Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in St. Helens, OR
Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in St. Helens, OR was 8 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 46th highest of 49 cities in 2025.
Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in St. Helens, OR, 2007 to 2025
All 19 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 Estimated |
| 2024 | 8 Estimated |
| 2023 | 4 Estimated |
| 2022 | 12 Estimated |
| 2021 | 122 Estimated |
| 2020 | 82 Estimated |
| 2019 | 22 Estimated |
| 2018 | 11 Estimated |
| 2017 | 24 Estimated |
| 2016 | 23 Estimated |
| 2015 | 27 Estimated |
| 2014 | 32 Estimated |
| 2013 | 36 Estimated |
| 2012 | 9 Estimated |
| 2011 | 14 Estimated |
| 2010 | 13 Estimated |
| 2009 | 10 Estimated |
| 2008 | 27 Estimated |
| 2007 | 70 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.
Citation styles
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, St. Helens, OR, 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, St. Helens, OR, 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/st-helens-or. 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, St. Helens, OR, 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/st-helens-or.
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, St. Helens, OR, 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/st-helens-or (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_single_family_housing_units_2025,
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, St. Helens, OR, 2007 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/st-helens-or. 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/West\%20Region/we2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY - DATA
AU - U.S. Census Bureau
TI - 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, St. Helens, OR, 2007 to 2025
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/05/14
PB - U.S. Census Bureau
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Y2 - 2026/10/12
N1 - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/st-helens-or.
N1 - 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/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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Questions
What is the single-family housing units authorized by building permits in St. Helens, OR?
Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in St. Helens, OR was 8 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 46th highest of 49 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 St. Helens, OR?
122 in 2021, the highest value since 2007 in this series.
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