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San Benito County, CA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 247
Construction valuation (2025): $85,715,903
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 247 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	247	$85,715,903
2024	281	$101,520,778
2023	393	$127,562,584
2022	354	$114,753,276
2021	485	$128,360,782
2020	494	$136,561,462
2019	734	$253,251,096
2018	553	$174,388,698
2017	571	$140,482,917
2016	458	$118,772,084
2015	218	$62,990,982

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.