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Cambria County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 61
Construction valuation (2025): $22,810,264
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 61 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	61	$22,810,264
2024	62	$20,939,484
2023	47	$16,531,966
2022	94	$23,359,506
2021	62	$15,740,971
2020	59	$14,426,329
2019	54	$12,336,273
2018	66	$16,413,793
2017	83	$17,701,174
2016	164	$40,317,861
2015	47	$12,405,600

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.