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Essex County, NJ

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,657
Construction valuation (2025): $571,283,907
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 317 · 2-unit 196 · 3-4 202 · 5+ 2,942

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,657	$571,283,907
2024	3,827	$555,662,494
2023	3,781	$585,247,426
2022	3,470	$458,651,616
2021	3,417	$434,700,632
2020	2,705	$333,174,899
2019	3,152	$440,800,772
2018	2,053	$230,233,139
2017	2,317	$327,512,406
2016	2,386	$241,666,350
2015	3,214	$281,585,224

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.