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Wilson County, TN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,982
Construction valuation (2025): $557,845,171
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,723 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 259

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,982	$557,845,171
2024	1,927	$557,175,115
2023	1,874	$553,778,820
2022	2,349	$586,040,547
2021	2,371	$657,811,154
2020	2,349	$533,702,488
2019	1,912	$456,186,698
2018	1,383	$384,719,893
2017	2,236	$401,820,817
2016	1,381	$329,136,820
2015	1,357	$284,100,003

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.