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Williamson County, TX

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 4,956
Construction valuation (2025): $1,423,236,600
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 3,945 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 7 · 5+ 996

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	4,956	$1,423,236,600
2024	7,529	$1,980,583,595
2023	8,298	$1,823,787,017
2022	10,007	$2,196,121,497
2021	15,036	$2,992,518,915
2020	9,317	$2,006,063,293
2019	6,668	$1,408,009,885
2018	6,991	$1,495,369,886
2017	6,044	$1,286,470,680
2016	5,417	$1,221,952,340
2015	5,525	$1,105,888,681

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.