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Baldwin County, AL

Name: Building Permits — Baldwin County, AL
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,665
Construction valuation (2025): $869,612,674
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,517 · 2-unit 12 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 132

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,665	$869,612,674
2024	3,883	$1,223,647,784
2023	4,363	$1,169,593,402
2022	3,417	$939,918,153
2021	3,705	$844,323,404
2020	3,614	$854,638,147
2019	3,150	$621,967,740
2018	3,047	$615,244,944
2017	2,417	$460,188,099
2016	2,520	$490,227,299
2015	2,203	$361,389,937

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.