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Columbia County residential building permits
Housing units, buildings and construction value authorized by building permits in Columbia County and each of its 3 permit issuing places, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. The county is the sum of its places. Consumer spending in Columbia County.
Places in Columbia County, latest figures
Sort any column; select a place to open its card. A county permit office issues permits for the unincorporated area, or for the whole county where no city issues its own.
| Area | Type | Latest month | Units, last 12 months | Change | One unit | Five or more | Value, last 12 months | Annual table | Units that year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Balance of County | County permit office | Nov 1990 | 226 | -16.9% | 226 | 0 | $8,644,557 | 1989 | 263 |
| Columbia County Unincorporated Area | County permit office | Aug 2026 | 175 | +13.6% | 175 | 0 | $51,612,608 | 2025 | 151 |
| Lake City | Municipality | Aug 2026 | 24 | -41.5% | 21 | 0 | $4,932,362 | 2025 | 31 |
County and places
Columbia CountyCounty total12 months to Aug 2026: 199 units, +2.1%
Latest figures
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Units, latest month (Aug 2026) | 15 |
| Units, 12 months to Aug 2026 | 199 |
| Change on the 12 months before | +2.1% |
| Of which one unit buildings | 196 |
| Of which buildings of five or more units | 0 |
| Construction value, the same 12 months | $56,544,970 |
| Change in value | +31.5% |
| Units, annual table, 2025 | 182 |
| Change on 2024 | +2.2% |
Annual table, as published by the Bureau
| Year | Units | One unit | Five or more | Value | Units, reported only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 182 | 174 | 0 | $49,856,286 | 163 |
| 2024 | 178 | 174 | 0 | $43,453,168 | 108 |
| 2023 | 182 | 178 | 0 | $37,973,484 | 182 |
| 2022 | 211 | 211 | 0 | $49,109,615 | 211 |
| 2021 | 258 | 258 | 0 | $61,709,094 | 258 |
| 2020 | 194 | 194 | 0 | $26,368,630 | 10 |
| 2019 | 161 | 161 | 0 | $20,974,349 | 161 |
| 2018 | 147 | 147 | 0 | $21,196,976 | 3 |
| 2017 | 146 | 146 | 0 | $21,034,589 | 119 |
| 2016 | 104 | 104 | 0 | $15,462,635 | 80 |
| 2015 | 80 | 80 | 0 | $11,990,450 | 80 |
| 2014 | 80 | 80 | 0 | $10,958,250 | 80 |
The chart and the download carry every year from 1980; the twelve latest are listed here.
Estimates with imputation lead; reported only counts what permit offices actually reported. The annual view of the chart draws this table.
US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, Columbia County. Monthly: monthly figures as first published, before late reports and corrections (Jan 1988 to Dec 2012); the Bureau's final revised monthly records (Jan 2013 to Dec 2025); the current year's months, revised through the latest release (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026), Jan 1988 to Aug 2026, 464 months. Annual table 1980 to 2025. County figures are the sum of the county's permit issuing places.
Columbia Balance of CountyCounty permit office12 months to Nov 1990: 226 units, -16.9%
Latest figures
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Units, latest month (Nov 1990) | 6 |
| Units, 12 months to Nov 1990 | 226 |
| Change on the 12 months before | -16.9% |
| Of which one unit buildings | 226 |
| Of which buildings of five or more units | 0 |
| Construction value, the same 12 months | $8,644,557 |
| Change in value | +2.5% |
| Units, annual table, 1989 | 263 |
| Change on 1988 | +34.9% |
Annual table, as published by the Bureau
| Year | Units | One unit | Five or more | Value | Units, reported only | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 263 | 213 | 0 | $8,060,092 | 263 | 12 |
| 1988 | 195 | 173 | 0 | $6,512,492 | 195 | 12 |
Estimates with imputation lead; reported only counts what permit offices actually reported. The annual view of the chart draws this table.
US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, Columbia Balance of County. Monthly: monthly figures as first published, before late reports and corrections, Oct 1988 to Nov 1990, 26 months. Annual table 1988 to 1989.
Columbia County Unincorporated AreaCounty permit office12 months to Aug 2026: 175 units, +13.6%
Latest figures
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Units, latest month (Aug 2026) | 13 |
| Units, 12 months to Aug 2026 | 175 |
| Change on the 12 months before | +13.6% |
| Of which one unit buildings | 175 |
| Of which buildings of five or more units | 0 |
| Construction value, the same 12 months | $51,612,608 |
| Change in value | +48.1% |
| Units, annual table, 2025 | 151 |
| Change on 2024 | 0.0% |
Annual table, as published by the Bureau
| Year | Units | One unit | Five or more | Value | Units, reported only | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 151 | 151 | 0 | $44,698,520 | 151 | 12 |
| 2024 | 151 | 151 | 0 | $37,989,183 | 81 | 7 |
| 2023 | 176 | 176 | 0 | $36,998,484 | 176 | 12 |
| 2022 | 211 | 211 | 0 | $49,109,615 | 211 | 12 |
| 2021 | 241 | 241 | 0 | $57,734,629 | 241 | 12 |
| 2020 | 184 | 184 | 0 | $24,546,138 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 159 | 159 | 0 | $20,679,349 | 159 | 12 |
| 2018 | 144 | 144 | 0 | $20,838,126 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 141 | 141 | 0 | $20,262,839 | 114 | 9 |
| 2016 | 104 | 104 | 0 | $15,462,635 | 80 | 9 |
| 2015 | 80 | 80 | 0 | $11,990,450 | 80 | 12 |
| 2014 | 77 | 77 | 0 | $10,378,200 | 77 | 12 |
The chart and the download carry every year from 1980; the twelve latest are listed here.
