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Lee County, AL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,575
Construction valuation (2025): $451,929,657
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,551 · 2-unit 24 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,575	$451,929,657
2024	1,877	$435,034,945
2023	1,403	$398,730,636
2022	2,192	$473,791,946
2021	1,851	$461,414,192
2020	2,221	$488,947,639
2019	2,091	$481,435,852
2018	1,131	$296,764,274
2017	1,361	$366,990,970
2016	891	$241,301,179
2015	838	$240,681,001

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.