Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Lincoln, CA

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Lincoln, CA was 478 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 18.3% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 369 cities in 2025.

2025, count478 Estimated
Change on 2024-18.3%
Series high1,0162021
Series low902010

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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Lincoln, CA, 2007 to 2025

02004006008001,0001,20020072010201320162019202220252007: 379 count2008: 165 count2009: 122 count2010: 90 count2011: 92 count2012: 216 count2013: 248 count2014: 286 count2015: 233 count2016: 217 count2017: 181 count2018: 92 count2019: 260 count2020: 546 count2021: 1,016 count2022: 826 count2023: 627 count2024: 585 count2025: 478 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
2025478 Estimated
2024585 Estimated
2023627 Estimated
2022826 Estimated
20211,016 Estimated
2020546 Estimated
2019260 Estimated
201892 Estimated
2017181 Estimated
2016217 Estimated
2015233 Estimated
2014286 Estimated
2013248 Estimated
2012216 Estimated
201192 Estimated
201090 Estimated
2009122 Estimated
2008165 Estimated
2007379 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.

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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, Lincoln, CA, 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, Lincoln, CA, 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/lincoln-ca. 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, Lincoln, CA, 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/lincoln-ca.

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, Lincoln, CA, 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/lincoln-ca (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 Lincoln, CA?

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Lincoln, CA was 478 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 18.3% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 369 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 Lincoln, CA?

1,016 in 2021, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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