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Decatur County, GA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 135
Construction valuation (2025): $20,337,749
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 75 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 60

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	135	$20,337,749
2024	138	$21,186,161
2023	127	$19,207,238
2022	110	$19,282,012
2021	142	$17,818,055
2020	30	$5,446,699
2019	52	$7,921,471
2018	27	$3,258,344
2017	51	$5,612,176
2016	13	$1,944,592
2015	24	$2,495,151

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.