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Hamilton County, TN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,887
Construction valuation (2025): $462,003,472
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,705 · 2-unit 114 · 3-4 44 · 5+ 24

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,887	$462,003,472
2024	2,130	$397,557,390
2023	2,043	$376,280,209
2022	2,344	$420,391,545
2021	2,804	$485,713,074
2020	2,364	$425,614,854
2019	2,013	$352,639,587
2018	1,687	$312,014,073
2017	2,133	$349,201,098
2016	2,049	$306,509,371
2015	1,639	$249,935,944

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.