Housing units authorized by building permits in Pennsylvania
Housing units authorized by building permits in Pennsylvania was 25,709 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.6% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 51 states in 2025.
Housing units authorized by building permits in Pennsylvania, 2000 to 2025
All 26 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 25,709 Estimated |
| 2024 | 24,810 Estimated |
| 2023 | 25,320 Estimated |
| 2022 | 28,149 Estimated |
| 2021 | 47,894 Estimated |
| 2020 | 25,706 Estimated |
| 2019 | 23,539 Estimated |
| 2018 | 23,325 Estimated |
| 2017 | 22,584 Estimated |
| 2016 | 23,303 Estimated |
| 2015 | 22,854 Estimated |
| 2014 | 25,059 Estimated |
| 2013 | 21,650 Estimated |
| 2012 | 18,796 Estimated |
| 2011 | 14,967 Estimated |
| 2010 | 19,740 Estimated |
| 2009 | 18,275 Estimated |
| 2008 | 24,577 Estimated |
| 2007 | 33,665 Estimated |
| 2006 | 39,128 Estimated |
| 2005 | 44,525 Estimated |
| 2004 | 49,665 Estimated |
| 2003 | 47,356 Estimated |
| 2002 | 45,114 Estimated |
| 2001 | 41,403 Estimated |
| 2000 | 41,076 Estimated |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 25,709 |
| United States | 1,431,616 |
Pennsylvania compared with nearby places
- Under 5,000
- 5,000 to 10K
- 10K to 16K
- 16K to 26K
- 26K to 37K
- 37K and over
Rankings
Definition
Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.
Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states (Housing units authorized by building permits, Pennsylvania, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt
MLA 9
Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Pennsylvania, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/pennsylvania. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Housing units authorized by building permits, Pennsylvania, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/pennsylvania.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Pennsylvania, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_housing_units_authorized_by_2025,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states: Housing units authorized by building permits, Pennsylvania, 2000 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/pennsylvania. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the housing units authorized by building permits in Pennsylvania?
Housing units authorized by building permits in Pennsylvania was 25,709 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.6% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 51 states in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest housing units authorized by building permits in Pennsylvania?
49,665 in 2004, the highest value since 2000 in this series.