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Leon County, FL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,047
Construction valuation (2025): $436,607,402
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 617 · 2-unit 34 · 3-4 12 · 5+ 1,384

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,047	$436,607,402
2024	1,765	$278,657,359
2023	1,990	$305,105,407
2022	2,358	$355,122,906
2021	2,211	$344,905,570
2020	1,897	$296,997,410
2019	1,953	$297,704,476
2018	1,806	$274,632,748
2017	1,761	$273,533,680
2016	1,380	$177,021,875
2015	695	$118,913,583

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.