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Galveston County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,525
Construction valuation (2025): $701,915,781
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,521 · 2-unit 4 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,525	$701,915,781
2024	3,148	$894,309,651
2023	2,689	$678,587,145
2022	2,332	$554,319,777
2021	2,512	$605,138,877
2020	3,278	$691,261,965
2019	2,531	$571,214,192
2018	2,201	$521,939,727
2017	2,129	$399,464,283
2016	2,241	$523,337,914
2015	2,447	$523,964,514

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.