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Clackamas County, OR

Name: Building Permits — Clackamas County, OR
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,235
Construction valuation (2025): $411,380,321
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 960 · 2-unit 22 · 3-4 24 · 5+ 229

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,235	$411,380,321
2024	1,140	$403,303,024
2023	1,153	$403,369,237
2022	2,284	$607,721,492
2021	1,803	$485,398,251
2020	2,011	$523,073,945
2019	1,784	$483,985,097
2018	1,754	$470,328,248
2017	1,702	$464,059,965
2016	2,450	$525,559,674
2015	1,831	$494,629,720

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.