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Kings County, CA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 507
Construction valuation (2025): $151,223,960
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 389 · 2-unit 10 · 3-4 18 · 5+ 90

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	507	$151,223,960
2024	726	$164,428,381
2023	747	$200,118,564
2022	436	$127,808,257
2021	508	$138,977,480
2020	306	$76,661,785
2019	409	$98,965,609
2018	352	$84,401,635
2017	272	$61,657,697
2016	605	$126,276,114
2015	591	$100,953,225

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.