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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Fort Worth, TX

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Fort Worth, TX was 5,887 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 253 cities in 2025.

2025, count5,887 Estimated
Change on 2024-5.9%
Rank1st of 253Cities in Texas ranked
Series high7,4212022
Series low2,4262011

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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Fort Worth, TX, 2007 to 2025

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020072010201320162019202220252007: 5,669 count2008: 3,790 count2009: 3,070 count2010: 2,759 count2011: 2,426 count2012: 2,716 count2013: 3,321 count2014: 3,121 count2015: 3,416 count2016: 3,459 count2017: 5,042 count2018: 5,477 count2019: 5,063 count2020: 7,286 count2021: 7,236 count2022: 7,421 count2023: 6,631 count2024: 6,257 count2025: 5,887 count
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
Periodcount
20255,887 Estimated
20246,257 Estimated
20236,631 Estimated
20227,421 Estimated
20217,236 Estimated
20207,286 Estimated
20195,063 Estimated
20185,477 Estimated
20175,042 Estimated
20163,459 Estimated
20153,416 Estimated
20143,121 Estimated
20133,321 Estimated
20122,716 Estimated
20112,426 Estimated
20102,759 Estimated
20093,070 Estimated
20083,790 Estimated
20075,669 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/South%20Region/so2025a.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 in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Fort Worth, TX, 2007 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.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, Fort Worth, TX, 2007 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/fort-worth-tx. 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, Fort Worth, TX, 2007 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/fort-worth-tx.

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, Fort Worth, TX, 2007 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/fort-worth-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/fort-worth-tx. 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/South\%20Region/so2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Fort Worth, TX?

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Fort Worth, TX was 5,887 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 253 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 Fort Worth, TX?

7,421 in 2022, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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