Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Boulder, CO
Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Boulder, CO was 31 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 11.4% from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 48 cities in 2025.
Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Boulder, CO, 2007 to 2025
All 19 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 Estimated |
| 2024 | 35 Estimated |
| 2023 | 30 Estimated |
| 2022 | 35 Estimated |
| 2021 | 41 Estimated |
| 2020 | 40 Estimated |
| 2019 | 41 Estimated |
| 2018 | 80 Estimated |
| 2017 | 74 Estimated |
| 2016 | 85 Estimated |
| 2015 | 127 Estimated |
| 2014 | 104 Estimated |
| 2013 | 89 Estimated |
| 2012 | 59 Estimated |
| 2011 | 59 Estimated |
| 2010 | 115 Estimated |
| 2009 | 43 Estimated |
| 2008 | 101 Estimated |
| 2007 | 41 Estimated |
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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.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
APA 7
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, Boulder, CO, 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, Boulder, CO, 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/boulder-co. 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, Boulder, CO, 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/boulder-co.
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, Boulder, CO, 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/boulder-co (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_single_family_housing_units_2025,
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, Boulder, CO, 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/boulder-co. 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
TY - DATA
AU - U.S. Census Bureau
TI - 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, Boulder, CO, 2007 to 2025
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/05/14
PB - U.S. Census Bureau
DB - Invokely
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Y2 - 2026/10/12
N1 - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/boulder-co.
N1 - 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.
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What is the single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Boulder, CO?
Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Boulder, CO was 31 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 11.4% from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 48 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 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 Boulder, CO?
127 in 2015, the highest value since 2007 in this series.