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Carbon County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 195
Construction valuation (2025): $61,694,208
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 175 · 2-unit 4 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 12

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	195	$61,694,208
2024	157	$43,566,293
2023	171	$46,297,631
2022	145	$40,428,266
2021	144	$36,266,989
2020	110	$24,980,629
2019	69	$16,756,800
2018	87	$17,203,946
2017	48	$11,141,886
2016	54	$10,912,738
2015	59	$10,152,987

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.