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Brazoria County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,800
Construction valuation (2025): $987,389,111
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,789 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,800	$987,389,111
2024	3,963	$1,217,428,155
2023	3,752	$1,099,661,353
2022	4,178	$1,153,020,641
2021	4,462	$1,285,383,875
2020	3,897	$1,068,150,400
2019	3,210	$769,872,400
2018	3,367	$777,801,896
2017	3,138	$686,233,635
2016	2,930	$667,505,738
2015	3,365	$666,125,722

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.