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Shelby County, AL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,308
Construction valuation (2025): $345,474,335
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,008 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 300

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,308	$345,474,335
2024	990	$267,814,125
2023	917	$268,072,346
2022	923	$307,509,691
2021	1,154	$376,307,608
2020	1,483	$411,821,277
2019	1,078	$284,273,375
2018	1,045	$241,691,241
2017	1,023	$231,125,557
2016	1,114	$246,648,037
2015	1,038	$205,623,850

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.