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Etowah County, AL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 123
Construction valuation (2025): $30,668,209
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 123 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	123	$30,668,209
2024	133	$38,892,792
2023	106	$18,863,408
2022	157	$29,476,156
2021	188	$28,773,042
2020	113	$13,932,769
2019	71	$12,208,354
2018	104	$16,900,929
2017	112	$18,927,981
2016	97	$14,185,998
2015	83	$11,146,704

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.