Montgomery County Planning Department


Non-Residential Construction Starts in Selected Metropolitan Washington Jurisdictions
1981-1999
 (in thousands of square feet)
 Year

Montgomery County

 Prince George's County

Fairfax County

Loudoun County

Prince William County

Core Area*
 1999
7,941
3,028
11,183
6,183
1,496
10,163
 1998
4,283
2,652
6,832
5,234
2,391
5,808
 1997

4,800

2,288

5,752

1,731

1,045

3,247

 1996

2,011

4,775

3,139

2,027

1,079

4,880

 1995

1,358

2,783

3,425

1,319

2,109

2,482

 1994

1,482

2,975

2,805

1,307

956

4,840

 1993

1,830

1,623

3,074

1,300

1,119

1,361

 1992

2,218

2,183

4,271

892

1,661

4,006

1991

2,410

2,964

2,043

697

2,417

7,223

 1990

2,667

3,345

2,531

1,698

769

7,089

 1989

3,088

3,955

7,247

3,333

2,449

12,303

 1988

3,802

2,502

12,939

1,587

1,354

13,296

 1987

4,895

3,860

12,306

646

677

3,631

 1986

4,584

1,785

8,458

1,126

1,060

6,540

 1985

3,083

3,523

5,473

404

412

4,958

 1984

4,086

2,979

11,581

1,220

1,749

8,230

 1983

2,793

2,612

7,088

114

723

7,407

 1982

3,649

1,961

3,643

244

599

9,948

 1981

2,339

2,261

2,750

253

294

3,247

Montgomery County includes the cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville; Prince George's County includes the cities of Bowie, College Park, and Greenbelt. Takoma Park was located partially in Montgomery County and partially in Prince George's County until 1997, and development in each county's portion is included in the each County's total. Beginning in 1997, all of Takoma Park is included in the Montgomery County total. Fairfax County includes the cities of Falls Church and Fairfax. Prince William County includes the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. The Core Area includes the District of Columbia, Arlington County, and the city of Alexandria.

Source: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Commercial Construction Inventory; Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center. revised July 2000

Regional Map

Source: Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center.