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Davidson County, TN

Name: Building Permits — Davidson County, TN
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 5,632
Construction valuation (2025): $1,299,307,821
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,739 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 11 · 5+ 2,876

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	5,632	$1,299,307,821
2024	6,880	$1,338,664,473
2023	11,225	$2,110,108,441
2022	15,285	$2,667,932,900
2021	16,310	$2,071,443,807
2020	13,324	$1,741,817,288
2019	9,915	$1,544,529,436
2018	6,934	$1,153,064,484
2017	6,410	$1,183,751,087
2016	9,566	$1,639,180,957
2015	8,197	$1,386,522,692

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.