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Berks County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 582
Construction valuation (2025): $120,645,276
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 335 · 2-unit 36 · 3-4 32 · 5+ 179

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	582	$120,645,276
2024	397	$79,690,890
2023	352	$77,244,579
2022	386	$104,558,925
2021	493	$106,335,328
2020	515	$101,312,090
2019	628	$96,362,316
2018	600	$103,485,040
2017	411	$70,093,383
2016	436	$84,611,557
2015	416	$74,107,213

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.