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

Fort Worth, TX had the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits of 252 cities in 2018, at 5,477. Plainview, TX had the lowest, at 0. The median was 110. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5,477Fort Worth, TX

Lowest0Plainview, TX

Median110252 cities

Top 40 cities, 2018

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	2018 count	Change on 2017
1	Fort Worth, TX Estimated	5,477	+8.6%
2	Houston, TX Estimated	5,417	+1.7%
3	Austin, TX Estimated	4,433	-0.2%
4	San Antonio, TX Estimated	3,266	+31.2%
5	McKinney, TX Estimated	2,282	-9.7%
6	Frisco, TX Estimated	2,205	+14%
7	Dallas, TX Estimated	2,009	-4.3%
8	El Paso, TX Estimated	1,588	-21.4%
9	Leander, TX Estimated	1,540	-4.2%
10	New Braunfels, TX Estimated	1,366	+4.7%
11	Lubbock, TX Estimated	1,304	-10.4%
12	Conroe, TX Estimated	1,249	+33.6%
13	Celina, TX Estimated	1,248	+40.1%
14	Midland, TX Estimated	1,222	+60.6%
15	Georgetown, TX Estimated	1,212	+42.3%
16	Little Elm, TX Estimated	1,162	+11%
17	Laredo, TX Estimated	1,078	+1.6%
18	Corpus Christi, TX Estimated	1,016	+43.9%
19	Denton, TX Estimated	1,005	+15.4%
20	Prosper, TX Estimated	924	+19.4%
21	Round Rock, TX Estimated	922	+29%
22	Princeton, TX Estimated	891	+52.3%
23	Pearland, TX Estimated	818	-13.3%
24	Temple, TX Estimated	789	+26.6%
25	Fulshear, TX Estimated	785	+6.7%
26	Odessa, TX Estimated	716	+45.5%
26	Pflugerville, TX Estimated	716	+77.7%
28	League City, TX Estimated	679	-12.5%
29	Brownsville, TX Estimated	665	+15.7%
30	Killeen, TX Estimated	631	+2.6%
31	Arlington, TX Estimated	624	+31.4%
32	Katy, TX Estimated	607	+45.6%
33	Kyle, TX Estimated	599	+1.5%
34	Flower Mound, TX Estimated	575	+23.1%
35	Carrollton, TX Estimated	571	+89.7%
36	Mansfield, TX Estimated	558	+10.5%
37	San Marcos, TX Estimated	557	+32.9%
38	Waxahachie, TX Estimated	555	+1.6%
39	Wylie, TX Estimated	550	-3.8%
40	Amarillo, TX Estimated	543	+13.4%
41	Forney, TX Estimated	540	-17.6%
41	McAllen, TX Estimated	540	+23.3%
43	Manor, TX Estimated	537	-15.2%
44	Waco, TX Estimated	534	+3.9%
45	Melissa, TX Estimated	522	+54.9%
46	Manvel, TX Estimated	519	-11.7%
47	Irving, TX Estimated	517	-20.2%
48	Texas City, TX Estimated	510	+34.6%
49	Fate, TX Estimated	509	-21.8%
49	Iowa Colony, TX Estimated	509	+187.6%
51	Edinburg, TX Estimated	482	-3.4%
52	Bryan, TX Estimated	474	+1.9%
53	Midlothian, TX Estimated	472	-30.2%
54	Royse City, TX Estimated	468	+143.8%
55	College Station, TX Estimated	459	-22.7%
56	Allen, TX Estimated	457	+5.1%
57	Hutto, TX Estimated	428	+44.1%
58	Schertz, TX Estimated	388	-10.4%
59	Missouri City, TX Estimated	386	+105.3%
60	Cibolo, TX Estimated	380	+23.4%
61	The Colony, TX Estimated	366	-7.8%
62	Anna, TX Estimated	365	-27.1%
63	Crowley, TX Estimated	364	+287.2%
64	Lewisville, TX Estimated	352	+45.5%
65	Dripping Springs, TX Estimated	345	+8.8%
66	Tyler, TX Estimated	337	+7.7%
67	Rockwall, TX Estimated	319	-20.8%
68	Cedar Park, TX Estimated	317	-20.6%
69	Boerne, TX Estimated	313	-4.3%
70	Mission, TX Estimated	307	+7%
71	Abilene, TX Estimated	305	+11.7%
72	Lago Vista, TX Estimated	279	+38.1%
73	Baytown, TX Estimated	274	+16.6%
74	San Angelo, TX Estimated	262	+35.8%
75	Burleson, TX Estimated	250	-10.4%
76	La Marque, TX Estimated	247	+325.9%
77	Lakeway, TX Estimated	245	-21.5%
78	Plano, TX Estimated	244	-22.5%
78	Rosenberg, TX Estimated	244	-11.6%
80	North Richland Hills, TX Estimated	234	+3.5%
81	Saginaw, TX Estimated	232	+11%
82	Pharr, TX Estimated	220	+35%
83	Weatherford, TX Estimated	209	-13.3%
