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Shelby County, TN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,230
Construction valuation (2025): $418,374,885
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,058 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 164

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,230	$418,374,885
2024	2,061	$392,152,447
2023	1,964	$466,338,443
2022	1,870	$374,550,837
2021	2,059	$429,253,864
2020	1,878	$339,870,832
2019	1,255	$298,616,004
2018	2,251	$381,840,691
2017	1,692	$341,147,165
2016	2,338	$388,429,552
2015	2,325	$322,597,669

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.