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Franklin County, OH

Name: Building Permits — Franklin County, OH
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 10,494
Construction valuation (2025): $1,781,981,036
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,829 · 2-unit 218 · 3-4 279 · 5+ 8,168

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	10,494	$1,781,981,036
2024	8,122	$1,564,195,002
2023	7,252	$1,278,632,410
2022	8,042	$1,327,416,248
2021	6,652	$1,263,587,169
2020	8,108	$1,154,609,254
2019	4,335	$859,206,376
2018	5,575	$899,797,204
2017	5,854	$1,054,351,064
2016	5,770	$917,018,583
2015	5,373	$843,224,394

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.