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Somerset County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 57
Construction valuation (2025): $20,581,320
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 57 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	57	$20,581,320
2024	72	$22,012,749
2023	62	$16,775,324
2022	93	$27,465,322
2021	65	$15,750,654
2020	71	$18,221,528
2019	62	$13,668,458
2018	94	$18,373,012
2017	71	$15,504,203
2016	63	$14,519,666
2015	104	$25,569,366

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.