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Orange County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 245
Construction valuation (2025): $51,304,895
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 180 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 57

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	245	$51,304,895
2024	244	$47,709,479
2023	364	$64,533,772
2022	196	$43,789,125
2021	209	$42,507,043
2020	225	$34,697,490
2019	277	$54,967,174
2018	565	$38,789,354
2017	501	$33,293,136
2016	252	$46,629,445
2015	301	$45,860,158

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.