Federal Data Hub › Census Building Permits · JSON

Lee County, GA

Name: Building Permits — Lee County, GA
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 94
Construction valuation (2025): $11,428,454
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 92 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	94	$11,428,454
2024	133	$15,698,735
2023	115	$12,241,731
2022	115	$11,807,140
2021	164	$17,199,254
2020	172	$14,393,125
2019	128	$13,311,972
2018	99	$12,036,540
2017	343	$28,740,357
2016	121	$14,975,206
2015	99	$12,145,405

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.