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Northampton County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,050
Construction valuation (2025): $184,852,974
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 349 · 2-unit 30 · 3-4 11 · 5+ 660

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,050	$184,852,974
2024	546	$139,323,887
2023	701	$142,562,481
2022	1,004	$179,159,664
2021	1,249	$225,671,520
2020	848	$153,008,757
2019	615	$121,205,205
2018	575	$104,878,355
2017	369	$81,994,436
2016	329	$73,012,649
2015	328	$64,626,702

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.