Building permits · Jul 2026
Texas Building Permits
Monthly residential building permits for Texas from the U.S. Census Building Permits Survey — 18,391 units authorized in Jul 2026, 193,634 over the last 12 months.
18,391
Units (latest month)
12,408
Single-family units
5,446
Multifamily (5+) units
$3,924,227,000
Reported value
Trailing 12 months: 193,634 units permitted · latest month -4.5% vs. a year earlier.
| Structure type | Units | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family (1-unit) | 12,408 | 67.5% |
| 2-unit structures | 426 | 2.3% |
| 3–4 unit structures | 111 | 0.6% |
| Multifamily (5+ units) | 5,446 | 29.6% |
| All units | 18,391 | 100% |
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Texas permits by county
Harris County28,331Collin County16,561Tarrant County15,480Travis County11,766Montgomery County11,744Fort Bend County11,420Dallas County10,803Denton County9,330Hidalgo County6,573Bexar County5,246Hays County4,551Williamson County4,375Brazos County3,286Ellis County2,888Lubbock County2,670Brazoria County2,666Bell County2,630Galveston County2,574Cameron County2,316Comal County2,233Johnson County2,158El Paso County2,072Bastrop County1,934Taylor County1,788Guadalupe County1,542Potter County1,508Grayson County1,485Nueces County1,432Rockwall County1,398McLennan County1,363Ector County1,191Kaufman County1,176Webb County1,139Liberty County954Midland County862Hunt County762Polk County733Burnet County711Smith County588Kendall County556Walker County544San Jacinto County500San Patricio County467Coryell County460Navarro County460Chambers County434Caldwell County430Hardin County371Wise County366Tom Green County360Parker County353Austin County304Kerr County290Waller County287Jefferson County279Orange County246Hood County222Matagorda County221Atascosa County208Henderson County191Wichita County184Aransas County171Wharton County165Gregg County164Titus County155Angelina County145Bowie County144Brown County139Callahan County128Wilson County114Llano County108Andrews County107Calhoun County107Fannin County104Washington County102Randall County98Van Zandt County95Lamar County83Medina County81Howard County79Maverick County79Burleson County73Val Verde County72Harrison County68Karnes County65Victoria County62Milam County58Hopkins County56Lee County55Cooke County52Grimes County48Hill County47Gillespie County46Willacy County41Deaf Smith County38Reeves County37Eastland County36Erath County34Somervell County30Carson County29Nacogdoches County29Upshur County29Limestone County28Uvalde County28Colorado County27Palo Pinto County27Anderson County26Jasper County26Hamilton County25Cherokee County24Montague County23Culberson County22Moore County20Young County20Camp County18Presidio County18Ward County17Gaines County16Gonzales County16Archer County15Comanche County15Sherman County15Delta County14Lampasas County14Bee County13DeWitt County13Red River County13Fayette County12Kleberg County12Nolan County12Panola County12Cass County11Frio County11Rains County11Refugio County11Wood County11Bosque County10Lavaca County10Live Oak County10Blanco County8Marion County8Wilbarger County8Yoakum County8Winkler County7Coleman County6Hockley County6Jack County6Mason County6Rusk County6Zavala County6Brewster County5Falls County5Garza County5Mitchell County5Pecos County5Scurry County5Shelby County5Dallam County4Dimmit County4Martin County4Parmer County4Clay County3Gray County3Morris County3Schleicher County3Bailey County2Coke County2Donley County2Freestone County2Jim Wells County2Leon County2Ochiltree County2Reagan County2Runnels County2Stephens County2Bandera County1Crane County1Dawson County1Floyd County1Goliad County1Hale County1Hutchinson County1Lamb County1McCulloch County1Madison County1Upton County1Armstrong County0Baylor County0Brooks County0Castro County0Childress County0Cochran County0Collingsworth County0Concho County0Cottle County0Crosby County0Franklin County0Hall County0Hansford County0Hardeman County0Haskell County0Hemphill County0Houston County0Irion County0Jackson County0Jones County0Kimble County0Kinney County0Knox County0La Salle County0Lipscomb County0Lynn County0Oldham County0Real County0Robertson County0Sabine County0San Augustine County0San Saba County0Starr County0Sutton County0Swisher County0Terry County0Trinity County0Tyler County0Wheeler County0
Top cities in Texas
By units permitted in the last 12 months.
Fort Worth11,417Houston11,112Austin7,332Dallas6,039San Antonio4,295Frisco3,405Celina3,286McKinney3,065Denton2,512Fulshear2,293Lubbock2,109College Station1,929Georgetown1,840Abilene1,757El Paso1,624Princeton1,528Amarillo1,508Arlington1,421McAllen1,358Bryan1,357New Braunfels1,295Grand Prairie1,222Odessa1,191Conroe1,189Corpus Christi1,189Kyle1,183Laredo1,139Temple1,129Waco1,085Brownsville1,041
Texas building permits — FAQ
How many building permits were issued in Texas?+
18,391 new residential housing units were authorized in Texas in Jul 2026, and 193,634 over the trailing 12 months, per the U.S. Census Building Permits Survey.
Is homebuilding rising or falling in Texas?+
In Jul 2026, Texas permitted units were down 4.5% versus the same month a year earlier. Over the trailing 12 months, 193,634 units were authorized.
What share is multifamily?+
32.5% of Texas's Jul 2026 permitted units were in multifamily (2+ unit) structures; 67.5% were single-family.
Who lives here: Texas census profile — income, demographics, education, and housing for the state and every neighborhood-scale area, from the Census ACS.