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Smith County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 543
Construction valuation (2025): $155,542,382
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 517 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 10

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	543	$155,542,382
2024	608	$151,986,800
2023	753	$170,464,970
2022	830	$193,235,854
2021	912	$201,055,818
2020	828	$173,327,766
2019	657	$164,622,153
2018	660	$160,272,648
2017	678	$160,809,365
2016	581	$149,444,356
2015	470	$132,119,102

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.