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

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Mesquite, TX was 491 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 31.7% from 2024. That is the 51st highest of 253 cities in 2025.

2025, count491 Estimated
Change on 2024-31.7%
Rank51st of 253Cities in Texas ranked
Series high7192024
Series low112014

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

020040060080020072010201320162019202220252007: 132 count2008: 64 count2009: 79 count2010: 42 count2011: 33 count2012: 33 count2013: 24 count2014: 11 count2015: 27 count2016: 34 count2017: 67 count2018: 70 count2019: 64 count2020: 257 count2021: 560 count2022: 510 count2023: 581 count2024: 719 count2025: 491 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
2025491 Estimated
2024719 Estimated
2023581 Estimated
2022510 Estimated
2021560 Estimated
2020257 Estimated
201964 Estimated
201870 Estimated
201767 Estimated
201634 Estimated
201527 Estimated
201411 Estimated
201324 Estimated
201233 Estimated
201133 Estimated
201042 Estimated
200979 Estimated
200864 Estimated
2007132 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, Mesquite, 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, Mesquite, 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/mesquite-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, Mesquite, 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/mesquite-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, Mesquite, 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/mesquite-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Mesquite, TX?

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Mesquite, TX was 491 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 31.7% from 2024. That is the 51st 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 Mesquite, TX?

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

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