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Deschutes County, OR

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,574
Construction valuation (2025): $691,584,647
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,166 · 2-unit 134 · 3-4 31 · 5+ 1,243

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,574	$691,584,647
2024	1,624	$538,523,302
2023	2,397	$673,372,942
2022	2,113	$569,155,060
2021	2,737	$696,237,000
2020	2,338	$545,755,712
2019	2,028	$450,418,144
2018	1,983	$499,609,330
2017	2,055	$509,349,138
2016	2,274	$483,575,648
2015	2,227	$473,441,482

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.