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Howard County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 6
Construction valuation (2025): $1,777,230
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 6 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	6	$1,777,230
2024	75	$25,359,681
2023	15	$3,621,845
2022	16	$3,790,368
2021	2	$587,300
2020	45	$8,833,048
2019	46	$8,607,500
2018	38	$6,780,736
2017	28	$5,290,803
2016	23	$3,017,834
2015	100	$10,519,004

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.