Figure 2-10
Median Housing Values, 2000 - 2010
the year after Hurricane Katrina. After Katrina, the jurisdictions experienced a
decline in the issuance of permits. One factor that contributed to this decline
was the high cost of wind insurance and the loss of insurers that were willing
to provide the insurance to homes in the southernmost counties of Mississippi
located on the coast, including Harrison County. The County experienced
another peak in 2009, during the recession. Since the end of the recession,
single‐family permit activity has remained steady for all jurisdictions.
City of D'Iberville
City of Biloxi
2010
Harrison County
Figure 2-11
2000
Single-Family Building Permits, 2004-2014
Mississippi
$0
$50,000$100,000
$150,000$200,000
*Harrison County data includes Biloxi, D’Iberville, Gulfport, Long Beach, and Pass
Christian, and unincorporated Harrison County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Median Value (Dollars) 2000, 2010
Building Permits
An analysis of the number of building permits issued can be a good indicator
of the growth of a community. Records since 2004 show how the
construction of housing in the JLUS Study Area responded to growth and
economic recession during the last decade.
Figure 2‐11 shows the trend in the issuance of building permits for new single
family housing units from 2004‐2014. This graph shows how the construction
of single‐family homes in the City of Biloxi, the City of D’Iberville, Harrison
County, and the state responded to the effects of Hurricane Katrina in 2005
and the economic recession from 2007‐2010. The chart indicates that the
issuance of housing permits was impacted by both events for all jurisdictions.
Mississippi and Harrison County experienced a peak in permit activity in 2006,
*Harrison County permits include Biloxi, D’Iberville, Gulfport, Long Beach, and Pass
Christian, and unincorporated Harrison County
Source: SOCDS Building Permits Database, 2004 – 2014
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