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Forest County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2
Construction valuation (2025): $398,573
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2	$398,573
2024	3	$1,033,573
2023	6	$1,091,671
2022	1	$35,000
2021	8	$713,518
2020	2	$127,000
2019	0	$0
2018	0	$0
2017	0	$0
2016	2	$266,016
2015	2	$453,524

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.