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Austin County, TX

Name: Building Permits — Austin County, TX
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 304
Construction valuation (2025): $88,318,034
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 304 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	304	$88,318,034
2024	412	$109,210,231
2023	367	$94,034,142
2022	178	$45,493,756
2021	22	$4,635,201
2020	29	$5,720,063
2019	27	$4,815,165
2018	21	$3,861,852
2017	34	$6,558,557
2016	28	$4,817,331
2015	19	$3,155,711

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.