Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits
Jacksonville, FL had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 171 cities in 2022, at 11,346. Sunrise, FL had the lowest, at 0. The median was 128 and the figure for Florida was 209,961. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 cities, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville, FL Estimated | 11,346 | +13.8% |
| 2 | Port St. Lucie, FL Estimated | 5,537 | -15% |
| 3 | Tampa, FL Estimated | 4,810 | +100% |
| 4 | Cape Coral, FL Estimated | 4,735 | -12.5% |
| 5 | Miami, FL Estimated | 4,358 | -30.3% |
| 6 | Orlando, FL Estimated | 3,515 | -5.6% |
| 7 | Palm Bay, FL Estimated | 2,523 | +1.5% |
| 8 | Daytona Beach, FL Estimated | 2,483 | +88.1% |
| 9 | Palm Coast, FL Estimated | 2,346 | +2.9% |
| 10 | North Port, FL Estimated | 2,286 | -4.3% |
| 11 | Tallahassee, FL Estimated | 2,049 | +10.6% |
| 12 | St. Petersburg, FL Estimated | 1,977 | +20.9% |
| 13 | West Palm Beach, FL Estimated | 1,519 | -9.4% |
| 14 | Haines City, FL Estimated | 1,472 | -3.2% |
| 15 | Fort Myers, FL Estimated | 1,461 | +28.5% |
| 16 | Ocala, FL Estimated | 1,418 | +82.7% |
| 17 | Gainesville, FL Estimated | 1,309 | +4.1% |
| 18 | Leesburg, FL Estimated | 1,199 | +133.7% |
| 19 | Sanford, FL Estimated | 1,143 | +29.4% |
| 20 | Doral, FL Estimated | 1,055 | +80% |
| 21 | Venice, FL Estimated | 1,027 | +24.8% |
| 22 | Apopka, FL Estimated | 937 | +55.1% |
| 23 | St. Cloud, FL Estimated | 883 | -27% |
| 24 | Lakeland, FL Estimated | 869 | -30.4% |
| 24 | Winter Haven, FL Estimated | 869 | -13.7% |
| 26 | Hialeah, FL Estimated | 843 | +36% |
| 27 | Clermont, FL Estimated | 830 | +25.4% |
| 28 | Stuart, FL Estimated | 805 | +132.7% |
| 29 | DeLand, FL Estimated | 798 | +4.6% |
| 30 | Zephyrhills, FL Estimated | 717 | +49.1% |
| 31 | Kissimmee, FL Estimated | 682 | +11.1% |
| 32 | Oviedo, FL Estimated | 668 | +6,580% |
| 33 | Davenport, FL Estimated | 621 | -40.6% |
| 34 | Minneola, FL Estimated | 609 | +55.4% |
| 35 | Auburndale, FL Estimated | 567 | +17.6% |
| 36 | Sarasota, FL Estimated | 557 | -30.8% |
| 37 | Ocoee, FL Estimated | 524 | +75.3% |
| 38 | Deltona, FL Estimated | 497 | +3.8% |
| 39 | Crestview, FL Estimated | 489 | +177.8% |
| 40 | Palm Beach Gardens, FL Estimated | 481 | +31.1% |
| 41 | Port Orange, FL Estimated | 465 | -15.6% |
| 42 | Pompano Beach, FL Estimated | 454 | +12.4% |
| 43 | Fort Pierce, FL Estimated | 439 | +17.7% |
| 44 | Groveland, FL Estimated | 435 | -35.5% |
| 45 | St. Augustine, FL Estimated | 416 | +90% |
| 46 | Casselberry, FL Estimated | 412 | +16.7% |
| 47 | Rockledge, FL Estimated | 410 | +853.5% |
| 48 | Bradenton, FL Estimated | 406 | -1.5% |
| 49 | Bonita Springs, FL Estimated | 403 | -49.4% |
| 50 | Dade City, FL Estimated | 399 | +173.3% |
| 51 | Estero, FL Estimated | 397 | +1,269% |
| 52 | New Smyrna Beach, FL Estimated | 349 | -40.6% |
| 53 | Panama City, FL Estimated | 323 | +78.5% |
| 54 | Tavares, FL Estimated | 303 | +31.2% |
| 55 | Clearwater, FL Estimated | 295 | +136% |
| 56 | Coral Springs, FL Estimated | 289 | +1,056% |
| 57 | Bartow, FL Estimated | 274 | +328.1% |
| 58 | Mount Dora, FL Estimated | 272 | +67.9% |
| 59 | Hollywood, FL Estimated | 271 | +155.7% |
| 60 | Delray Beach, FL Estimated | 269 | -1.5% |
| 61 | Parkland, FL Estimated | 266 | -46.6% |
| 62 | Miami Gardens, FL Estimated | 253 | +954.2% |
| 63 | Plant City, FL Estimated | 251 | +17.3% |
| 64 | Edgewater, FL Estimated | 243 | +507.5% |
| 65 | Miami Lakes, FL Estimated | 239 | -14.3% |
| 66 | Naples, FL Estimated | 234 | +21.9% |
