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Erie County, NY

Name: Building Permits — Erie County, NY
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,213
Construction valuation (2025): $392,849,393
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 666 · 2-unit 32 · 3-4 20 · 5+ 495

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,213	$392,849,393
2024	1,208	$361,541,787
2023	1,054	$297,151,268
2022	1,398	$433,299,414
2021	1,348	$413,407,110
2020	1,269	$340,877,082
2019	1,533	$359,648,541
2018	1,249	$305,838,922
2017	1,419	$330,737,104
2016	1,735	$342,196,535
2015	1,482	$285,487,749

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.