Estimates with imputation lead; reported only counts what permit offices actually reported. The annual view of the chart draws this table.
Years whose months do not add up to the annual table
- 2013: months add to 61, annual table 59 units. One or more months were imputed (source code 5 or 9); the Bureau's annual table uses the place's annual report or an annual imputation instead of the sum of imputed months.
- 2014: months add to 56, annual table 77 units. One or more months were imputed (source code 5 or 9); the Bureau's annual table uses the place's annual report or an annual imputation instead of the sum of imputed months.
- 2021: months add to 238, annual table 241 units. One or more months were imputed (source code 5 or 9); the Bureau's annual table uses the place's annual report or an annual imputation instead of the sum of imputed months.
- 2025: months add to 140, annual table 151 units. One or more months were imputed (source code 5 or 9); the Bureau's annual table uses the place's annual report or an annual imputation instead of the sum of imputed months.
US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, Columbia County Unincorporated Area (named COLUMBIA CO. UNINC. AREA (N) (1980 to 1983); COLUMBIA BAL. OF CO (1986 to 1986); Columbia Bal. of Co. (1987 to 1987); COLUMBIA BAL. OF CO. (1984 to 1988); Columbia County (2022 to 2023); Columbia County Unincorporated Area (1990 to 2026) in the Bureau's files). Monthly: monthly figures as first published, before late reports and corrections (Jan 1988 to Dec 2012); the Bureau's final revised monthly records (Jan 2013 to Dec 2025); the current year's months, revised through the latest release (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026), Jan 1988 to Aug 2026, 438 months. Annual table 1980 to 2025.
Lake CityMunicipality12 months to Aug 2026: 24 units, -41.5%
Latest figures
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Units, latest month (Aug 2026) | 2 |
| Units, 12 months to Aug 2026 | 24 |
| Change on the 12 months before | -41.5% |
| Of which one unit buildings | 21 |
| Of which buildings of five or more units | 0 |
| Construction value, the same 12 months | $4,932,362 |
| Change in value | -39.5% |
| Units, annual table, 2025 | 31 |
| Change on 2024 | +14.8% |
Annual table, as published by the Bureau
| Year | Units | One unit | Five or more | Value | Units, reported only | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | 23 | 0 | $5,157,766 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 27 | 23 | 0 | $5,463,985 | 27 | 12 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 0 | $975,000 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $3,974,465 | 17 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $1,822,492 | 10 | 12 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $295,000 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $358,850 | 3 | 12 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $771,750 | 5 | 12 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $580,050 | 3 | 12 |
The chart and the download carry every year from 1980; the twelve latest are listed here.
Estimates with imputation lead; reported only counts what permit offices actually reported. The annual view of the chart draws this table.
Years whose months do not add up to the annual table
- 2015: months add to no months, annual table 0 units. Annual table only: the place is surveyed annually, or its monthly records were not published.
- 2016: months add to no months, annual table 0 units. Annual table only: the place is surveyed annually, or its monthly records were not published.
- 2017: months add to no months, annual table 5 units. Annual table only: the place is surveyed annually, or its monthly records were not published.
- 2018: months add to no months, annual table 3 units. Annual table only: the place is surveyed annually, or its monthly records were not published.
- 2019: months add to no months, annual table 2 units. Annual table only: the place is surveyed annually, or its monthly records were not published.
- 2020: months add to no months, annual table 10 units. Annual table only: the place is surveyed annually, or its monthly records were not published.
- 2021: months add to 0, annual table 17 units. Only 3 of 12 months have a revised record.
- 2022: months add to 3, annual table 0 units. Only 3 of 12 months have a revised record.
US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, Lake City (named LAKE CITY (1980 to 1988); Lake City (1987 to 2026) in the Bureau's files). Monthly: monthly figures as first published, before late reports and corrections (Jan 1988 to Dec 2012); the Bureau's final revised monthly records (Jan 2013 to Dec 2025); the current year's months, revised through the latest release (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026), Jan 1988 to Aug 2026, 363 months. Annual table 1980 to 2025.
Sources on this page
- US Census Bureau: Building Permits Survey, place and county files from www2.census.gov/econ/bps: the South Region place files (annual table from 1980, monthly as first published from 1988, revised monthly records from 2013 and the current year's revised months) and the county annual table from 1990. Retrieved 2026-10-01. New privately owned residential buildings, housing units and construction value authorized, by structure size. Nominal dollars.
- Validated against the Bureau's annual table on every refresh and every build: where a place has a revised record for all twelve months, every month reported, and the Bureau built the annual figure from reports, the twelve months must add up to the annual table exactly or the build fails. The county table must equal the sum of its places for every county and year. Every other difference between a place's months and its annual table is published with the Bureau's reason, on the card and in the download.
- Imputed and missing months. A month the Bureau imputed because no report was received carries source code 5 and is shown in the chart's tooltip as imputed. From 2005 to 2021 the Bureau published monthly figures only for places in its monthly sample, so a place surveyed annually has no monthly figure for those years, and a county whose offices were all annual reporters has none either; from 2022 every place is surveyed monthly. Nothing is interpolated here. Annual figures are the Bureau's own annual table, never a sum made on this site.
- Sources and methods.
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One row per place and month with buildings, units and value by structure size, the basis of the figure and the Bureau's source code; the annual table with estimates and reported only columns; the same for counties; the place registry with every name the Bureau's files have used; and every place year whose months do not add up to the annual table, with the reason.