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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Huntsville, AL

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Huntsville, AL was 1,002 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 19.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 66 cities in 2025.

2025, count1,002 Estimated
Change on 2024-19.5%
Rank1st of 66Cities in Alabama ranked
Series high1,7052020
Series low8972014

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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Huntsville, AL, 2007 to 2025

8001,0001,2001,4001,6001,80020072010201320162019202220252007: 1,558 count2008: 1,004 count2009: 1,096 count2010: 1,073 count2011: 1,018 count2012: 960 count2013: 1,000 count2014: 897 count2015: 1,021 count2016: 1,091 count2017: 1,144 count2018: 1,241 count2019: 1,436 count2020: 1,705 count2021: 1,483 count2022: 1,083 count2023: 1,403 count2024: 1,245 count2025: 1,002 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
20251,002 Estimated
20241,245 Estimated
20231,403 Estimated
20221,083 Estimated
20211,483 Estimated
20201,705 Estimated
20191,436 Estimated
20181,241 Estimated
20171,144 Estimated
20161,091 Estimated
20151,021 Estimated
2014897 Estimated
20131,000 Estimated
2012960 Estimated
20111,018 Estimated
20101,073 Estimated
20091,096 Estimated
20081,004 Estimated
20071,558 Estimated

Rankings

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, Huntsville, AL, 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, Huntsville, AL, 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/huntsville-al. 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, Huntsville, AL, 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/huntsville-al.

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, Huntsville, AL, 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/huntsville-al (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 Huntsville, AL?

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Huntsville, AL was 1,002 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 19.5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 66 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 Huntsville, AL?

1,705 in 2020, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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