HousingPermits

Metro area in Texas

Killeen-Temple, TX

The Killeen-Temple metro area authorized 3,358 new housing units in 2025. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 7.6 units a year in 2021–2025, 1.6 times the national rate of 4.7. Buildings of five or more units took 16% of its 2021–2025 units, less than the national 34%.

01,5003,0004,5006,0002004: 3,648 units (2,534 single-family, 842 in 2–4 unit, 272 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 4,232 units (3,405 single-family, 579 in 2–4 unit, 248 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 4,573 units (2,808 single-family, 1,036 in 2–4 unit, 729 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 3,209 units (2,487 single-family, 568 in 2–4 unit, 154 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,403 units (1,814 single-family, 333 in 2–4 unit, 256 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 2,340 units (2,022 single-family, 82 in 2–4 unit, 236 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 2,241 units (1,958 single-family, 103 in 2–4 unit, 180 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 2,208 units (1,815 single-family, 146 in 2–4 unit, 247 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 2,646 units (2,058 single-family, 292 in 2–4 unit, 296 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,454 units (2,114 single-family, 156 in 2–4 unit, 184 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 2,371 units (2,115 single-family, 182 in 2–4 unit, 74 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,310 units (1,840 single-family, 390 in 2–4 unit, 80 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,328 units (1,782 single-family, 256 in 2–4 unit, 290 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,456 units (1,789 single-family, 262 in 2–4 unit, 405 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,460 units (2,070 single-family, 272 in 2–4 unit, 118 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 2,579 units (2,317 single-family, 262 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 3,629 units (2,923 single-family, 554 in 2–4 unit, 152 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 4,312 units (2,576 single-family, 566 in 2–4 unit, 1,170 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 4,016 units (2,677 single-family, 502 in 2–4 unit, 837 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 3,580 units (2,541 single-family, 558 in 2–4 unit, 481 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 3,646 units (2,964 single-family, 436 in 2–4 unit, 246 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 3,358 units (2,500 single-family, 472 in 2–4 unit, 386 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252006 high · 4,5732011 low · 2,20802,0004,0006,0002004: 3,648 units (2,534 single-family, 842 in 2–4 unit, 272 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 4,232 units (3,405 single-family, 579 in 2–4 unit, 248 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 4,573 units (2,808 single-family, 1,036 in 2–4 unit, 729 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 3,209 units (2,487 single-family, 568 in 2–4 unit, 154 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,403 units (1,814 single-family, 333 in 2–4 unit, 256 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 2,340 units (2,022 single-family, 82 in 2–4 unit, 236 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 2,241 units (1,958 single-family, 103 in 2–4 unit, 180 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 2,208 units (1,815 single-family, 146 in 2–4 unit, 247 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 2,646 units (2,058 single-family, 292 in 2–4 unit, 296 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,454 units (2,114 single-family, 156 in 2–4 unit, 184 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 2,371 units (2,115 single-family, 182 in 2–4 unit, 74 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,310 units (1,840 single-family, 390 in 2–4 unit, 80 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,328 units (1,782 single-family, 256 in 2–4 unit, 290 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,456 units (1,789 single-family, 262 in 2–4 unit, 405 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,460 units (2,070 single-family, 272 in 2–4 unit, 118 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 2,579 units (2,317 single-family, 262 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 3,629 units (2,923 single-family, 554 in 2–4 unit, 152 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 4,312 units (2,576 single-family, 566 in 2–4 unit, 1,170 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 4,016 units (2,677 single-family, 502 in 2–4 unit, 837 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 3,580 units (2,541 single-family, 558 in 2–4 unit, 481 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 3,646 units (2,964 single-family, 436 in 2–4 unit, 246 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 3,358 units (2,500 single-family, 472 in 2–4 unit, 386 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252006 high · 4,573

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Abilene (16% in five-plus buildings). Duplexes to fourplexes are unusually common here: 13% of units, against 3.5% nationally. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2021 (1,170), single-family houses in 2005 (3,405).

2021–202570.1%70%13.4%13%16.5%16%2004–200670.2%70%19.7%20%10.0%10%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202570.1%70%13.4%13%16.5%16%2004–200670.2%70%19.7%20%10.0%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 16 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Temple, with 7,936 units or 42% of the total, followed by Killeen with 4,510. Among the three largest, Killeen put 25% of its units in five-plus buildings, Copperas Cove 0%.

  • Temple42% (7,936 units)
  • Killeen24% (4,510 units)
  • Copperas Cove9.8% (1,862 units)
  • Belton8.8% (1,667 units)
  • Harker Heights5.1% (969 units)
  • Nolanville4.2% (803 units)
  • Troy2.7% (518 units)
  • Salado village1.1% (212 units)

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

Boom, bust and since

Killeen authorized the most units in 2006 (4,573); 2025 reached 73% of that. Its peak year is shared by 30 other metro areas, among them Visalia, Springfield, MA, Corpus Christi. Annual permits fell from 4,573 during the mid-2000s boom to 2,208 in 2011, a drop of 52%. The nearest bust profile in the West South Central states was Texarkana's (52%). The 2021–2025 pace of 3,782 units a year is 8.9% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 6 years in a row up to 2021. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 7.9%.

Where in the metro

Bell County accounted for 89% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Coryell County for 10%.

  • Bell County89% (2,839 in 2025)
  • Coryell County10% (503 in 2025)
  • Lampasas County0.8% (16 in 2025)

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Lexington-Fayette, KY2,3274.837%
Killeen-Temple, TX3,3587.616%
Springfield, MO1,7614.320%
Wilmington, NC7,62220.123%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA1,6904.150%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Killeen beside Springfield, MO

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