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Wicomico County, MD

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 170
Construction valuation (2025): $37,851,314
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 129 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 33

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	170	$37,851,314
2024	279	$56,485,022
2023	201	$35,984,975
2022	406	$70,518,509
2021	223	$39,264,221
2020	300	$48,791,779
2019	266	$35,903,252
2018	187	$29,720,711
2017	129	$21,597,666
2016	171	$23,320,470
2015	137	$19,030,676

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.