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

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Riverside, CA was 160 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 51.7% from 2024. That is the 74th highest of 369 cities in 2025.

2025, count160 Estimated
Change on 2024-51.7%
Series high3422007
Series low432011

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

010020030040020072010201320162019202220252007: 342 count2008: 69 count2009: 56 count2010: 107 count2011: 43 count2012: 190 count2013: 70 count2014: 230 count2015: 222 count2016: 219 count2017: 208 count2018: 171 count2019: 170 count2020: 180 count2021: 293 count2022: 199 count2023: 312 count2024: 331 count2025: 160 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
2025160 Estimated
2024331 Estimated
2023312 Estimated
2022199 Estimated
2021293 Estimated
2020180 Estimated
2019170 Estimated
2018171 Estimated
2017208 Estimated
2016219 Estimated
2015222 Estimated
2014230 Estimated
201370 Estimated
2012190 Estimated
201143 Estimated
2010107 Estimated
200956 Estimated
200869 Estimated
2007342 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, Riverside, 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, Riverside, 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/riverside-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, Riverside, 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/riverside-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, Riverside, 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/riverside-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 Riverside, CA?

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Riverside, CA was 160 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 51.7% from 2024. That is the 74th 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 Riverside, CA?

342 in 2007, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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