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Lamar County, GA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 136
Construction valuation (2025): $38,344,025
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 136 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	136	$38,344,025
2024	135	$33,328,394
2023	132	$34,752,885
2022	143	$35,568,542
2021	184	$37,328,343
2020	127	$27,000,409
2019	107	$14,107,326
2018	64	$7,968,471
2017	39	$5,214,604
2016	45	$5,333,465
2015	40	$4,745,246

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.