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Lake County, FL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 5,342
Construction valuation (2025): $1,492,388,131
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 3,999 · 2-unit 88 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 1,247

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	5,342	$1,492,388,131
2024	4,990	$1,345,452,943
2023	6,316	$1,775,502,413
2022	5,402	$1,514,478,791
2021	4,505	$1,192,697,118
2020	3,923	$992,065,484
2019	3,497	$886,421,202
2018	3,330	$826,342,645
2017	3,360	$971,292,139
2016	3,966	$1,061,060,771
2015	2,778	$727,651,299

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.