Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Trenton, NJ

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Trenton, NJ was 4 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 20% from 2024. That is the 67th highest of 117 cities in 2025.

2025, count4 Estimated
Change on 2024-20%
Series high402008
Series low02009

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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Trenton, NJ, 2007 to 2025

01020304020072010201320162019202220252007: 17 count2008: 40 count2009: 0 count2010: 0 count2011: 0 count2012: 0 count2013: 0 count2014: 0 count2015: 0 count2016: 0 count2017: 0 count2018: 0 count2019: 0 count2020: 0 count2021: 1 count2022: 1 count2023: 6 count2024: 5 count2025: 4 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.
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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/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.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, Trenton, NJ, 2007 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.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, Trenton, NJ, 2007 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/trenton-nj. 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, Trenton, NJ, 2007 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/trenton-nj.

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, Trenton, NJ, 2007 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Northeast%20Region/ne2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/trenton-nj (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 Trenton, NJ?

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Trenton, NJ was 4 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 20% from 2024. That is the 67th highest of 117 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 Trenton, NJ?

40 in 2008, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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