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East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Name: Building Permits — East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,631
Construction valuation (2025): $458,366,615
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,420 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 1,205

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,631	$458,366,615
2024	2,305	$494,467,746
2023	1,089	$313,102,456
2022	1,198	$341,125,508
2021	1,452	$407,162,468
2020	1,363	$356,623,935
2019	1,288	$324,404,923
2018	1,336	$322,421,635
2017	1,179	$277,875,574
2016	1,340	$322,407,487
2015	1,475	$349,921,702

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.