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Merced County, CA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 780
Construction valuation (2025): $246,737,859
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 697 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 80

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	780	$246,737,859
2024	520	$161,345,053
2023	406	$121,584,344
2022	730	$164,630,719
2021	1,017	$307,754,122
2020	1,019	$314,043,878
2019	948	$275,759,470
2018	630	$143,448,750
2017	550	$132,370,770
2016	720	$114,818,303
2015	232	$50,806,096

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.