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Blount County, AL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 20
Construction valuation (2025): $3,557,083
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 16 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	20	$3,557,083
2024	17	$4,117,999
2023	20	$2,996,381
2022	20	$3,607,255
2021	26	$4,320,075
2020	23	$3,325,710
2019	29	$4,516,017
2018	11	$1,503,951
2017	18	$4,265,412
2016	14	$2,815,172
2015	49	$5,404,475

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.