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Sacramento County, CA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 6,561
Construction valuation (2025): $1,768,162,629
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 4,629 · 2-unit 120 · 3-4 13 · 5+ 1,799

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	6,561	$1,768,162,629
2024	6,747	$1,959,552,267
2023	6,930	$1,779,283,702
2022	5,191	$1,302,778,429
2021	6,235	$1,504,351,969
2020	6,170	$1,298,819,155
2019	5,588	$1,328,332,690
2018	4,667	$1,078,576,491
2017	4,828	$1,115,114,693
2016	3,350	$808,875,635
2015	3,010	$711,956,461

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.