Cities in Texas by single-family housing units authorized by building permits

Houston, TX had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 252 cities in 2014, at 5,398. Sweetwater, TX had the lowest, at 0. The median was 89. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5,398Houston, TX

Lowest0Sweetwater, TX

Median89252 cities

Top 40 cities, 2014

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.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2014 count	Change on 2013
1	Houston, TX Estimated	5,398	+3.8%
2	Fort Worth, TX Estimated	3,121	-6%
3	Austin, TX Estimated	2,800	+8.8%
4	San Antonio, TX Estimated	2,270	+8%
5	Frisco, TX Estimated	2,165	-2.5%
6	El Paso, TX Estimated	2,021	-11%
7	McKinney, TX Estimated	1,708	-8.3%
8	Georgetown, TX Estimated	1,208	+17.3%
9	Corpus Christi, TX Estimated	1,182	+0.2%
10	Dallas, TX Estimated	1,181	+9.9%
11	Leander, TX Estimated	1,079	+64.5%
12	Pearland, TX Estimated	1,068	+11.8%
13	New Braunfels, TX Estimated	1,055	+17.5%
14	League City, TX Estimated	990	-8.3%
15	Laredo, TX Estimated	954	+4.3%
16	Midland, TX Estimated	917	+25.3%
17	Little Elm, TX Estimated	892	+15.7%
18	Lubbock, TX Estimated	888	-5.3%
19	Conroe, TX Estimated	871	+42.8%
20	Killeen, TX Estimated	829	-7.5%
21	College Station, TX Estimated	722	+25.6%
22	Denton, TX Estimated	655	+19.5%
23	Temple, TX Estimated	619	+8.4%
24	Pflugerville, TX Estimated	597	+95.1%
25	Cedar Park, TX Estimated	596	+11.8%
26	Fulshear, TX Estimated	589	+17.3%
27	Prosper, TX Estimated	557	+14.4%
28	Brownsville, TX Estimated	549	+0.7%
29	Plano, TX Estimated	524	+27.8%
30	Kyle, TX Estimated	505	+57.8%
31	Allen, TX Estimated	503	+8.6%
32	Irving, TX Estimated	490	+2.5%
33	Arlington, TX Estimated	470	-13.8%
34	Amarillo, TX Estimated	469	-14.6%
35	Missouri City, TX Estimated	446	+48.2%
36	Buda, TX Estimated	437	-4.2%
37	Odessa, TX Estimated	430	-40.1%
38	Hutto, TX Estimated	429	+16.9%
39	Round Rock, TX Estimated	419	+82.2%
40	Burleson, TX Estimated	413	+15.7%
41	McAllen, TX Estimated	412	+10.2%
42	Grand Prairie, TX Estimated	394	-1.5%
43	Waco, TX Estimated	385	+1%
44	Cibolo, TX Estimated	379	-2.8%
45	Texas City, TX Estimated	364	+250%
46	Carrollton, TX Estimated	363	+40.7%
47	Flower Mound, TX Estimated	355	+42%
48	Beaumont, TX Estimated	354	+132.9%
49	Keller, TX Estimated	339	+27.4%
50	Waxahachie, TX Estimated	314	+39.6%
51	Manvel, TX Estimated	310	+66.7%
52	Mission, TX Estimated	299	+28.3%
52	Schertz, TX Estimated	299	+11.6%
54	Anna, TX Estimated	296	-3%
55	Fate, TX Estimated	283	+32.9%
56	Edinburg, TX Estimated	282	-8.4%
57	Sachse, TX Estimated	280	+89.2%
58	Galveston, TX Estimated	279	+15.8%
59	Abilene, TX Estimated	278	-0.7%
59	Midlothian, TX Estimated	278	+23%
61	Tyler, TX Estimated	268	-1.1%
62	Rockwall, TX Estimated	266	+10.4%
63	Princeton, TX Estimated	252	+203.6%
64	Wylie, TX Estimated	251	+4.6%
65	Pharr, TX Estimated	250	+20.2%
66	Rosenberg, TX Estimated	248	+14.8%
67	Melissa, TX Estimated	246	+41.4%
67	Port Arthur, TX Estimated	246	+355.6%
69	Lakeway, TX Estimated	244	+2.1%
70	San Marcos, TX Estimated	243	+4.7%
71	Boerne, TX Estimated	242	+60.3%
72	Bryan, TX Estimated	233	+29.4%
72	Royse City, TX Estimated	233	+61.8%
74	Converse, TX Estimated	230	+57.5%
75	San Angelo, TX Estimated	229	-29.8%
76	Mansfield, TX Estimated	224	+7.7%
77	Manor, TX Estimated	216	+25.6%
78	Harker Heights, TX Estimated	203	+4.6%
79	Southlake, TX Estimated	202	-3.8%
80	Celina, TX Estimated	200	+143.9%