| 67 | Sebastian, FL Estimated | 218 | -24.3% |
| 68 | Winter Springs, FL Estimated | 199 | +4.2% |
| 69 | North Miami, FL Estimated | 197 | -4.4% |
| 70 | Marco Island, FL Estimated | 196 | -23.7% |
| 71 | Panama City Beach, FL Estimated | 188 | -68.9% |
| 72 | South Miami, FL Estimated | 187 | +484.4% |
| 73 | Fort Lauderdale, FL Estimated | 184 | -71.5% |
| 74 | Eustis, FL Estimated | 179 | +184.1% |
| 75 | Davie, FL Estimated | 176 | +6.7% |
| 76 | Boynton Beach, FL Estimated | 174 | -52.1% |
| 77 | Mascotte, FL Estimated | 169 | -12% |
| 78 | Homestead, FL Estimated | 168 | -69.9% |
| 79 | Cocoa, FL Estimated | 164 | +59.2% |
| 80 | Niceville, FL Estimated | 151 | +65.9% |
| 81 | Riviera Beach, FL Estimated | 146 | +20.7% |
| 82 | Destin, FL Estimated | 140 | +25% |
| 83 | Fernandina Beach, FL Estimated | 131 | 0% |
| 84 | Titusville, FL Estimated | 130 | -12.8% |
| 85 | Marathon, FL Estimated | 129 | +101.6% |
| 86 | Boca Raton, FL Estimated | 128 | -28.5% |
| 87 | Lynn Haven, FL Estimated | 126 | -67.9% |
| 88 | Melbourne, FL Estimated | 125 | -16.1% |
| 89 | Lady Lake, FL Estimated | 124 | -15.1% |
| 90 | Punta Gorda, FL Estimated | 123 | -73.9% |
| 91 | Palm Springs, FL Estimated | 111 | +88.1% |
| 92 | West Melbourne, FL Estimated | 107 | -73.2% |
| 93 | Winter Park, FL Estimated | 106 | +2.9% |
| 94 | Hallandale Beach, FL Estimated | 105 | +94.4% |
| 95 | Miramar, FL Estimated | 104 | -80.9% |
| 96 | Jacksonville Beach, FL Estimated | 102 | +2% |
| 96 | Lake Alfred, FL Estimated | 102 | -43% |
| 98 | Pembroke Pines, FL Estimated | 101 | +2,425% |
| 99 | New Port Richey, FL Estimated | 100 | +13.6% |
| 100 | Brooksville, FL Estimated | 96 | -36% |
| 100 | Greenacres, FL Estimated | 96 | +585.7% |
| 102 | DeBary, FL Estimated | 90 | -12.6% |
| 103 | Winter Garden, FL Estimated | 79 | -68.4% |
| 104 | Ormond Beach, FL Estimated | 76 | -50.3% |
| 105 | Tarpon Springs, FL Estimated | 74 | -57.5% |
| 106 | Miami Beach, FL Estimated | 73 | +46% |
| 107 | Pinecrest, FL Estimated | 71 | +39.2% |
| 108 | Lake Wales, FL Estimated | 69 | +102.9% |
| 109 | Callaway, FL Estimated | 67 | -15.2% |
| 110 | Alachua, FL Estimated | 66 | -32.7% |
| 111 | Palmetto Bay, FL Estimated | 65 | -72.9% |
| 112 | Royal Palm Beach, FL Estimated | 63 | -38.8% |
| 112 | Sebring, FL Estimated | 63 | -30% |
| 114 | Deerfield Beach, FL Estimated | 62 | -36.7% |
| 115 | South Daytona, FL Estimated | 58 | -57.4% |
| 116 | Pinellas Park, FL Estimated | 52 | -76% |
| 117 | Dunedin, FL Estimated | 47 | -31.9% |
| 117 | Palmetto, FL Estimated | 47 | -26.6% |
| 119 | Lake Worth Beach, FL Estimated | 46 | -83.1% |
| 120 | Tamarac, FL Estimated | 44 | -37.1% |
| 121 | Pensacola, FL Estimated | 43 | -80% |
| 122 | Temple Terrace, FL Estimated | 40 | +150% |
| 123 | Jupiter, FL Estimated | 39 | -22% |
| 124 | Dania Beach, FL Estimated | 38 | -15.6% |
| 124 | Lauderdale Lakes, FL Estimated | 38 | -17.4% |
| 126 | Oakland Park, FL Estimated | 36 | +24.1% |
| 127 | Margate, FL Estimated | 35 | +191.7% |
| 127 | Wellington, FL Estimated | 35 | -22.2% |
| 129 | Largo, FL Estimated | 33 | -56% |
| 130 | Weston, FL Estimated | 29 | +11.5% |
| 131 | Key Biscayne, FL Estimated | 28 | -9.7% |
| 131 | Longwood, FL Estimated | 28 | -95.6% |
| 133 | Cocoa Beach, FL Estimated | 27 | +200% |
| 134 | Fort Walton Beach, FL Estimated | 25 | -41.9% |
| 135 | Green Cove Springs, FL Estimated | 23 | -53.1% |
| 135 | Satellite Beach, FL Estimated | 23 | +666.7% |
| 137 | Atlantic Beach, FL Estimated | 21 | -4.5% |
| 137 | Key West, FL Estimated | 21 | +75% |
