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Los Angeles County, CA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 22,250
Construction valuation (2025): $4,573,893,701
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 10,106 · 2-unit 1,276 · 3-4 235 · 5+ 10,633

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	22,250	$4,573,893,701
2024	19,809	$3,876,623,417
2023	24,286	$5,392,309,587
2022	26,935	$5,742,189,089
2021	23,284	$5,090,905,560
2020	20,903	$4,754,173,132
2019	21,565	$5,132,750,010
2018	22,009	$5,526,500,848
2017	21,574	$5,547,221,269
2016	20,591	$4,910,545,310
2015	23,263	$5,120,115,814

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.