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Newton County, GA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 605
Construction valuation (2025): $180,689,499
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 600 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 5

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	605	$180,689,499
2024	1,464	$307,141,446
2023	775	$200,540,382
2022	664	$137,855,295
2021	1,150	$190,826,503
2020	857	$151,206,312
2019	623	$111,174,543
2018	653	$111,008,264
2017	582	$132,418,856
2016	333	$74,965,851
2015	251	$50,100,371

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.