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Salem County, NJ

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 77
Construction valuation (2025): $14,142,840
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 77 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	77	$14,142,840
2024	64	$15,110,739
2023	61	$16,932,749
2022	96	$17,675,964
2021	88	$15,813,230
2020	35	$6,885,646
2019	68	$10,274,294
2018	63	$9,459,597
2017	40	$6,779,856
2016	50	$7,772,708
2015	43	$4,428,571

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.