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Kern County, CA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,159
Construction valuation (2025): $699,427,376
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,793 · 2-unit 228 · 3-4 13 · 5+ 125

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,159	$699,427,376
2024	3,244	$735,755,370
2023	2,451	$623,076,491
2022	2,688	$667,970,343
2021	2,293	$461,217,556
2020	2,502	$571,906,480
2019	2,261	$538,323,276
2018	2,452	$488,475,805
2017	2,640	$565,821,499
2016	2,256	$488,500,046
2015	2,200	$473,930,076

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.