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DeKalb County, GA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,321
Construction valuation (2025): $420,471,827
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 805 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 510

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,321	$420,471,827
2024	1,238	$330,925,020
2023	2,276	$334,984,054
2022	2,468	$506,499,685
2021	2,862	$679,808,580
2020	2,225	$563,690,762
2019	2,022	$534,945,104
2018	3,673	$682,102,110
2017	3,379	$730,313,925
2016	2,319	$455,385,465
2015	2,167	$358,293,644

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.