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Okaloosa County, FL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,057
Construction valuation (2025): $324,614,501
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 987 · 2-unit 58 · 3-4 7 · 5+ 5

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,057	$324,614,501
2024	1,268	$356,476,316
2023	2,802	$578,421,126
2022	1,474	$412,467,667
2021	1,351	$424,747,846
2020	993	$308,202,311
2019	896	$286,115,351
2018	860	$278,973,928
2017	1,199	$300,259,172
2016	837	$236,875,905
2015	702	$200,292,392

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.