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METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Data-log No. 5 1970 Housing Unit Estimates Page 2 The number of single-family housing starts in the Metropolitan Area dropped by 20 per cent from 1968 (9,981) to 1969 (7,991). The 15,125 multiple-housing units started in 1969 were 8 per cent higher than the 14,067 units started in 1968. There were 1,764 more mobile homes located in the seven counties than in 1968, an increase of 370 per cent in new mobile homes. This number almost equals the total of 1,800 new mobile homes established during the four-year period from 1965 through 1968. Table 2 shows that, with the exception of 1966, the percentage of new housing starts in the multiple-family category has risen steadily since 1963. Table 2 New Housing Gomponents 1 & 2 Family Multi-Family Year Number To Number To 1963 9,759 56 7,712 44 1964 8,854 48 8,731 48 1965 7,770 49 7,907 50 1966 6,566 54 4,918 40 1967 7,916 43 10,029 54 1968 9,981 41 14,067 57 1969 7,991 32 15,125 61 Mobile Homes Number % 762 4 210 1 693 6 508 3 389 2 1,764 7 Munic [pal Minneapolis led the Area in total number of housing permits with 2,934 new units and 101 move-ins and conversions. However, there were 1,734 demolitions and move-outs for a net gain of 1,200 units. Brooklyn Park led in the total gain department with a net gain of 2,103 units. Of these, 2,108 were new units, two were move-ins, and seven were losses. St. Paul, with 1,279 new units. and 19 additions, was third in the number of new housing permits. However, 1,129 losses gave St. Paul a net gain of 169 units. Nine communities had more than 800 housing starts during 1969. As Table 3 illustrates, with the exception of Blaine, multiple-family units accounted for over half of the new starts.