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Tuscaloosa County, AL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 603
Construction valuation (2025): $163,217,991
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 488 · 2-unit 18 · 3-4 33 · 5+ 64

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	603	$163,217,991
2024	631	$173,543,443
2023	656	$179,970,931
2022	923	$223,078,670
2021	1,361	$282,760,842
2020	1,223	$244,943,603
2019	1,436	$273,714,019
2018	1,017	$229,545,696
2017	1,151	$206,069,590
2016	1,450	$231,132,643
2015	742	$153,275,881

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.