Single-family housing units authorized by building permits
Annual number of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures (detached and attached single-family homes) authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.
Part of building_permit_units, which also counts units in buildings with two or more units. Counts housing units, not starts, completions or sales.
Key facts
- Fort Worth, TX had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 3042 cities in 2025, at 5,887, and Yeadon, PA the lowest, at 0. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Published for 3,087 places, with figures from 2007 to 2025.
Rankings
- US cities
- Cities in California
- Cities in Texas
- Cities in Illinois
- Cities in Florida
- Cities in Ohio
- Cities in New Jersey
- Cities in Minnesota
- Cities in Georgia
- Cities in Wisconsin
- Cities in Washington
- Cities in New York
US cities by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2025
Places with data
Municipalities and cities
- New York, NY
- Los Angeles, CA
- Chicago, IL
- Houston, TX
- Phoenix, AZ
- Philadelphia, PA
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- Dallas, TX
- Fort Worth, TX
- Newport News, VA
- Abilene, TX
- Long Beach, CA
- Oxnard, CA
- Beaumont, TX
- Westminster, CA
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"building_permit_single_family_units","level":"municipality","within":"United States"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=building_permit_single_family_units&level=municipality&within=United%20States