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Columbia County, GA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,213
Construction valuation (2025): $250,726,640
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,141 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 35 · 5+ 31

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,213	$250,726,640
2024	1,213	$247,479,728
2023	1,157	$230,775,320
2022	1,240	$228,929,560
2021	1,548	$293,774,496
2020	1,402	$256,621,644
2019	1,548	$248,083,998
2018	1,273	$233,893,459
2017	1,337	$230,592,567
2016	1,280	$231,016,116
2015	1,464	$239,955,063

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.