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Luzerne County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 295
Construction valuation (2025): $89,966,840
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 257 · 2-unit 10 · 3-4 7 · 5+ 21

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	295	$89,966,840
2024	325	$92,070,057
2023	296	$86,185,631
2022	283	$73,967,983
2021	365	$86,035,914
2020	385	$81,280,942
2019	315	$64,466,400
2018	312	$67,521,473
2017	300	$59,706,829
2016	375	$64,315,078
2015	204	$44,264,238

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.