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DeSoto County, FL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 159
Construction valuation (2025): $41,329,579
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 159 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	159	$41,329,579
2024	71	$16,150,359
2023	153	$24,755,660
2022	252	$44,764,470
2021	127	$22,156,664
2020	110	$17,191,229
2019	127	$13,586,538
2018	88	$15,790,993
2017	79	$13,283,281
2016	71	$11,938,139
2015	118	$17,799,572

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.