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St. James Parish, LA

Name: Building Permits — St. James Parish, LA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 64
Construction valuation (2025): $12,197,545
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 64 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	64	$12,197,545
2024	64	$12,091,016
2023	60	$12,703,003
2022	71	$13,876,417
2021	56	$17,658,892
2020	53	$14,591,515
2019	42	$11,267,012
2018	63	$17,340,286
2017	55	$14,994,570
2016	41	$11,567,129
2015	43	$11,393,236

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.