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Alachua County, FL

Name: Building Permits — Alachua County, FL
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,336
Construction valuation (2025): $597,512,240
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 689 · 2-unit 10 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 2,629

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,336	$597,512,240
2024	1,750	$408,741,224
2023	1,556	$350,998,543
2022	2,827	$504,824,533
2021	2,179	$339,677,792
2020	1,767	$258,850,434
2019	2,320	$303,130,700
2018	1,504	$225,323,721
2017	2,211	$200,044,655
2016	1,060	$142,746,589
2015	1,171	$143,708,560

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.