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Clayton County, GA

Name: Building Permits — Clayton County, GA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 793
Construction valuation (2025): $181,922,601
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 399 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 394

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	793	$181,922,601
2024	930	$195,361,447
2023	348	$63,157,796
2022	368	$88,093,269
2021	929	$195,509,224
2020	954	$231,126,789
2019	905	$188,847,457
2018	720	$143,421,222
2017	411	$94,089,998
2016	560	$126,783,041
2015	427	$97,726,633

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.