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Brown County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 205
Construction valuation (2025): $44,539,598
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 154 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 49

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	205	$44,539,598
2024	148	$36,482,835
2023	249	$47,408,961
2022	119	$23,712,379
2021	147	$27,919,857
2020	102	$21,077,933
2019	163	$24,082,303
2018	157	$22,975,247
2017	280	$28,128,906
2016	88	$15,559,165
2015	126	$16,847,543

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.