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Russell County, AL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 151
Construction valuation (2025): $34,061,683
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 147 · 2-unit 4 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	151	$34,061,683
2024	183	$51,509,119
2023	169	$28,895,500
2022	335	$49,722,513
2021	186	$27,437,082
2020	222	$35,609,123
2019	165	$24,058,172
2018	261	$38,188,757
2017	227	$30,692,875
2016	130	$20,133,052
2015	470	$50,042,288

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.