84	Ennis, TX Estimated	208	+285.2%
84	Liberty Hill, TX Estimated	208	-5%
86	Euless, TX Estimated	196	+21.7%
87	Northlake, TX Estimated	195	-1%
88	Sherman, TX Estimated	194	+14.1%
89	Red Oak, TX Estimated	193	+48.5%
90	Buda, TX Estimated	190	+25%
91	Weslaco, TX Estimated	187	-2.1%
92	Copperas Cove, TX Estimated	185	+49.2%
93	Galveston, TX Estimated	183	-11.2%
94	Harlingen, TX Estimated	179	+9.1%
95	Josephine, TX Estimated	170	+750%
96	Seguin, TX Estimated	163	-31.2%
97	Rowlett, TX Estimated	162	+1.3%
98	Converse, TX Estimated	158	-23.7%
98	Denison, TX Estimated	158	+3.3%
98	Harker Heights, TX Estimated	158	+22.5%
101	Lancaster, TX Estimated	145	-8.8%
102	Colleyville, TX Estimated	144	+5.1%
102	Farmers Branch, TX Estimated	144	+747.1%
104	Belton, TX Estimated	142	+11.8%
104	Friendswood, TX Estimated	142	-21.1%
106	Greenville, TX Estimated	141	-13%
106	Mont Belvieu, TX Estimated	141	-7.8%
106	Sugar Land, TX Estimated	141	-10.8%
109	DeSoto, TX Estimated	140	-9.1%
109	Rockport, TX Estimated	140	+38.6%
111	Beaumont, TX Estimated	139	+9.4%
112	Helotes, TX Estimated	138	+21.1%
113	San Juan, TX Estimated	137	-6.8%
114	Alamo, TX Estimated	132	+97%
115	Heath, TX Estimated	131	+1.6%
116	Alvin, TX Estimated	130	-16.7%
116	Longview, TX Estimated	130	+3.2%
118	Pasadena, TX Estimated	129	+143.4%
119	Granbury, TX Estimated	128	+12.3%
120	Bellaire, TX Estimated	122	+48.8%
121	Alton, TX Estimated	120	+23.7%
122	Southlake, TX Estimated	117	-25.5%
123	Glenn Heights, TX Estimated	116	+68.1%
124	Roanoke, TX Estimated	114	+4.6%
125	Socorro, TX Estimated	112	-46.2%
126	Grand Prairie, TX Estimated	111	-56.8%
127	Keller, TX Estimated	109	+3.8%
128	Lumberton, TX Estimated	106	-8.6%
129	Tomball, TX Estimated	104	+92.6%
130	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX Estimated	103	-28.5%
131	Kennedale, TX Estimated	95	+30.1%
132	Cleburne, TX Estimated	93	-1.1%
133	Garland, TX Estimated	92	-46.2%
134	Sanger, TX Estimated	91	-36.4%
135	Dickinson, TX Estimated	88	+54.4%
136	Richardson, TX Estimated	85	-36.6%
137	Hidalgo, TX Estimated	84	+3.7%
138	Canyon, TX Estimated	81	+30.6%
139	Lavon, TX Estimated	76	-46.9%
140	Wichita Falls, TX Estimated	75	-9.6%
141	Corinth, TX Estimated	74	+21.3%
141	Portland, TX Estimated	74	-24.5%
143	Bastrop, TX Estimated	72	-27.3%
143	Dayton, TX Estimated	72	-5.3%
145	Lufkin, TX Estimated	71	+115.2%
146	Mesquite, TX Estimated	70	+4.5%
146	Sachse, TX Estimated	70	-46.2%
146	Victoria, TX Estimated	70	+22.8%
149	Benbrook, TX Estimated	69	-13.8%
150	Eagle Pass, TX Estimated	68	+7.9%
150	Universal City, TX Estimated	68	+3%
152	Elgin, TX Estimated	64	+45.5%
152	La Porte, TX Estimated	64	+33.3%
152	Webster, TX Estimated	64	+14.3%
152	West University Place, TX Estimated	64	+39.1%
156	Cedar Hill, TX Estimated	61	+17.3%
156	Robinson, TX Estimated	61	+45.2%
156	University Park, TX Estimated	61	-15.3%
159	Fredericksburg, TX Estimated	60	+11.1%
160	Brenham, TX Estimated	59	-28.9%
160	Fairview, TX Estimated	59	-13.2%
160	Seagoville, TX Estimated	59	-33.7%
163	Forest Hill, TX Estimated	58	+427.3%
163	Watauga, TX Estimated	58	+5,700%
165	Mercedes, TX Estimated	57	+11.8%
166	Taylor, TX Estimated	55	+1.9%
167	Angleton, TX Estimated	54	+54.3%
168	Huntsville, TX Estimated	53	-8.6%
168	Terrell, TX Estimated	53	+55.9%
170	Groves, TX Estimated	52	+100%
171	Coppell, TX Estimated	49	-46.2%
171	Lake Jackson, TX Estimated	49	-34.7%
171	Port Arthur, TX Estimated	49	-3.9%
174	Clute, TX Estimated	45	+18.4%
174	Horizon City, TX Estimated	45	-64.6%
176	Del Rio, TX Estimated	43	-38.6%
