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Polk County, FL

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 8,236
Construction valuation (2025): $2,263,404,195
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 6,725 · 2-unit 160 · 3-4 15 · 5+ 1,336

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	8,236	$2,263,404,195
2024	10,384	$2,737,530,441
2023	12,513	$2,994,712,756
2022	12,211	$2,824,677,959
2021	13,071	$2,708,544,468
2020	9,492	$1,749,382,459
2019	8,726	$1,666,547,636
2018	5,331	$1,092,543,701
2017	4,604	$869,723,350
2016	4,567	$752,640,428
2015	3,039	$584,385,094

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.