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St. Johns County, FL

Name: Building Permits — St. Johns County, FL
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 4,735
Construction valuation (2025): $1,199,866,774
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 3,554 · 2-unit 122 · 3-4 20 · 5+ 1,039

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	4,735	$1,199,866,774
2024	5,575	$1,392,910,895
2023	6,451	$1,601,247,295
2022	8,213	$1,812,512,134
2021	8,390	$1,876,365,225
2020	5,090	$1,377,130,959
2019	4,863	$222,756,949
2018	5,910	$1,366,214,044
2017	4,476	$1,105,830,921
2016	3,732	$996,965,272
2015	3,026	$826,334,109

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.