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Harris County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 30,909
Construction valuation (2025): $7,651,942,703
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 16,940 · 2-unit 2,224 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 11,737

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	30,909	$7,651,942,703
2024	29,936	$7,773,245,482
2023	34,593	$7,361,046,528
2022	38,789	$6,850,602,269
2021	35,204	$5,974,645,123
2020	36,961	$5,716,826,225
2019	37,755	$5,801,621,522
2018	34,149	$5,548,380,934
2017	22,818	$3,879,179,499
2016	22,661	$3,683,503,554
2015	33,975	$4,793,594,366

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.