81	Weatherford, TX Estimated	195	+39.3%
82	Baytown, TX Estimated	190	+66.7%
83	Friendswood, TX Estimated	189	+12.5%
84	Katy, TX Estimated	183	+17.3%
85	Lewisville, TX Estimated	181	-2.2%
86	Garland, TX Estimated	180	-16.3%
87	Sugar Land, TX Estimated	175	+8%
88	Trophy Club, TX Estimated	170	-37.3%
89	Longview, TX Estimated	168	-23.6%
90	DeSoto, TX Estimated	164	+17.1%
91	Selma, TX Estimated	163	-5.8%
91	Victoria, TX Estimated	163	+33.6%
93	Roanoke, TX Estimated	157	+37.7%
94	Socorro, TX Estimated	155	+15.7%
95	Bay City, TX Estimated	150	+900%
96	Mont Belvieu, TX Estimated	146	+30.4%
97	La Marque, TX Estimated	144	+33.3%
98	Weslaco, TX Estimated	143	+5.1%
99	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX Estimated	142	+46.4%
100	Liberty Hill, TX Estimated	141	n/a
101	Forney, TX Estimated	135	-38.6%
101	Red Oak, TX Estimated	135	+39.2%
103	Alvin, TX Estimated	132	+37.5%
104	Harlingen, TX Estimated	123	+5.1%
105	Bellaire, TX Estimated	120	-4.8%
106	Sherman, TX Estimated	119	+36.8%
107	Coppell, TX Estimated	118	+31.1%
107	Grapevine, TX Estimated	118	+168.2%
109	Providence Village, TX Estimated	114	n/a
109	Rowlett, TX Estimated	114	+39%
111	San Juan, TX Estimated	110	+26.4%
112	Colleyville, TX Estimated	109	0%
113	Tomball, TX Estimated	107	+40.8%
113	University Park, TX Estimated	107	-9.3%
115	Cedar Hill, TX Estimated	106	-13.8%
116	Euless, TX Estimated	104	+136.4%
116	Granbury, TX Estimated	104	-9.6%
118	Kennedale, TX Estimated	99	+167.6%
118	Lavon, TX Estimated	99	+86.8%
120	Copperas Cove, TX Estimated	98	+69%
121	North Richland Hills, TX Estimated	95	-47.2%
121	Portland, TX Estimated	95	+39.7%
121	Richardson, TX Estimated	95	-36.7%
124	Murphy, TX Estimated	94	-40.1%
125	Lancaster, TX Estimated	89	-15.2%
125	Lumberton, TX Estimated	89	+14.1%
127	Belton, TX Estimated	88	-27.3%
128	Rockport, TX Estimated	87	-4.4%
128	Seguin, TX Estimated	87	+8.8%
130	Dickinson, TX Estimated	84	+64.7%
130	Elgin, TX Estimated	84	+500%
132	Brenham, TX Estimated	83	+80.4%
133	Dripping Springs, TX Estimated	82	+67.3%
133	Texarkana, TX Estimated	82	+141.2%
135	Huntsville, TX Estimated	80	+31.1%
135	Lockhart, TX Estimated	80	+1,233.3%
137	Bastrop, TX Estimated	78	+32.2%
138	Saginaw, TX Estimated	77	-27.4%
138	The Colony, TX Estimated	77	-46.2%
140	Pasadena, TX Estimated	76	-10.6%
141	Wichita Falls, TX Estimated	74	-20.4%
142	Eagle Pass, TX Estimated	70	+2.9%
142	Heath, TX Estimated	70	-5.4%
144	West University Place, TX Estimated	67	+6.3%
145	Kerrville, TX Estimated	65	+27.5%
146	Crowley, TX Estimated	64	-50.4%
147	La Porte, TX Estimated	62	-10.1%
148	Alamo, TX Estimated	59	+37.2%
148	Alton, TX Estimated	59	+18%
148	Deer Park, TX Estimated	59	-49.6%
151	Hidalgo, TX Estimated	56	+12%
152	Del Rio, TX Estimated	55	+25%
153	Raymondville, TX Estimated	54	+315.4%
154	Andrews, TX Estimated	53	-8.6%
155	Santa Fe, TX Estimated	51	+30.8%
156	Benbrook, TX Estimated	48	+9.1%
156	Lufkin, TX Estimated	48	+11.6%
156	San Benito, TX Estimated	48	+14.3%
159	Hewitt, TX Estimated	47	+20.5%
160	Seagoville, TX Estimated	45	+7.1%
161	Greenville, TX Estimated	44	-2.2%
161	Lago Vista, TX Estimated	44	+158.8%
163	Azle, TX Estimated	43	-20.4%
164	Stephenville, TX Estimated	42	+61.5%
165	Nederland, TX Estimated	41	-35.9%
165	Robinson, TX Estimated	41	-19.6%
167	Fredericksburg, TX Estimated	39	-4.9%
167	Helotes, TX Estimated	39	-11.4%
169	Kingsville, TX Estimated	36	-2.7%
170	White Settlement, TX Estimated	35	+16.7%
