Texas and Florida were the states with most residential building permits issued in 2024, with roughly ******* and ******* permits issued, respectively. On the other side of the spectrum, Alaska and Rhode Island issued fewer permits than any other state. The overall number of building permits for new residential construction in the U.S. has fluctuated a lot in the past years.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Units in Buildings with 2-4 Units (PERMIT24) from Jan 1960 to Jun 2025 about permits, buildings, new, private, housing, and USA.

Building Permits in the United States decreased to 1393 Thousand in June from 1394 Thousand in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Building Permits - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Idaho and North Carolina were in 2024 the U.S. states with the highest volume of new residential construction, with **** and **** units authorized per 1,000 residents, respectively. On average, that year in the U.S. there were **** homes authorized per 1,000 residents. In overall terms, however, the most populous states in the U.S. tend to have the highest demand for housing.

In May 2025, there were ******* permits for new residential construction in the United States. Despite some fluctuations, the number of building permits issued in the past couple of years has been falling. The number of U.S. new home construction starts has also been lower than in previous years.

Graph and download economic data for New Private Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits for California (CABPPRIV) from Jan 1988 to Jun 2025 about permits, buildings, CA, new, private, housing, and USA.

Housing Starts in the United States increased to 1321 Thousand units in June from 1263 Thousand units in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Housing Starts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about US Building Permits

• United States Building Permits data was reported at 111,517.000 Unit in Jan 2025.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 112,592.000 Unit for Dec 2024.
• US Building Permits data is updated monthly, averaging 112,592.000 Unit from Jan 1959 to Jan 2025, with 793 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 214,600.000 Unit in Jun 1972 and a record low of 36,280.000 Unit in Jan 2011.
• US Building Permits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Building Permits: Monthly.

There were approximately ******* building permits for single-family housing units granted in the United States in 2024. That number was lower than in 2021, when the number of building permits peaked. However, those figures increased again in 2024. The numbers still remain considerably lower than its 2005 peak with **** million building permits.

What is considered a single-family home? Single-family homes are detached, independent properties built as the residence for one person, family, or household. In 2025, it is expected that the number of single-family housing units under construction in the United States will increase to over *** million. In 2024, New York was one of the cities in the U.S. with the highest construction costs for residential single-family buildings. However, there were significant differences between the costs of a multi-family and a single-detached home. What is the price of a single-family home in the United States? Price is one of the main factors in deciding whether to buy an existing or new home. In 2023, the median sales price of an existing single-family home in the United States increased slightly, reaching ******* U.S. dollars. However, the price of single-family houses can vary a lot depending on its location and other factors.

Graph and download economic data for New Private Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits: 1-Unit Structures for Florida (FLBP1FH) from Jan 1988 to Jun 2025 about privately owned, 1-unit structures, permits, family, buildings, FL, housing, and USA.

The statistic represents the number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the United States in 2018, broken down by select state. In 2018, there were about 144,430 building permits issued for private housing in Florida.

Residential building permits in United States were in short demand in 2018, rising only *** percent across the country. Many large cities have reduced the number of residential building permits, such as Chicago, which handed out ** percent less permits in 2018 than the previous year. Building permits may specifically apply to large housing units with multiple living spaces, to single family houses. Before construction can begin on any new or existing building, a permit must be obtained from the appropriate city council. Building permit numbers have increased significantly in both Houston, Texas and Orlando, Florida metro areas, with **** and **** percent more permits issued in 2018 than 2017, respectively.

Homes are where the heat is Generally speaking, the construction of new homes can be a good indicator of how local economies are fairing, as it can mean that individuals have acquired enough wealth to own their own home or businesses are expanding. The 2018 residential building permit figures provide some insight into the current demographic of cities, particularly with regards to the job market. For instance, in the „snowbird“state of Florida, ** percent of new residents in Orlando were between ages 25 and **, and presumably their careers still play a large role. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sandford metro area is within close range of engineering firms such as Lockheed Martin, as well as new tech companies, which offer higher salaries and better prospects than other industries. Florida unemployment continues to decline and dropped to *** percent in 2018.
Incidentally, cities that tend to be popular for Americans in their early twenties, tend to be the cities that are reducing their number of new residential building permits (Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; and Los Angeles, California). But this does not mean that these cities are in financial trouble. Chicago’s GDP is steadily growing and unemployment in Illinois was at *** percent in 2018. Bigger and denser cities tend to attract younger groups as they can walk from location to location and remain amongst the excitement that cities have to offer.

Most of the new housing permits for privately owned projects in the United States in 2023 were either single-family buildings. Nevertheless, the number of permits for multifamily construction projects with * housing units or more has risen significantly in the past decade. The south of the United States was the region where the highest number of single-family building permits were issued.

This dataset contains data on permits for residential construction collected in the Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey. Data is aggregated to the County level. Data is only for final permits, not preliminary permits. Final permit data is published in May of the following year. Annual data are available from 1980 through the most recent reporting year, and may also contain imputed values. This dataset is part of the State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS).

Between 2006 and 2018, around **** percent of the new housing permits awarded in New York City were for multifamily homes. Multifamily building construction has accelerated over this time period, especially in the largest ** cities in the United States.

Graph and download economic data for New Private Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits for Texas (TXBPPRIV) from Jan 1988 to Jun 2025 about permits, buildings, new, TX, private, housing, and USA.

The statistic represents the number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in Western United States from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, approximately ******* building permits were issued here.

Building Permits MoM in the United States decreased by 0.10 percent in June from -2 percent in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Building Permits MoM.

Graph and download economic data for New Private Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits for New York (NYBPPRIVSA) from Jan 1988 to Jun 2025 about permits, buildings, NY, new, private, housing, and USA.

Monthly building permits issued by units in structure, 1990 through the present. Data updated monthly by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and tracked in the following dashboard: https://www.chfa.org/about-us/ct-monthly-housing-market-dashboard/.

CHFA has stopped maintaining the dashboard and associated datasets, and this dataset will no longer be updated as of 2022.