HousingPermits

Metro area in Texas · part of the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK combined area

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area authorized 66,179 new housing units in 2025, the largest total of the 387 US metro areas. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 8.9 units a year in 2021–2025, 1.9 times the national rate of 4.7. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2021, with 78,705 units; 2025 came to 84% of that.

025k50k75k100k2004: 54,170 units (45,901 single-family, 594 in 2–4 unit, 7,675 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 59,895 units (49,489 single-family, 594 in 2–4 unit, 9,812 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 56,503 units (43,580 single-family, 925 in 2–4 unit, 11,998 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 43,558 units (28,146 single-family, 904 in 2–4 unit, 14,508 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 36,318 units (17,916 single-family, 436 in 2–4 unit, 17,966 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 20,364 units (14,135 single-family, 296 in 2–4 unit, 5,933 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 19,555 units (14,417 single-family, 148 in 2–4 unit, 4,990 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 24,825 units (14,037 single-family, 87 in 2–4 unit, 10,701 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 35,038 units (18,086 single-family, 300 in 2–4 unit, 16,652 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 37,908 units (21,222 single-family, 442 in 2–4 unit, 16,244 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 41,279 units (22,415 single-family, 344 in 2–4 unit, 18,520 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 56,993 units (28,889 single-family, 498 in 2–4 unit, 27,606 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 55,625 units (29,560 single-family, 576 in 2–4 unit, 25,489 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 62,317 units (34,410 single-family, 525 in 2–4 unit, 27,382 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 63,609 units (36,564 single-family, 832 in 2–4 unit, 26,213 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 62,708 units (34,939 single-family, 675 in 2–4 unit, 27,094 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 60,812 units (44,005 single-family, 1,049 in 2–4 unit, 15,758 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 78,705 units (51,996 single-family, 1,468 in 2–4 unit, 25,241 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 77,927 units (43,685 single-family, 2,000 in 2–4 unit, 32,242 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 68,029 units (44,366 single-family, 1,348 in 2–4 unit, 22,315 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 71,788 units (46,440 single-family, 2,198 in 2–4 unit, 23,150 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 66,179 units (39,790 single-family, 1,782 in 2–4 unit, 24,607 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252021 high · 78,7052010 low · 19,555030k60k90k2004: 54,170 units (45,901 single-family, 594 in 2–4 unit, 7,675 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 59,895 units (49,489 single-family, 594 in 2–4 unit, 9,812 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 56,503 units (43,580 single-family, 925 in 2–4 unit, 11,998 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 43,558 units (28,146 single-family, 904 in 2–4 unit, 14,508 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 36,318 units (17,916 single-family, 436 in 2–4 unit, 17,966 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 20,364 units (14,135 single-family, 296 in 2–4 unit, 5,933 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 19,555 units (14,417 single-family, 148 in 2–4 unit, 4,990 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 24,825 units (14,037 single-family, 87 in 2–4 unit, 10,701 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 35,038 units (18,086 single-family, 300 in 2–4 unit, 16,652 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 37,908 units (21,222 single-family, 442 in 2–4 unit, 16,244 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 41,279 units (22,415 single-family, 344 in 2–4 unit, 18,520 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 56,993 units (28,889 single-family, 498 in 2–4 unit, 27,606 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 55,625 units (29,560 single-family, 576 in 2–4 unit, 25,489 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 62,317 units (34,410 single-family, 525 in 2–4 unit, 27,382 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 63,609 units (36,564 single-family, 832 in 2–4 unit, 26,213 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 62,708 units (34,939 single-family, 675 in 2–4 unit, 27,094 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 60,812 units (44,005 single-family, 1,049 in 2–4 unit, 15,758 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 78,705 units (51,996 single-family, 1,468 in 2–4 unit, 25,241 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 77,927 units (43,685 single-family, 2,000 in 2–4 unit, 32,242 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 68,029 units (44,366 single-family, 1,348 in 2–4 unit, 22,315 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 71,788 units (46,440 single-family, 2,198 in 2–4 unit, 23,150 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 66,179 units (39,790 single-family, 1,782 in 2–4 unit, 24,607 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252021 high · 78,705

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Where in the metro

Collin County accounted for 26% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Tarrant County for 23%.

  • Collin County26% (19,082 in 2025)
  • Tarrant County23% (13,924 in 2025)
  • Dallas County21% (12,691 in 2025)
  • Denton County15% (10,210 in 2025)
  • Ellis County4.5% (3,678 in 2025)
  • Johnson County3.2% (2,356 in 2025)
  • Rockwall County3.1% (1,591 in 2025)
  • Kaufman County1.9% (1,069 in 2025)
  • Hunt County1.3% (834 in 2025)
  • Parker County0.8% (342 in 2025)
  • Wise County0.5% (402 in 2025)

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 27 other metro areas, among them Philadelphia, Seattle, Denver. Annual permits fell from 59,895 during the mid-2000s boom to 19,555 in 2010, a drop of 67%. The nearest bust profile in the West South Central states was Baton Rouge's (68%). The 2021–2025 pace of 72,526 units a year is 28% above the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 5 years in a row up to 2015. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 7.8%.

The wider Dallas-Fort Worth region

The Census Bureau groups Dallas with one neighboring metro area in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 74,473 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Dallas accounted for 97%. The other, with its yearly average: Sherman (1,948).

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 185 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Fort Worth, with 56,197 units or 16% of the total, followed by Dallas with 39,698. Among the three largest, Dallas put 70% of its units in five-plus buildings, Fort Worth 36%.

  • Fort Worth16% (56,197 units)
  • Dallas11% (39,698 units)
  • McKinney4.6% (16,794 units)
  • Frisco4.6% (16,671 units)
  • Celina4.5% (16,501 units)
  • Denton4% (14,412 units)
  • Denton County (unincorporated)3.3% (12,039 units)
  • Arlington2.7% (9,672 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Houses or apartments

In Dallas, 62% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 35% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Bend (35% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 17%.

2021–202562.4%62%2.4%35.2%35%2004–200681.5%81%1.2%17.3%17%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202562.4%62%2.4%35.2%35%2004–200681.5%81%1.2%17.3%17%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN15,7781.840%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX66,1798.935%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX65,0759.125%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA33,6706.434%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV17,9904.053%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Dallas beside Houston

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Texas. Counting rules.