Census Bureau
Building permits
New residential building permits each year by county and by city or town — where housing is being built.
Published by Census Bureau
Finest detail county
Tables 2
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What we added
- Matched to the same county codes as every other source, so it lines up cleanly with all of them
- Every year we've loaded is kept, so you can see the trend
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Permits by city or town
Sample of 25 rows out of about 40,047
· 15 columns
| year | state_fips | place_id | county_fips | fips_place | cbsa_code | place_name | pop | months_reported | units_1 | units_2 | units_3_4 | units_5plus | units_total | value_total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 01 | 001000 | 067 | 00124 | 20020 | Abbeville | 2553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 01 | 002000 | 073 | 00460 | 13820 | Adamsville | 4211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 01 | 005000 | 117 | 00820 | 13820 | Alabaster | 33701 | 12 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26290973 |
| 2024 | 01 | 006000 | 095 | 00988 | 10700 | Albertville | 21777 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 9849647 |
| 2024 | 01 | 007000 | 123 | 01132 | 10760 | Alexander City | 14142 | 12 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 67229766 |
| 2024 | 01 | 008000 | 107 | 01228 | 46220 | Aliceville | 2231 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 444000 |
| 2024 | 01 | 012000 | 039 | 01708 | No data | Andalusia | 8677 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2236055 |
| 2024 | 01 | 014000 | 015 | 01852 | 11500 | Anniston | 21090 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3206896 |
| 2024 | 01 | 016000 | 095 | 02116 | 10700 | Arab | 8384 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6245948 |
| 2024 | 01 | 017000 | 083 | 02260 | 26620 | Ardmore town | 1513 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 731900 |
| 2024 | 01 | 022000 | 069 | 02836 | 20020 | Ashford | 2202 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7113743 |
| 2024 | 01 | 023000 | 027 | 02860 | No data | Ashland | 1872 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 112500 |
| 2024 | 01 | 024000 | 115 | 02908 | 13820 | Ashville | 2396 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 900176 |
| 2024 | 01 | 025000 | 083 | 02956 | 26620 | Athens | 28643 | 12 | 492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 492 | 141189698 |
| 2024 | 01 | 026000 | 053 | 03004 | No data | Atmore | 8949 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 5291421 |
| 2024 | 01 | 027000 | 055 | 03028 | 23460 | Attalla | 5832 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1230000 |
| 2024 | 01 | 028000 | 081 | 03076 | 12220 | Auburn | 68343 | 12 | 863 | 48 | 0 | 113 | 1024 | 254127908 |
| 2024 | 01 | 031000 | 069 | 03364 | 20020 | Avon town | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 01 | 033500 | 005 | 03724 | 21640 | Bakerhill town | 229 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 01 | 034000 | 003 | 99990 | 19300 | Baldwin County Unincorporated Area | 101388 | 12 | 694 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 702 | 238936729 |
| 2024 | 01 | 037000 | 003 | 04660 | 19300 | Bay Minette | 9509 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4388166 |
| 2024 | 01 | 038000 | 097 | 04684 | 33660 | Bayou La Batre | 2457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 01 | 045000 | 073 | 05980 | 13820 | Bessemer | 26043 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5080085 |
| 2024 | 01 | 048000 | 073 | 07000 | 13820 | Birmingham | 205325 | 2 | 95 | 22 | 3 | 556 | 676 | 139595023 |
| 2024 | 01 | 052000 | 009 | 07456 | 13820 | Blountsville town | 1657 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 123000 |
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