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Highlands County, FL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 768
Construction valuation (2025): $183,146,246
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 706 · 2-unit 62 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	768	$183,146,246
2024	980	$202,424,556
2023	712	$160,238,378
2022	663	$152,491,791
2021	644	$137,251,882
2020	384	$85,681,729
2019	253	$55,050,970
2018	271	$55,083,512
2017	181	$42,272,892
2016	128	$32,540,664
2015	162	$33,228,846

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.