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Lehigh County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 394
Construction valuation (2025): $127,374,276
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 386 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	394	$127,374,276
2024	1,062	$245,926,149
2023	461	$125,374,857
2022	853	$223,259,415
2021	1,024	$218,125,331
2020	426	$96,012,622
2019	494	$113,853,970
2018	476	$115,699,596
2017	547	$111,234,339
2016	623	$108,010,437
2015	680	$132,326,645

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.