Housing Permits, 1980-Present

This chart shows the number of new housing permits, per 1,000 residents, in the Bay Area and other similarly sized metro areas from 1980 to 2024.

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Bay Area counties include: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma

Chart: Stanford Institute for Economic Policy ResearchSource: HUD SOCDS Building Permits; BEA Regional Population