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Ocean County, NJ

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,831
Construction valuation (2025): $638,530,854
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,372 · 2-unit 46 · 3-4 35 · 5+ 378

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,831	$638,530,854
2024	3,706	$618,878,329
2023	4,006	$679,166,836
2022	3,791	$680,397,780
2021	3,758	$704,528,642
2020	3,625	$490,382,395
2019	2,258	$460,369,883
2018	2,283	$442,359,742
2017	3,427	$539,206,804
2016	2,628	$426,098,048
2015	2,621	$483,403,697

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.