	188	54%
TOTAL (28-county data service area)	49,774	40,894	8,880	45,799	39,046	6,753	49,372	42,497	6,875	53,693	41,978	11,715	54,026	42,965	11,061	9%
Source: United States Census Bureau, Construction Statistics Division.

NOTES:
The following municipalities' boundaries cross two or more counties. The Census Bureau reports building permits for selected municipalities and does not divide permits between counties:

Milford City - Kent and Sussex counties, Delaware
Smyrna Town - Kent and New Castle counties, Delaware
Adamstown Borough - Berks and Lancaster counties, Pennsylvania
Telford Borough - Bucks and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem City - Lehigh and Northampton counties, Pennsylvania

New Morgan Borough was formed from portions of Robeson and Caernavon townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Birmingham Township, Delaware County, changed its name to Chadds Ford Township in January 1997.
A dash (-) indicates that information was not reported.
In Kent County, Delaware, the permit system covers the entire area except Dover, Harrington, and Milford cities and Camden, Smyrna, and Wyoming towns, and also covers parts of Clayton Town in New Castle County. Milford City, previously covered by the Kent County Unincorporated Area, began operating its own permitting system in 2002. In New Castle County (Delaware), Middletown Town, previously covered in the New Castle County Unincorporated Area, began its own permit system in 2002.
Beginning in 2003, permits issued in Charlestown Town (Cecil County, Maryland), previously reported separately, are included in the Cecil County Unincorporated Area.
Permits issued in Tavistock Borough (Camden County, New Jersey) are included in the data for Haddonfield Borough.
Permits issued in Millstone Borough (Somerset County, New Jersey) are included in the data for Franklin Township.
Pahaquarry Township (Warren County, New Jersey) was disincorporated in 2003 and is now included as a part of Hardwick Township.
Permits issued in Temple Borough (Berks County, Pennsylvania) are included in the data for Muhlenberg Township.
Wyomissing Hills Borough (Berks County) was disincorporated in 2002 and is now included as a part of Wyomissing Borough.
This data bulletin was created from the latest electronic files available from the Census Bureau and may include data which has been updated from previous published data bulletins.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) changed their definition of CMSA and PMSA in 1992. Any comparison of this data with earlier data should be done with caution.

DEFINITIONS:

"DVRPC 9-County region" consists of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer counties in New Jersey.
"28-County region" consists of the 9-County DVRPC Region and the surrounding 19 counties (see map on page 8).
"Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City CMSA" consists of the Philadelphia PMSA Region, the Atlantic City-Cape May PMSA Region, the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton PMSA Region and the Wilmington-Newark PMSA Region.
"Philadelphia PMSA" consists of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem counties in New Jersey.
"Atlantic City - Cape May PMSA" consists of Atlantic and Cape May counties in New Jersey.
"Trenton PMSA" consists of Mercer County in New Jersey.
"Vineland - Millville - Bridgeton PMSA" consists of Cumberland County in New Jersey.
"Wilmington - Newark PMSA" consists of New Castle County in Delaware and Cecil County in Maryland.

DVRPC 28-County Data Service Area

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Regional Data Bulletin No. 80 is one of a series of bulletins designed to disseminate information to member state, county and local governments and other interested parties. For more information on Data Bulletins, Analytical Data Reports, and Data Reference Guides, please visit the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission's website (www.dvrpc.org) or contact DVRPC at the telephone number below.

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission was established in 1965 by interstate compact between Pennsylvania and New Jersey to plan for the orderly growth and development of the region, and to provide a variety of planning and technical assistance services responding to regional issues. DVRPC maintains a significant database for twenty-eight counties encompassing New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Included in the database are data profiles at the regional, county and municipal level and for other census geography as requested. DVRPC produces a diverse range of services, including demographic and economic data and projections; mapping and aerial photography; computer-assisted mapping; geographic information systems; impact studies; and policy and program development.

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