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Chester County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,400
Construction valuation (2025): $423,946,312
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,082 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 12 · 5+ 304

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,400	$423,946,312
2024	1,529	$442,627,398
2023	1,295	$376,441,097
2022	2,244	$600,225,163
2021	2,056	$418,399,228
2020	2,242	$394,615,965
2019	1,787	$335,628,398
2018	1,939	$349,173,547
2017	1,245	$250,531,336
2016	1,158	$234,845,691
2015	1,299	$218,678,038

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.