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Allegheny County, PA

Name: Building Permits — Allegheny County, PA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,191
Construction valuation (2025): $635,715,922
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,260 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 7 · 5+ 1,922

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,191	$635,715,922
2024	2,999	$615,295,876
2023	3,953	$671,794,233
2022	3,406	$640,153,341
2021	2,263	$516,142,677
2020	1,974	$468,935,659
2019	1,959	$421,376,448
2018	2,222	$509,409,503
2017	1,990	$407,660,336
2016	2,325	$437,576,339
2015	2,957	$533,472,971

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.