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Housing units authorized by building permits in Texas

Housing units authorized by building permits in Texas was 210,217 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count210,217 Estimated
Change on 2024-6.9%
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high265,9552021
Series low84,4402009

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Housing units authorized by building permits in Texas, 2000 to 2025

50K100K150K200K250K300K20002004200820122016202020252000: 141,231 count2001: 150,342 count2002: 165,027 count2003: 177,194 count2004: 188,842 count2005: 210,611 count2006: 216,642 count2007: 176,992 count2008: 129,523 count2009: 84,440 count2010: 88,461 count2011: 97,450 count2012: 135,514 count2013: 147,460 count2014: 166,982 count2015: 175,443 count2016: 165,853 count2017: 175,112 count2018: 192,878 count2019: 209,895 count2020: 230,503 count2021: 265,955 count2022: 263,007 count2023: 232,373 count2024: 225,756 count2025: 210,217 count
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 26 values
Periodcount
2025210,217 Estimated
2024225,756 Estimated
2023232,373 Estimated
2022263,007 Estimated
2021265,955 Estimated
2020230,503 Estimated
2019209,895 Estimated
2018192,878 Estimated
2017175,112 Estimated
2016165,853 Estimated
2015175,443 Estimated
2014166,982 Estimated
2013147,460 Estimated
2012135,514 Estimated
201197,450 Estimated
201088,461 Estimated
200984,440 Estimated
2008129,523 Estimated
2007176,992 Estimated
2006216,642 Estimated
2005210,611 Estimated
2004188,842 Estimated
2003177,194 Estimated
2002165,027 Estimated
2001150,342 Estimated
2000141,231 Estimated

Compared with United States

Place2025
Texas210,217
United States1,431,616

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.

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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, Texas, 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, Texas, 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/texas. 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, Texas, 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/texas.

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, Texas, 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/texas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the housing units authorized by building permits in Texas?

Housing units authorized by building permits in Texas was 210,217 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.9% from 2024. That is the 1st 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 Texas?

265,955 in 2021, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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