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Monroe County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 257
Construction valuation (2025): $86,030,718
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 236 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 16

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	257	$86,030,718
2024	278	$79,528,936
2023	222	$79,664,225
2022	249	$80,752,354
2021	370	$99,403,925
2020	212	$55,729,267
2019	176	$48,862,507
2018	186	$46,920,046
2017	248	$61,286,079
2016	246	$58,815,155
2015	152	$35,526,969

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.