Building permits · Jun 2026
Texas Building Permits
Monthly residential building permits for Texas from the U.S. Census Building Permits Survey — 16,550 units authorized in Jun 2026, 194,491 over the last 12 months.
16,550
Units (latest month)
12,968
Single-family units
2,944
Multifamily (5+) units
$3,711,735,000
Reported value
Trailing 12 months: 194,491 units permitted · latest month -11.6% vs. a year earlier.
| Structure type | Units | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family (1-unit) | 12,968 | 78.4% |
| 2-unit structures | 508 | 3.1% |
| 3–4 unit structures | 130 | 0.8% |
| Multifamily (5+ units) | 2,944 | 17.8% |
| All units | 16,550 | 100% |
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Texas permits by county
Harris County27,690Collin County17,203Tarrant County15,333Montgomery County11,890Fort Bend County11,823Travis County11,657Dallas County10,539Denton County9,859Hidalgo County6,612Bexar County5,307Hays County4,672Williamson County4,607Ellis County2,834Brazoria County2,777Brazos County2,744Lubbock County2,700Bell County2,626Galveston County2,540Cameron County2,209Johnson County2,113El Paso County2,069Bastrop County1,990Comal County1,956Taylor County1,792McLennan County1,763Guadalupe County1,667Potter County1,519Grayson County1,497Nueces County1,434Rockwall County1,420Webb County1,261Ector County1,175Kaufman County1,169Liberty County962Midland County907Hunt County779Polk County736Burnet County696Smith County580Kendall County538Walker County533San Jacinto County501Coryell County463San Patricio County463Navarro County461Caldwell County442Chambers County439Hardin County371Wise County367Parker County357Tom Green County350Kerr County312Austin County307Waller County283Jefferson County280Hood County245Orange County231Atascosa County226Matagorda County221Henderson County192Wichita County175Aransas County173Gregg County170Wharton County159Angelina County141Brown County139Victoria County133Bowie County129Callahan County125Wilson County114Calhoun County109Andrews County106Fannin County102Titus County101Llano County99Randall County97Van Zandt County96Washington County88Maverick County80Lamar County76Medina County74Val Verde County73Grimes County68Karnes County66Harrison County62Burleson County61Hopkins County56Cooke County54Milam County49Lee County47Gillespie County45Hill County45Deaf Smith County43Willacy County40Reeves County34Carson County32Eastland County31Howard County31Somervell County30Nacogdoches County29Upshur County29Colorado County28Limestone County28Anderson County26Uvalde County26Jasper County25Culberson County23Moore County21Cherokee County20Ward County20Camp County19Hamilton County19Young County19Presidio County18Archer County16Palo Pinto County16Comanche County15Gaines County15Gonzales County15Sherman County15Delta County14DeWitt County14Fayette County14Lampasas County14Montague County14Panola County14Bee County13Erath County13Nolan County13Red River County13Kleberg County12Refugio County12Cass County11Frio County11Rains County11Lavaca County10Bosque County9Live Oak County9Wood County9Blanco County8Marion County8Wilbarger County8Yoakum County8Hockley County7Mason County7Winkler County7Brewster County6Jack County6Zavala County6Coleman County5Dallam County5Falls County5Garza County5Martin County5Pecos County5Rusk County5Scurry County5Dimmit County4Mitchell County4Parmer County4Shelby County4Bailey County3Clay County3Gray County3Morris County3Schleicher County3Coke County2Donley County2Jim Wells County2Leon County2Reagan County2Runnels County2Stephens County2Bandera County1Crane County1Dawson County1Floyd County1Freestone County1Goliad County1Hale County1Hutchinson County1McCulloch County1Madison County1Ochiltree County1Tyler County1Upton County1Armstrong County0Baylor County0Brooks County0Castro County0Childress County0Cochran County0Collingsworth County0Concho County0Cottle County0Crosby County0Franklin County0Hall County0Hansford County0Hardeman County0Haskell County0Hemphill County0Houston County0Irion County0Jackson County0Jones County0Kimble County0Kinney County0Knox County0Lamb County0La Salle County0Lipscomb County0Lynn County0Oldham County0Real County0Robertson County0Sabine County0San Augustine County0San Saba County0Starr County0Sutton County0Swisher County0Terry County0Trinity County0Wheeler County0
Top cities in Texas
By units permitted in the last 12 months.
Fort Worth11,202Houston10,884Austin6,490Dallas6,129San Antonio4,356Frisco4,038Celina3,185McKinney3,122Denton2,863Fulshear2,522Lubbock2,156Georgetown1,800Abilene1,761College Station1,631El Paso1,631Princeton1,529Amarillo1,519Waco1,480Arlington1,369Conroe1,368McAllen1,367Kyle1,320Laredo1,261Odessa1,175Corpus Christi1,171Temple1,132Bryan1,113Leander1,111Edinburg1,058San Marcos1,046
Texas building permits — FAQ
How many building permits were issued in Texas?+
16,550 new residential housing units were authorized in Texas in Jun 2026, and 194,491 over the trailing 12 months, per the U.S. Census Building Permits Survey.
Is homebuilding rising or falling in Texas?+
In Jun 2026, Texas permitted units were down 11.6% versus the same month a year earlier. Over the trailing 12 months, 194,491 units were authorized.
What share is multifamily?+
21.6% of Texas's Jun 2026 permitted units were in multifamily (2+ unit) structures; 78.4% 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.