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Hays County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 4,595
Construction valuation (2025): $1,353,625,142
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 4,153 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 6 · 5+ 436

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	4,595	$1,353,625,142
2024	5,405	$1,313,471,872
2023	5,011	$1,214,091,264
2022	5,528	$1,114,278,516
2021	5,439	$1,090,037,380
2020	4,925	$983,299,609
2019	3,474	$767,754,653
2018	2,890	$596,398,132
2017	3,493	$659,905,025
2016	2,441	$383,593,476
2015	2,626	$402,066,632

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.