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Butte County, CA

Name: Building Permits — Butte County, CA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 997
Construction valuation (2025): $165,852,800
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 662 · 2-unit 28 · 3-4 6 · 5+ 301

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	997	$165,852,800
2024	946	$155,970,920
2023	929	$166,005,073
2022	1,853	$364,154,664
2021	2,050	$336,723,046
2020	1,837	$345,502,967
2019	1,426	$257,773,412
2018	703	$141,164,321
2017	823	$144,286,531
2016	697	$95,200,826
2015	621	$124,758,217

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.