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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Louisville, KY

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Louisville, KY was 938 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 10.2% from 2012.

2013, count938 Estimated
Change on 2012+10.2%
Series high1,7182007
Series low6262011

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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Louisville, KY, 2007 to 2013

5007501,0001,2501,5001,75020072008200920102011201220132007: 1,718 count2008: 971 count2009: 759 count2010: 633 count2011: 626 count2012: 851 count2013: 938 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 2016-09-30.
All 7 values
Periodcount
2013938 Estimated
2012851 Estimated
2011626 Estimated
2010633 Estimated
2009759 Estimated
2008971 Estimated
20071,718 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/so2013a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). 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, Louisville, KY, 2007 to 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2013a.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, Louisville, KY, 2007 to 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2013a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/louisville-ky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. 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, Louisville, KY, 2007 to 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2013a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/louisville-ky.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2016) 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, Louisville, KY, 2007 to 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2013a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/louisville-ky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_single_family_housing_units_2013,
  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, Louisville, KY, 2007 to 2013}},
  year = {2016},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2013a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/louisville-ky. 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/so2013a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
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Questions

What is the single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Louisville, KY?

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Louisville, KY was 938 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 10.2% from 2012.

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 Louisville, KY?

1,718 in 2007, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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