| 139 | Coral Gables, FL Estimated | 20 | -28.6% |
| 139 | Lighthouse Point, FL Estimated | 20 | +42.9% |
| 141 | Plantation, FL Estimated | 18 | -98.5% |
| 142 | Belle Glade, FL Estimated | 17 | -10.5% |
| 143 | North Miami Beach, FL Estimated | 15 | -95.9% |
| 144 | Seminole, FL Estimated | 13 | +160% |
| 145 | Gulfport, FL Estimated | 11 | -47.6% |
| 146 | Cutler Bay, FL Estimated | 10 | +42.9% |
| 146 | Maitland, FL Estimated | 10 | -96% |
| 146 | North Palm Beach, FL Estimated | 10 | -41.2% |
| 146 | West Park, FL Estimated | 10 | -9.1% |
| 150 | Orange City, FL Estimated | 9 | -98.4% |
| 151 | Cooper City, FL Estimated | 8 | +33.3% |
| 152 | Sweetwater, FL Estimated | 7 | -97.7% |
| 152 | Wilton Manors, FL Estimated | 7 | -46.2% |
| 154 | Miami Shores, FL Estimated | 6 | 0% |
| 154 | Sunny Isles Beach, FL Estimated | 6 | -93.4% |
| 156 | Lake Mary, FL Estimated | 5 | -82.8% |
| 157 | Altamonte Springs, FL Estimated | 2 | |
| 157 | Hialeah Gardens, FL Estimated | 2 | +100% |
| 157 | Opa-locka, FL Estimated | 2 | 0% |
| 160 | Lantana, FL Estimated | 1 | -91.7% |
| 160 | Miami Springs, FL Estimated | 1 | -95.8% |
| 162 | Aventura, FL Estimated | 0 | |
| 162 | Coconut Creek, FL Estimated | 0 | |
| 162 | Florida City, FL Estimated | 0 | |
| 162 | Holly Hill, FL Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 162 | Lake City, FL Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 162 | Lauderhill, FL Estimated | 0 | |
| 162 | North Lauderdale, FL Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 162 | Oldsmar, FL Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 162 | Safety Harbor, FL Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 162 | Sunrise, FL Estimated | 0 |
Other periods
About this ranking
Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.
Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 3 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt
MLA 9
Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2022.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2024) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_cities_in_florida_by_2022,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits, 2022}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South\%20Region/so2022a.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 authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits, 2022
PY - 2024
DA - 2024/04/02
PB - U.S. Census Bureau
DB - Invokely
UR - https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt
L2 - https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2022
Y2 - 2026/10/12
N1 - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/florida-cities?period=2022.
N1 - Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER -
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Rank Cities in Florida by housing units authorized by building permits using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"building_permit_units","level":"municipality","within":"Florida","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=building_permit_units&level=municipality&within=Florida&limit=10Questions
Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?
Jacksonville, FL, with 11,346 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which city has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?
Sunrise, FL, with 0 in 2022.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.
Housing units authorized by building permits: other rankings
- Cities in South Dakota
- Cities in New Mexico
- Cities in Kentucky
- Counties in Maine
- Counties in Louisiana
- Counties in Texas