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Knox County, TN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 5,013
Construction valuation (2025): $1,263,018,384
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,566 · 2-unit 10 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 2,437

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	5,013	$1,263,018,384
2024	4,508	$1,039,444,756
2023	4,293	$1,004,546,829
2022	2,503	$596,072,830
2021	2,831	$617,386,563
2020	2,978	$590,112,789
2019	2,028	$385,970,723
2018	2,398	$441,391,547
2017	2,798	$505,741,640
2016	2,122	$398,470,908
2015	1,737	$307,784,390

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.