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Lancaster County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,296
Construction valuation (2025): $360,067,740
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 818 · 2-unit 18 · 3-4 31 · 5+ 429

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,296	$360,067,740
2024	1,184	$307,318,407
2023	1,859	$502,309,136
2022	1,429	$315,626,673
2021	1,039	$252,157,812
2020	1,338	$239,794,744
2019	1,496	$291,108,633
2018	1,251	$239,895,480
2017	1,436	$280,779,080
2016	1,287	$281,241,616
2015	1,154	$214,160,573

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.