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Rockwall County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,591
Construction valuation (2025): $497,839,080
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,587 · 2-unit 4 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,591	$497,839,080
2024	1,810	$549,786,738
2023	1,938	$562,924,893
2022	2,519	$744,282,821
2021	3,392	$830,604,916
2020	2,699	$773,623,322
2019	1,571	$465,460,167
2018	1,517	$463,010,673
2017	1,698	$458,724,672
2016	1,116	$353,718,863
2015	1,046	$297,741,667

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.