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Douglas County, CO

Name: Building Permits — Douglas County, CO
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,398
Construction valuation (2025): $836,906,985
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,465 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 46 · 5+ 881

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,398	$836,906,985
2024	3,131	$961,510,921
2023	3,568	$1,087,404,747
2022	4,300	$1,084,099,563
2021	6,059	$1,491,515,325
2020	3,370	$971,500,486
2019	3,159	$864,207,822
2018	4,065	$1,016,080,757
2017	3,742	$919,323,392
2016	3,332	$755,158,280
2015	2,889	$741,294,134

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.