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Erie County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 243
Construction valuation (2025): $75,387,678
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 183 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 58

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	243	$75,387,678
2024	339	$79,274,307
2023	224	$62,850,415
2022	238	$66,130,554
2021	217	$52,102,046
2020	201	$41,234,201
2019	161	$35,114,762
2018	305	$46,084,750
2017	265	$49,589,439
2016	338	$41,379,901
2015	267	$43,854,856

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.