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Ellis County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,678
Construction valuation (2025): $924,674,120
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 3,230 · 2-unit 66 · 3-4 33 · 5+ 349

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,678	$924,674,120
2024	2,972	$797,391,233
2023	2,884	$765,420,114
2022	2,738	$658,643,006
2021	3,895	$787,926,893
2020	2,731	$627,193,391
2019	2,058	$477,318,017
2018	2,458	$487,925,888
2017	2,278	$444,759,871
2016	1,451	$264,142,958
2015	1,337	$238,489,643

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.