171	Bellmead, TX Estimated	34	-2.9%
171	Sanger, TX Estimated	34	-35.8%
171	Terrell, TX Estimated	34	-2.9%
174	Donna, TX Estimated	33	-10.8%
174	Fairview, TX Estimated	33	-43.1%
174	Horizon City, TX Estimated	33	-78%
174	Pleasanton, TX Estimated	33	+17.9%
174	Taylor, TX Estimated	33	+65%
179	Nacogdoches, TX Estimated	32	-8.6%
179	Stafford, TX Estimated	32	0%
181	Bedford, TX Estimated	30	+11.1%
181	Clute, TX Estimated	30	+66.7%
183	Big Spring, TX Estimated	29	-25.6%
183	Ingleside, TX Estimated	29	+38.1%
185	Farmers Branch, TX Estimated	28	-15.2%
185	Orange, TX Estimated	28	+300%
185	Richmond, TX Estimated	28	-33.3%
188	Ennis, TX Estimated	27	+92.9%
189	Angleton, TX Estimated	25	+38.9%
189	Cleburne, TX Estimated	25	+31.6%
191	Alice, TX Estimated	24	-14.3%
192	Corinth, TX Estimated	23	-20.7%
192	Glenn Heights, TX Estimated	23	-4.2%
192	Mercedes, TX Estimated	23	-51.1%
195	Canyon, TX Estimated	22	-63.9%
195	Kilgore, TX Estimated	22	+69.2%
195	Mount Pleasant, TX Estimated	22	n/a
195	Webster, TX Estimated	22	-4.3%
199	Humble, TX Estimated	19	+35.7%
199	Port Neches, TX Estimated	19	+90%
201	Gainesville, TX Estimated	18	-5.3%
201	Highland Village, TX Estimated	18	+20%
201	Marshall, TX Estimated	18	+5.9%
201	Palmview, TX Estimated	18	+125%
201	Seabrook, TX Estimated	18	-56.1%
206	Live Oak, TX Estimated	17	-67.9%
207	Dayton, TX Estimated	16	+100%
207	Gatesville, TX Estimated	16	-36%
209	Duncanville, TX Estimated	14	-6.7%
209	Paris, TX Estimated	14	-36.4%
211	Dumas, TX Estimated	13	0%
211	Levelland, TX Estimated	13	+44.4%
211	Uvalde, TX Estimated	13	-45.8%
214	Burkburnett, TX Estimated	12	+9.1%
214	Iowa Colony, TX Estimated	12	+1,100%
214	Port Lavaca, TX Estimated	12	0%
217	Balch Springs, TX Estimated	11	-15.4%
217	Beeville, TX Estimated	11	+450%
217	Corsicana, TX Estimated	11	-31.3%
217	Denison, TX Estimated	11	-38.9%
217	Groves, TX Estimated	11	+22.2%
217	Hurst, TX Estimated	11	-35.3%
217	Mesquite, TX Estimated	11	-54.2%
224	Brownwood, TX Estimated	10	-9.1%
224	Josephine, TX Estimated	10	-75%
226	Addison, TX Estimated	9	+800%
226	Leon Valley, TX Estimated	9	-30.8%
226	South Houston, TX Estimated	9	+50%
229	Lake Jackson, TX Estimated	8	-55.6%
229	Snyder, TX Estimated	8	+100%
229	Sulphur Springs, TX Estimated	8	-33.3%
232	Bonham, TX Estimated	7	-12.5%
232	Universal City, TX Estimated	7	-53.3%
234	El Campo, TX Estimated	6	-92.7%
234	Freeport, TX Estimated	6	-14.3%
234	Watauga, TX Estimated	6	-25%
237	Mineral Wells, TX Estimated	5	-54.5%
238	Athens, TX Estimated	4	+33.3%
238	Haltom City, TX Estimated	4	-50%
240	Forest Hill, TX Estimated	3	-25%
240	Galena Park, TX Estimated	3	+50%
240	Henderson, TX Estimated	3	n/a
240	Jacksonville, TX Estimated	3	-57.1%
240	Northlake, TX Estimated	3	0%
240	Pampa, TX Estimated	3	0%
240	Plainview, TX Estimated	3	0%
247	Hereford, TX Estimated	2	-33.3%
247	Palestine, TX Estimated	2	-33.3%
249	Kaufman, TX Estimated	1	n/a
250	Borger, TX Estimated	0	-100%

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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/so2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Texas by single-family housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/texas-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits?

Houston, TX, with 5,398 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest single-family housing units authorized by building permits?

Sweetwater, TX, with 0 in 2014.

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