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Houston County, AL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 470
Construction valuation (2025): $114,973,004
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 334 · 2-unit 12 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 120

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	470	$114,973,004
2024	463	$117,242,970
2023	403	$112,405,607
2022	437	$114,370,641
2021	431	$118,572,449
2020	401	$102,337,719
2019	377	$82,908,163
2018	377	$87,199,506
2017	355	$79,651,942
2016	331	$68,153,628
2015	304	$68,890,758

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.