Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Anchorage, AK

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Anchorage, AK was 147 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8.7% from 2024.

2025, count147 Estimated

Change on 2024-8.7%

Series high8692018

Series low1242022

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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Anchorage, AK, 2007 to 2025

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.

All 19 values

Period	count
2025	147 Estimated
2024	161 Estimated
2023	271 Estimated
2022	124 Estimated
2021	840 Estimated
2020	735 Estimated
2019	838 Estimated
2018	869 Estimated
2017	800 Estimated
2016	719 Estimated
2015	648 Estimated
2014	572 Estimated
2013	475 Estimated
2012	497 Estimated
2011	344 Estimated
2010	381 Estimated
2009	241 Estimated
2008	223 Estimated
2007	309 Estimated

Rankings

US cities by single-family housing units authorized by building permits 3087 places

Definition

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Anchorage, AK, 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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Anchorage, AK, 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/single-family-building-permits/anchorage-ak. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Anchorage, AK, 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/single-family-building-permits/anchorage-ak.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Anchorage, AK, 2007 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/anchorage-ak (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Anchorage, AK, 2007 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/anchorage-ak. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West\%20Region/we2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Anchorage, AK?

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Anchorage, AK was 147 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8.7% from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Anchorage, AK?

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

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