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Columbia County, OR

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 84
Construction valuation (2025): $31,780,113
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 78 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	84	$31,780,113
2024	55	$18,469,440
2023	67	$24,932,024
2022	86	$28,371,795
2021	291	$68,303,205
2020	209	$49,736,797
2019	191	$37,248,242
2018	146	$29,089,309
2017	172	$42,937,385
2016	100	$22,461,133
2015	98	$22,667,847

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.