HousingPermits

Metro area in Florida · part of the Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA combined area

Jacksonville, FL

The Jacksonville metro area authorized 13,455 new housing units in 2025. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 11.0 units a year in 2021–2025, 2.4 times the national rate of 4.7. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2005, with 25,088 units; 2025 came to 54% of that.

08,00016k24k32k2004: 19,326 units (14,683 single-family, 162 in 2–4 unit, 4,481 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 25,088 units (18,610 single-family, 292 in 2–4 unit, 6,186 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 16,967 units (11,500 single-family, 339 in 2–4 unit, 5,128 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 10,928 units (7,348 single-family, 179 in 2–4 unit, 3,401 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 6,963 units (5,149 single-family, 111 in 2–4 unit, 1,703 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 4,666 units (3,323 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 1,317 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 3,606 units (3,387 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 183 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 3,911 units (3,245 single-family, 41 in 2–4 unit, 625 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 7,166 units (4,579 single-family, 53 in 2–4 unit, 2,534 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 7,358 units (6,281 single-family, 47 in 2–4 unit, 1,030 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 7,781 units (6,299 single-family, 269 in 2–4 unit, 1,213 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 9,671 units (7,253 single-family, 98 in 2–4 unit, 2,320 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 11,768 units (8,597 single-family, 151 in 2–4 unit, 3,020 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 12,959 units (9,833 single-family, 115 in 2–4 unit, 3,011 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 15,450 units (10,755 single-family, 119 in 2–4 unit, 4,576 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 14,687 units (11,583 single-family, 111 in 2–4 unit, 2,993 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 17,246 units (13,210 single-family, 108 in 2–4 unit, 3,928 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 22,738 units (16,536 single-family, 329 in 2–4 unit, 5,873 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 23,163 units (14,410 single-family, 145 in 2–4 unit, 8,608 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 20,326 units (12,479 single-family, 433 in 2–4 unit, 7,414 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 15,002 units (12,936 single-family, 313 in 2–4 unit, 1,753 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 13,455 units (9,512 single-family, 243 in 2–4 unit, 3,700 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252005 high · 25,0882010 low · 3,606010k20k30k2004: 19,326 units (14,683 single-family, 162 in 2–4 unit, 4,481 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 25,088 units (18,610 single-family, 292 in 2–4 unit, 6,186 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 16,967 units (11,500 single-family, 339 in 2–4 unit, 5,128 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 10,928 units (7,348 single-family, 179 in 2–4 unit, 3,401 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 6,963 units (5,149 single-family, 111 in 2–4 unit, 1,703 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 4,666 units (3,323 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 1,317 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 3,606 units (3,387 single-family, 36 in 2–4 unit, 183 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 3,911 units (3,245 single-family, 41 in 2–4 unit, 625 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 7,166 units (4,579 single-family, 53 in 2–4 unit, 2,534 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 7,358 units (6,281 single-family, 47 in 2–4 unit, 1,030 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 7,781 units (6,299 single-family, 269 in 2–4 unit, 1,213 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 9,671 units (7,253 single-family, 98 in 2–4 unit, 2,320 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 11,768 units (8,597 single-family, 151 in 2–4 unit, 3,020 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 12,959 units (9,833 single-family, 115 in 2–4 unit, 3,011 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 15,450 units (10,755 single-family, 119 in 2–4 unit, 4,576 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 14,687 units (11,583 single-family, 111 in 2–4 unit, 2,993 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 17,246 units (13,210 single-family, 108 in 2–4 unit, 3,928 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 22,738 units (16,536 single-family, 329 in 2–4 unit, 5,873 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 23,163 units (14,410 single-family, 145 in 2–4 unit, 8,608 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 20,326 units (12,479 single-family, 433 in 2–4 unit, 7,414 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 15,002 units (12,936 single-family, 313 in 2–4 unit, 1,753 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 13,455 units (9,512 single-family, 243 in 2–4 unit, 3,700 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252005 high · 25,088

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Its population grew 11% between 2020 and 2025, the third-fastest growth among the 56 metro areas with 1 million or more residents.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 18 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Jacksonville-Duval County, with 43,311 units or 46% of the total, followed by St. Johns County (unincorporated) with 31,972. Among the three largest, Jacksonville-Duval County put 41% of its units in five-plus buildings, Clay County (unincorporated) 17%.

  • Jacksonville-Duval County46% (43,311 units)
  • St. Johns County (unincorporated)34% (31,972 units)
  • Clay County (unincorporated)10% (9,675 units)
  • Nassau County (unincorporated)6.4% (6,088 units)
  • St. Augustine1.4% (1,302 units)
  • Fernandina Beach0.5% (509 units)
  • Baker County (unincorporated)0.4% (394 units)
  • Jacksonville Beach0.4% (392 units)

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

Where in the metro

Duval County accounted for 46% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, St. Johns County for 35%.

  • Duval County46% (6,017 in 2025)
  • St. Johns County35% (4,735 in 2025)
  • Clay County10% (1,522 in 2025)
  • Nassau County7.2% (1,060 in 2025)
  • Baker County0.7% (121 in 2025)

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 105 other metro areas, among them Virginia Beach, Providence, Indianapolis. Annual permits fell from 25,088 during the mid-2000s boom to 3,606 in 2010, a drop of 86%. The nearest bust profile in the South Atlantic states was Tallahassee's (85%). The 2021–2025 pace of 18,937 units a year is 7.4% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 8 years in a row up to 2018. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 10%.

Houses or apartments

In Jacksonville, FL, 70% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 29% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Greeley (29% in five-plus buildings). Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2022 (8,608), single-family houses in 2005 (18,610).

2021–202569.6%70%1.5%28.9%29%2004–200673.0%73%1.3%25.7%26%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202569.6%70%1.5%28.9%29%2004–200673.0%73%1.3%25.7%26%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA5,5703.057%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC3,9533.133%
Jacksonville, FL13,45511.029%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA2,8941.424%
Raleigh-Cary, NC17,54313.336%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Jacksonville, FL beside Virginia Beach

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