Land & People

Population is a measurement of the number of residents that live in a given geographical area, be it a neighborhood, city, county or region.

Jobs refers to the number of employees in a given area by place of work. These estimates do not include people who are self-employed or private employees of individual households.

Housing permits represent the number of new housing units (both single- and multifamily) a local jurisdiction has approved for construction during a given year.

Greenfield development refers to construction on previously undeveloped land and the corresponding expansion of our region’s developed footprint, which includes the extent of urban and built-up lands. The footprint is defined as land occupied by structures, with a building density of at least 1 unit to 1.5 acres.

Housing production is measured by the annual change in the number of housing units within a local jurisdiction and can be positive or negative.