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Middlesex County, NJ

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,476
Construction valuation (2025): $204,161,860
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 710 · 2-unit 20 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 743

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,476	$204,161,860
2024	1,792	$338,260,458
2023	2,335	$298,194,761
2022	2,474	$294,992,368
2021	3,269	$308,826,758
2020	2,757	$317,013,525
2019	3,007	$331,076,076
2018	2,737	$429,195,758
2017	2,730	$326,118,980
2016	2,351	$243,009,624
2015	2,990	$387,679,312

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.