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Union County, NJ

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,228
Construction valuation (2025): $201,456,504
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 162 · 2-unit 40 · 3-4 27 · 5+ 999

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,228	$201,456,504
2024	1,696	$178,232,882
2023	1,962	$216,688,808
2022	3,147	$470,360,735
2021	3,207	$287,584,415
2020	2,650	$213,740,610
2019	2,316	$171,010,439
2018	2,312	$182,343,138
2017	1,085	$135,399,482
2016	1,594	$150,422,523
2015	2,185	$187,006,422

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.