176	San Benito, TX Estimated	43	+186.7%
178	Kerrville, TX Estimated	42	+10.5%
178	Selma, TX Estimated	42	-53.8%
178	White Settlement, TX Estimated	42	0%
181	Bay City, TX Estimated	40	+33.3%
182	Highland Village, TX Estimated	38	+72.7%
182	Santa Fe, TX Estimated	38	-9.5%
184	Nederland, TX Estimated	37	-41.3%
184	Stephenville, TX Estimated	37	+12.1%
186	Azle, TX Estimated	36	-70.2%
186	Balch Springs, TX Estimated	36	-45.5%
186	Gainesville, TX Estimated	36	-7.7%
186	Lockhart, TX Estimated	36	+16.1%
186	Port Neches, TX Estimated	36	+50%
186	Texarkana, TX Estimated	36	+12.5%
192	Ingleside, TX Estimated	34	+78.9%
193	Donna, TX Estimated	32	-13.5%
194	Seabrook, TX Estimated	31	-6.1%
195	Athens, TX Estimated	30	+11.1%
196	Big Spring, TX Estimated	28	+27.3%
196	Hewitt, TX Estimated	28	-47.2%
196	Trophy Club, TX Estimated	28	-42.9%
199	Freeport, TX Estimated	26	-21.2%
199	Sulphur Springs, TX Estimated	26	+23.8%
201	Kilgore, TX Estimated	24	+14.3%
202	Gatesville, TX Estimated	23	-28.1%
202	Orange, TX Estimated	23	-8%
202	Paris, TX Estimated	23	+27.8%
205	Andrews, TX Estimated	22	+22.2%
205	Mount Pleasant, TX Estimated	22	-15.4%
207	Pleasanton, TX Estimated	21	+10.5%
207	South Houston, TX Estimated	21	+110%
209	Grapevine, TX Estimated	20	-57.4%
210	Bonham, TX Estimated	19	+11.8%
210	Brownwood, TX Estimated	19	-34.5%
210	Burkburnett, TX Estimated	19	+111.1%
210	Hurst, TX Estimated	19	+90%
214	Corsicana, TX Estimated	18	+20%
214	Kaufman, TX Estimated	18	-28%
214	Palestine, TX Estimated	18	+80%
214	Uvalde, TX Estimated	18	-10%
218	Palmview, TX Estimated	17	-29.2%
219	Providence Village, TX Estimated	16	-73.8%
220	Marshall, TX Estimated	13	-7.1%
220	Murphy, TX Estimated	13	-38.1%
222	Snyder, TX Estimated	12	+50%
222	Stafford, TX Estimated	12	+200%
224	Duncanville, TX Estimated	11	-86.9%
224	Mineral Wells, TX Estimated	11	+175%
226	Levelland, TX Estimated	10	+66.7%
227	El Campo, TX Estimated	9	+12.5%
227	Henderson, TX Estimated	9	+350%
229	Deer Park, TX Estimated	8	-84.3%
229	Haltom City, TX Estimated	8	0%
231	Leon Valley, TX Estimated	7	-12.5%
232	Kingsville, TX Estimated	6	+20%
232	Sweetwater, TX Estimated	6	+100%
234	Bedford, TX Estimated	5	-84.8%
234	Beeville, TX Estimated	5	-37.5%
234	Jacksonville, TX Estimated	5	+25%
237	Alice, TX Estimated	4	-63.6%
237	Port Lavaca, TX Estimated	4	-75%
239	Dumas, TX Estimated	3	0%
240	Hereford, TX Estimated	2	+100%
240	Humble, TX Estimated	2	-84.6%
240	Pampa, TX Estimated	2	n/a
240	Richmond, TX Estimated	2	+100%
244	Addison, TX Estimated	1	0%
244	Galena Park, TX Estimated	1	n/a
244	Live Oak, TX Estimated	1	-50%
244	Raymondville, TX Estimated	1	-50%
244	Robstown, TX Estimated	1	-50%
249	Bellmead, TX Estimated	0	-100%
249	Borger, TX Estimated	0	n/a

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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 2018 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/so2018a.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, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 20 June 2019, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2018a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/texas-cities?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2018a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/single-family-building-permits/texas-cities?period=2018.

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

Fort Worth, TX, with 5,477 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Plainview, TX, with 0 in 2018.

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