Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Gainesville, FL

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Gainesville, FL was 218 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 26.4% from 2024. That is the 41st highest of 169 cities in 2025.

2025, count218 Estimated
Change on 2024-26.4%
Series high2962024
Series low432011

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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Gainesville, FL, 2007 to 2025

010020030020072010201320162019202220252007: 95 count2008: 57 count2009: 45 count2010: 45 count2011: 43 count2012: 51 count2013: 63 count2014: 67 count2015: 71 count2016: 76 count2017: 118 count2018: 128 count2019: 129 count2020: 149 count2021: 171 count2022: 139 count2023: 236 count2024: 296 count2025: 218 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
2025218 Estimated
2024296 Estimated
2023236 Estimated
2022139 Estimated
2021171 Estimated
2020149 Estimated
2019129 Estimated
2018128 Estimated
2017118 Estimated
201676 Estimated
201571 Estimated
201467 Estimated
201363 Estimated
201251 Estimated
201143 Estimated
201045 Estimated
200945 Estimated
200857 Estimated
200795 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, Gainesville, FL, 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, Gainesville, FL, 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/gainesville-fl. 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, Gainesville, FL, 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/gainesville-fl.

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, Gainesville, FL, 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/gainesville-fl (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Gainesville, FL was 218 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 26.4% from 2024. That is the 41st highest of 169 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 Gainesville, FL?

296 in 2024, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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