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Philadelphia County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,366
Construction valuation (2025): $541,508,244
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 656 · 2-unit 148 · 3-4 383 · 5+ 2,179

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,366	$541,508,244
2024	2,962	$497,898,924
2023	3,863	$586,979,219
2022	3,223	$515,097,561
2021	25,257	$4,144,778,714
2020	5,665	$823,774,763
2019	4,566	$747,901,827
2018	3,239	$521,128,412
2017	3,389	$564,782,221
2016	3,175	$534,322,221
2015	3,666	$690,913,576

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.