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Dauphin County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 329
Construction valuation (2025): $77,974,546
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 180 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 28 · 5+ 121

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	329	$77,974,546
2024	499	$102,946,373
2023	732	$143,953,633
2022	899	$164,754,175
2021	675	$135,762,635
2020	552	$108,412,295
2019	662	$116,851,213
2018	740	$119,507,173
2017	512	$89,269,806
2016	609	$106,556,115
2015	715	$117,871,714

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.