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Jefferson County, NY

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 288
Construction valuation (2025): $48,632,994
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 226 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 62

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	288	$48,632,994
2024	191	$34,278,428
2023	194	$31,559,546
2022	179	$27,692,682
2021	161	$32,572,438
2020	129	$16,546,519
2019	138	$18,837,308
2018	138	$14,605,930
2017	141	$14,575,570
2016	105	$12,454,245
2015	147	$17,368,263

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.