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

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Santa Cruz, CA was 48 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 189th highest of 369 cities in 2025.

2025, count48 Estimated
Change on 20240%
Rank189th of 369Cities in California ranked
Series high702022
Series low182010

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

02040608020072010201320162019202220252007: 60 count2008: 47 count2009: 20 count2010: 18 count2011: 19 count2012: 45 count2013: 49 count2014: 50 count2015: 57 count2016: 56 count2017: 39 count2018: 44 count2019: 42 count2020: 40 count2021: 53 count2022: 70 count2023: 42 count2024: 48 count2025: 48 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
202548 Estimated
202448 Estimated
202342 Estimated
202270 Estimated
202153 Estimated
202040 Estimated
201942 Estimated
201844 Estimated
201739 Estimated
201656 Estimated
201557 Estimated
201450 Estimated
201349 Estimated
201245 Estimated
201119 Estimated
201018 Estimated
200920 Estimated
200847 Estimated
200760 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, Santa Cruz, 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, Santa Cruz, 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/santa-cruz-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, Santa Cruz, 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/santa-cruz-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, Santa Cruz, 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/santa-cruz-ca (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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 Santa Cruz, CA?

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Santa Cruz, CA was 48 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 189th 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 Santa Cruz, CA?

70 in 2022, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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