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Bergen County, NJ

Name: Building Permits — Bergen County, NJ
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,970
Construction valuation (2025): $545,288,565
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,405 · 2-unit 144 · 3-4 103 · 5+ 1,318

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,970	$545,288,565
2024	3,329	$604,677,342
2023	3,395	$572,760,262
2022	3,953	$604,647,098
2021	4,023	$648,338,675
2020	3,380	$529,851,515
2019	3,924	$668,221,564
2018	2,849	$453,011,755
2017	3,001	$489,328,619
2016	3,144	$656,798,184
2015	2,671	$486,318,553

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.