About this data
- Published by
- U.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey, county annual and monthly files - Method
- Downloaded from Building Permits Survey, county annual and monthly files.
- Update frequency
- Monthly (~3 weeks after month end); annual revision in May
- Last updated
- Oct 6, 2026
- Records
- 56
- Coverage
- All 56 counties, annual 2016–2025 plus monthly through 2026-08.
Records in 56 of 56 counties. - License
- Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Known gaps
Counts permits, not completions. Places that issue no building permits (much of rural Montana) report nothing even when homes are built; Census imputes only for permit-issuing places that miss a report.
Preview
The newest or first 56 records. Click a column heading to sort. Use the filter to find a place or a name.
Fields
| Field | Column | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fips | fips | |
| County | county | |
| Population (PEP) | pop | |
| Pop year | pop_year | |
| Population change, 5 yr | pop_chg_5yr_pct | |
| Pop chg 1yr pct | pop_chg_1yr_pct | |
| Net domestic migration, latest yr | net_dom_mig | |
| Median household income | med_hh_income | |
| Median home value | med_home_value | |
| Median gross rent | med_gross_rent | |
| Renter-occupied | renter_pct | |
| Vacancy pct | vacancy_pct | |
| Med age | med_age | |
| Mean commute min | mean_commute_min | |
| Permitted units, last year | permits_last_year | |
| Permitted units, 5 yr | permits_5yr | |
| Permits 5yr per 1k | permits_5yr_per_1k | |
| Permitted units, this year to date | permits_ytd | |
| Permits ytd through | permits_ytd_through | |
| Fmr area | fmr_area | |
| Fmr 0br | fmr_0br | |
| Fmr 1br | fmr_1br | |
| HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 BR | fmr_2br | |
| Fmr 3br | fmr_3br | |
| Fmr 4br | fmr_4br | |
| Jobs | jobs | |
| Average weekly wage | avg_weekly_wage | |
| Job change, 5 yr | jobs_5yr_chg_pct | |
| Wage 5yr chg pct | wage_5yr_chg_pct | |
| Largest private sector | top_industry | |
| Acs vintage | acs_vintage | |
| Jobs year | jobs_year | |
| Jobs source | jobs_source |
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