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Denton County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 10,210
Construction valuation (2025): $2,612,089,365
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 6,357 · 2-unit 354 · 3-4 87 · 5+ 3,412

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	10,210	$2,612,089,365
2024	10,507	$2,858,355,767
2023	11,102	$2,869,374,157
2022	12,285	$3,010,271,923
2021	11,575	$2,886,955,743
2020	9,974	$2,182,350,306
2019	8,131	$1,876,746,500
2018	8,479	$2,224,738,035
2017	8,285	$2,183,953,283
2016	7,428	$1,949,641,409
2015	7,887	$2,014,434,810

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.