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Lackawanna County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 277
Construction valuation (2025): $101,173,771
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 227 · 2-unit 38 · 3-4 12 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	277	$101,173,771
2024	250	$90,167,970
2023	236	$81,544,924
2022	272	$77,411,569
2021	254	$62,682,544
2020	172	$40,058,987
2019	177	$44,682,889
2018	212	$45,757,109
2017	258	$56,494,626
2016	617	$144,530,035
2015	593	$133,851,085

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.