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Charles County, MD

Name: Building Permits — Charles County, MD
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 935
Construction valuation (2025): $301,087,666
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 935 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	935	$301,087,666
2024	1,542	$423,516,293
2023	1,123	$336,473,573
2022	992	$362,712,718
2021	931	$333,777,223
2020	735	$223,326,871
2019	776	$191,185,676
2018	734	$148,402,265
2017	682	$155,273,738
2016	869	$170,652,625
2015	1,214	$213,461,123

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.