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Cameron County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,702
Construction valuation (2025): $460,008,371
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,838 · 2-unit 140 · 3-4 37 · 5+ 687

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,702	$460,008,371
2024	2,347	$461,230,153
2023	1,952	$346,680,228
2022	2,506	$441,901,087
2021	2,052	$261,084,948
2020	1,904	$208,365,494
2019	1,817	$195,066,278
2018	1,487	$173,151,489
2017	1,245	$140,491,723
2016	1,569	$188,323,438
2015	1,285	$143,131,494

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.