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Madison County, AL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 4,070
Construction valuation (2025): $967,032,530
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,866 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 72 · 5+ 1,126

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	4,070	$967,032,530
2024	4,710	$982,316,910
2023	5,449	$995,579,542
2022	3,187	$629,188,907
2021	5,541	$929,353,726
2020	3,918	$700,850,464
2019	3,283	$478,952,923
2018	2,782	$427,068,733
2017	2,797	$394,331,956
2016	2,875	$361,782,074
2015	2,496	$337,273,989

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.