HousingPermits

Metro area in New York, New Jersey · part of the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA combined area

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

The New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area authorized 44,444 new housing units in 2025, the third-largest total of the 387 US metro areas. Buildings with five or more units accounted for 75% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the highest share among the 387 US metro areas. Permits fell 23% between 2024 and 2025, the third-steepest decline among the 56 metro areas with 1 million or more residents.

025k50k75k100k2004: 55,821 units (18,823 single-family, 14,542 in 2–4 unit, 22,456 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 66,174 units (20,391 single-family, 13,470 in 2–4 unit, 32,313 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 59,982 units (15,479 single-family, 13,271 in 2–4 unit, 31,232 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 55,694 units (11,849 single-family, 9,507 in 2–4 unit, 34,338 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 51,174 units (8,382 single-family, 3,600 in 2–4 unit, 39,192 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 16,477 units (6,266 single-family, 1,752 in 2–4 unit, 8,459 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 18,479 units (6,821 single-family, 2,249 in 2–4 unit, 9,409 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 21,431 units (5,901 single-family, 1,890 in 2–4 unit, 13,640 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 26,820 units (6,737 single-family, 2,045 in 2–4 unit, 18,038 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 39,748 units (10,068 single-family, 2,339 in 2–4 unit, 27,341 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 46,625 units (11,028 single-family, 2,350 in 2–4 unit, 33,247 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 84,964 units (10,506 single-family, 2,358 in 2–4 unit, 72,100 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 41,723 units (9,601 single-family, 2,436 in 2–4 unit, 29,686 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 48,982 units (10,393 single-family, 2,851 in 2–4 unit, 35,738 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 47,990 units (10,251 single-family, 2,712 in 2–4 unit, 35,027 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 61,055 units (10,959 single-family, 3,075 in 2–4 unit, 47,021 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 54,716 units (10,874 single-family, 2,502 in 2–4 unit, 41,340 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 56,284 units (12,781 single-family, 2,456 in 2–4 unit, 41,047 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 69,429 units (12,067 single-family, 2,337 in 2–4 unit, 55,025 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 62,837 units (11,541 single-family, 2,735 in 2–4 unit, 48,561 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 57,929 units (12,530 single-family, 2,846 in 2–4 unit, 42,553 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 44,444 units (10,477 single-family, 2,417 in 2–4 unit, 31,550 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252015 high · 84,9642009 low · 16,477030k60k90k2004: 55,821 units (18,823 single-family, 14,542 in 2–4 unit, 22,456 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 66,174 units (20,391 single-family, 13,470 in 2–4 unit, 32,313 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 59,982 units (15,479 single-family, 13,271 in 2–4 unit, 31,232 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 55,694 units (11,849 single-family, 9,507 in 2–4 unit, 34,338 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 51,174 units (8,382 single-family, 3,600 in 2–4 unit, 39,192 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 16,477 units (6,266 single-family, 1,752 in 2–4 unit, 8,459 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 18,479 units (6,821 single-family, 2,249 in 2–4 unit, 9,409 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 21,431 units (5,901 single-family, 1,890 in 2–4 unit, 13,640 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 26,820 units (6,737 single-family, 2,045 in 2–4 unit, 18,038 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 39,748 units (10,068 single-family, 2,339 in 2–4 unit, 27,341 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 46,625 units (11,028 single-family, 2,350 in 2–4 unit, 33,247 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 84,964 units (10,506 single-family, 2,358 in 2–4 unit, 72,100 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 41,723 units (9,601 single-family, 2,436 in 2–4 unit, 29,686 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 48,982 units (10,393 single-family, 2,851 in 2–4 unit, 35,738 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 47,990 units (10,251 single-family, 2,712 in 2–4 unit, 35,027 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 61,055 units (10,959 single-family, 3,075 in 2–4 unit, 47,021 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 54,716 units (10,874 single-family, 2,502 in 2–4 unit, 41,340 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 56,284 units (12,781 single-family, 2,456 in 2–4 unit, 41,047 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 69,429 units (12,067 single-family, 2,337 in 2–4 unit, 55,025 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 62,837 units (11,541 single-family, 2,735 in 2–4 unit, 48,561 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 57,929 units (12,530 single-family, 2,846 in 2–4 unit, 42,553 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 44,444 units (10,477 single-family, 2,417 in 2–4 unit, 31,550 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252015 high · 84,964

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is New Haven (73% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 47%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2015 (72,100), single-family houses in 2005 (20,391).

2021–202520.4%20%4.4%75.2%75%2004–200630.1%30%22.7%23%47.3%47%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202520.4%20%4.4%75.2%75%2004–200630.1%30%22.7%23%47.3%47%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Where in the metro

Kings County accounted for 18% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Bronx County for 11%. The part in New Jersey supplied 46%.

  • Kings County, NY18% (6,844 in 2025)
  • Bronx County, NY11% (6,032 in 2025)
  • Queens County, NY9.6% (3,395 in 2025)
  • Hudson County, NJ8.6% (3,352 in 2025)
  • Essex County, NJ6.2% (3,657 in 2025)
  • Ocean County, NJ6.2% (2,831 in 2025)
  • New York County, NY6.2% (2,984 in 2025)
  • Bergen County, NJ6.1% (2,970 in 2025)
  • Monmouth County, NJ4.2% (2,138 in 2025)
  • Middlesex County, NJ3.9% (1,476 in 2025)
  • Union County, NJ3.9% (1,228 in 2025)
  • Westchester County, NY3.4% (996 in 2025)

10 smaller counties not shown.

Relative to population

With 20,112,448 residents in July 2025, New York authorized 2.9 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, under the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Lawrence (2.9) and York (2.9).

The wider New York-Newark region

The Census Bureau groups New York with 4 neighboring metro areas in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 63,945 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); New York accounted for 91%. The others, with their yearly averages: Kiryas Joel (2,267), Bridgeport (2,007), Trenton (1,069), Kingston (417).

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 523 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Brooklyn borough, with 52,476 units or 18% of the total, followed by Bronx borough with 30,773.

  • Brooklyn borough18% (52,476 units)
  • Bronx borough11% (30,773 units)
  • Queens borough9.6% (27,844 units)
  • Manhattan borough6.2% (17,983 units)
  • Jersey City4.8% (14,011 units)
  • Newark2.9% (8,360 units)
  • Lakewood township2.4% (6,843 units)
  • Weehawken township1.1% (3,206 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Boom, bust and since

New York authorized the most units in 2015 (84,964); 2025 reached 52% of that. Its peak year is shared by 3 other metro areas, among them Mankato, Paducah, Kokomo. Annual permits fell from 66,174 during the mid-2000s boom to 16,477 in 2009, a drop of 75%. The nearest bust profile in the Middle Atlantic states was Vineland's (75%). The 2021–2025 pace of 58,185 units a year is 4.1% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 6 years in a row up to 2015.

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ44,4442.975%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA27,2422.354%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN15,7781.840%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX66,1798.935%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX65,0759.125%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put New York beside Los Angeles

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: New York. Counting rules.