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York County, PA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,589
Construction valuation (2025): $367,169,877
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,025 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 554

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,589	$367,169,877
2024	1,335	$327,305,336
2023	1,167	$307,024,375
2022	1,362	$309,746,101
2021	1,316	$250,114,092
2020	1,204	$208,908,896
2019	1,313	$194,376,055
2018	916	$167,150,623
2017	838	$167,413,133
2016	878	$156,287,539
2015	778	$137,570,349

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.