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Fort Bend County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 12,487
Construction valuation (2025): $3,255,582,827
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 9,638 · 2-unit 82 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 2,767

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	12,487	$3,255,582,827
2024	12,017	$3,314,327,269
2023	11,363	$2,895,393,727
2022	12,434	$2,697,604,231
2021	10,762	$2,483,299,405
2020	14,093	$3,001,054,206
2019	10,758	$888,104,233
2018	9,023	$722,396,427
2017	7,802	$1,534,377,224
2016	10,279	$1,323,640,574
2015	9,278	$1,113,815,377

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.