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Frederick County, MD

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,168
Construction valuation (2025): $327,530,508
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 814 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 354

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,168	$327,530,508
2024	1,562	$431,593,798
2023	1,646	$359,172,132
2022	2,566	$526,193,850
2021	2,803	$660,167,093
2020	2,577	$608,211,054
2019	2,407	$502,947,992
2018	2,000	$487,667,935
2017	1,893	$424,948,407
2016	1,906	$339,606,275
2015	1,303	$245,575,285

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.