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Webb County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,340
Construction valuation (2025): $321,498,814
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,029 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 46 · 5+ 257

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,340	$321,498,814
2024	1,448	$352,440,580
2023	1,542	$360,018,494
2022	1,272	$314,783,294
2021	1,684	$251,973,686
2020	1,447	$201,511,695
2019	1,602	$294,265,194
2018	1,375	$167,409,610
2017	1,331	$215,451,903
2016	1,158	$212,894,639
2015	1,848	$201,417,791

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.