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Wharton County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 116
Construction valuation (2025): $34,026,085
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 116 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	116	$34,026,085
2024	184	$47,966,337
2023	147	$29,770,541
2022	160	$38,275,603
2021	261	$54,274,813
2020	173	$36,581,568
2019	125	$24,711,912
2018	100	$18,811,843
2017	78	$14,941,335
2016	82	$16,848,880
2015	71	$14,342,364

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.