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Polk County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 661
Construction valuation (2025): $190,336,228
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 661 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	661	$190,336,228
2024	755	$217,799,387
2023	931	$230,850,691
2022	987	$243,830,014
2021	960	$203,128,038
2020	565	$112,910,377
2019	366	$54,882,852
2018	300	$52,943,328
2017	295	$57,984,799
2016	471	$96,407,504
2015	471	$93,098,376

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.