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Monterey County, CA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 775
Construction valuation (2025): $168,739,358
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 663 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 96

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	775	$168,739,358
2024	677	$163,380,552
2023	617	$176,306,836
2022	1,086	$206,845,575
2021	882	$187,664,802
2020	753	$137,709,588
2019	480	$144,921,051
2018	732	$225,273,198
2017	776	$214,783,962
2016	627	$148,743,685
2015	587	$120,922,770

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.