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Bell County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,839
Construction valuation (2025): $712,854,766
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,170 · 2-unit 280 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 386

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,839	$712,854,766
2024	3,243	$828,838,942
2023	3,107	$666,130,938
2022	3,572	$706,248,136
2021	4,019	$697,384,651
2020	3,108	$505,430,856
2019	2,355	$393,271,420
2018	2,170	$368,912,913
2017	2,247	$337,813,332
2016	2,107	$309,542,593
2015	2,042	$314,516,460

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.