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Ventura County, CA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,609
Construction valuation (2025): $383,219,110
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 540 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 27 · 5+ 1,042

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,609	$383,219,110
2024	1,648	$306,039,683
2023	1,163	$255,164,436
2022	1,368	$293,006,027
2021	1,477	$343,758,505
2020	1,501	$341,012,139
2019	1,146	$260,529,339
2018	1,204	$285,879,040
2017	2,565	$461,557,994
2016	1,609	$340,979,203
2015	1,433	$350,484,670

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.