Housing units authorized by building permits in Santa Barbara, CA

Housing units authorized by building permits in Santa Barbara, CA was 30 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 44.4% from 2024. That is the 257th highest of 369 cities in 2025.

2025, count30 Estimated

Change on 2024-44.4%

Rank257th of 369Cities in California ranked

Series high3002018

Series low302025

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Housing units authorized by building permits in Santa Barbara, CA, 2007 to 2025

count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.

All 19 values

Period	count
2025	30 Estimated
2024	54 Estimated
2023	81 Estimated
2022	67 Estimated
2021	229 Estimated
2020	118 Estimated
2019	114 Estimated
2018	300 Estimated
2017	205 Estimated
2016	186 Estimated
2015	180 Estimated
2014	119 Estimated
2013	46 Estimated
2012	53 Estimated
2011	45 Estimated
2010	39 Estimated
2009	39 Estimated
2008	63 Estimated
2007	92 Estimated

Compared with California and United States

Place	2025
Santa Barbara, CA	30
California	103,856
United States	1,431,616

Rankings

US states by housing units authorized by building permits 51 places
US cities by housing units authorized by building permits 3087 places
Cities in California by housing units authorized by building permits 372 places

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Housing units authorized by building permits, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Housing units authorized by building permits, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/santa-barbara-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Housing units authorized by building permits, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/santa-barbara-ca.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Housing units authorized by building permits, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/santa-barbara-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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What is the housing units authorized by building permits in Santa Barbara, CA?

Housing units authorized by building permits in Santa Barbara, CA was 30 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 44.4% from 2024. That is the 257th highest of 369 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing units authorized by building permits in Santa Barbara, CA?

300 in 2018, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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