Why doesn the Census produce construction statistics for Avoca, PA (or my home town)?
We actually do produce tabulations showing the number of Building Permits issued in nearly every jurisdiction of the country that issues permits (including Avoca). Most of our other survey data are produced through sample surveys with data collection costs which would make it prohibitive for us to try to cover the entire country as well as we cover building permits. You can reach the Building Permits branch at (301) 457-1321. Of particular interest to many data users are the various diskettes (IBM compatible) of permit data which they produce for sale. The sample survey which produces Housing Starts, Sales and Completions statistics allows for the publication of data by Census Region. In addition quarterly data for selected metropolitan areas is produced. For more information on that series, call (301) 457-1321.
