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Jefferson County, CO

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,118
Construction valuation (2025): $409,816,324
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 810 · 2-unit 24 · 3-4 6 · 5+ 278

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,118	$409,816,324
2024	1,172	$401,065,853
2023	1,188	$400,209,623
2022	2,206	$573,123,205
2021	2,515	$525,321,601
2020	2,161	$494,524,699
2019	1,809	$363,451,659
2018	2,138	$435,827,102
2017	2,373	$490,603,738
2016	2,610	$569,138,443
2015	1,852	$482,566,947

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.