Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in West Melbourne, FL

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in West Melbourne, FL was 154 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 926.7% from 2024. That is the 52nd highest of 169 cities in 2025.

2025, count154 Estimated
Change on 2024+926.7%
Series high2862016
Series low152024

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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in West Melbourne, FL, 2007 to 2025

010020030020072010201320162019202220252007: 174 count2008: 83 count2009: 135 count2010: 181 count2011: 172 count2012: 217 count2013: 144 count2014: 138 count2015: 167 count2016: 286 count2017: 267 count2018: 203 count2019: 232 count2020: 226 count2021: 75 count2022: 107 count2023: 286 count2024: 15 count2025: 154 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
2025154 Estimated
202415 Estimated
2023286 Estimated
2022107 Estimated
202175 Estimated
2020226 Estimated
2019232 Estimated
2018203 Estimated
2017267 Estimated
2016286 Estimated
2015167 Estimated
2014138 Estimated
2013144 Estimated
2012217 Estimated
2011172 Estimated
2010181 Estimated
2009135 Estimated
200883 Estimated
2007174 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/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, West Melbourne, FL, 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, West Melbourne, FL, 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/west-melbourne-fl. 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, West Melbourne, FL, 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/west-melbourne-fl.

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, West Melbourne, FL, 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/west-melbourne-fl (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 West Melbourne, FL?

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in West Melbourne, FL was 154 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 926.7% from 2024. That is the 52nd highest of 169 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 West Melbourne, FL?

286 in 2016, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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