HousingPermits

Metro area in Florida · part of the North Port-Bradenton, FL combined area

North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL

The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area authorized 17,642 new housing units in 2025, the largest total of the 55 metro areas of 500,000 to 999,999 residents. Relative to population, the rate was 18.6 units per 1,000 residents in 2025, the second-highest rate of the 387 US metro areas. No year in the 2004–2025 record brought more permits than 2025, a distinction it shares with 16 other metro areas.

05,00010k15k20k2004: 14,496 units (10,989 single-family, 653 in 2–4 unit, 2,854 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 14,045 units (11,395 single-family, 326 in 2–4 unit, 2,324 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 7,671 units (5,983 single-family, 167 in 2–4 unit, 1,521 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,681 units (2,215 single-family, 93 in 2–4 unit, 373 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,072 units (1,583 single-family, 104 in 2–4 unit, 385 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 1,763 units (1,317 single-family, 52 in 2–4 unit, 394 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,955 units (1,704 single-family, 69 in 2–4 unit, 182 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 2,385 units (1,838 single-family, 66 in 2–4 unit, 481 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 3,102 units (2,655 single-family, 123 in 2–4 unit, 324 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 5,423 units (3,779 single-family, 176 in 2–4 unit, 1,468 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 5,658 units (4,174 single-family, 290 in 2–4 unit, 1,194 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 7,141 units (4,992 single-family, 263 in 2–4 unit, 1,886 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 8,104 units (5,814 single-family, 318 in 2–4 unit, 1,972 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 8,179 units (5,989 single-family, 237 in 2–4 unit, 1,953 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 10,289 units (6,383 single-family, 129 in 2–4 unit, 3,777 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 10,009 units (6,542 single-family, 216 in 2–4 unit, 3,251 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 9,489 units (8,433 single-family, 276 in 2–4 unit, 780 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 15,924 units (12,106 single-family, 314 in 2–4 unit, 3,504 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 15,780 units (10,987 single-family, 431 in 2–4 unit, 4,362 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 15,928 units (10,495 single-family, 195 in 2–4 unit, 5,238 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 14,938 units (10,889 single-family, 129 in 2–4 unit, 3,920 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 17,642 units (11,297 single-family, 488 in 2–4 unit, 5,857 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252025 high · 17,6422009 low · 1,76308,00016k24k2004: 14,496 units (10,989 single-family, 653 in 2–4 unit, 2,854 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 14,045 units (11,395 single-family, 326 in 2–4 unit, 2,324 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 7,671 units (5,983 single-family, 167 in 2–4 unit, 1,521 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,681 units (2,215 single-family, 93 in 2–4 unit, 373 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,072 units (1,583 single-family, 104 in 2–4 unit, 385 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 1,763 units (1,317 single-family, 52 in 2–4 unit, 394 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,955 units (1,704 single-family, 69 in 2–4 unit, 182 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 2,385 units (1,838 single-family, 66 in 2–4 unit, 481 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 3,102 units (2,655 single-family, 123 in 2–4 unit, 324 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 5,423 units (3,779 single-family, 176 in 2–4 unit, 1,468 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 5,658 units (4,174 single-family, 290 in 2–4 unit, 1,194 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 7,141 units (4,992 single-family, 263 in 2–4 unit, 1,886 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 8,104 units (5,814 single-family, 318 in 2–4 unit, 1,972 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 8,179 units (5,989 single-family, 237 in 2–4 unit, 1,953 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 10,289 units (6,383 single-family, 129 in 2–4 unit, 3,777 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 10,009 units (6,542 single-family, 216 in 2–4 unit, 3,251 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 9,489 units (8,433 single-family, 276 in 2–4 unit, 780 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 15,924 units (12,106 single-family, 314 in 2–4 unit, 3,504 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 15,780 units (10,987 single-family, 431 in 2–4 unit, 4,362 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 15,928 units (10,495 single-family, 195 in 2–4 unit, 5,238 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 14,938 units (10,889 single-family, 129 in 2–4 unit, 3,920 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 17,642 units (11,297 single-family, 488 in 2–4 unit, 5,857 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252025 high · 17,642

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Recent building has outrun the boom: the 2021–2025 yearly average was 33% above the 2004–2006 average, the third-largest recovery by this measure among the 55 metro areas of 500,000 to 999,999 residents.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 11 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Manatee County (unincorporated), with 41,140 units or 51% of the total, followed by Sarasota County (unincorporated) with 16,637.

  • Manatee County (unincorporated)51% (41,140 units)
  • Sarasota County (unincorporated)21% (16,637 units)
  • North Port15% (12,272 units)
  • Venice6.1% (4,856 units)
  • Sarasota3.9% (3,163 units)
  • Bradenton2% (1,589 units)
  • Palmetto0.2% (151 units)
  • Holmes Beach0.1% (117 units)

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

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 16 other metro areas, among them Knoxville, Bridgeport, Syracuse. Annual permits fell from 14,496 during the mid-2000s boom to 1,763 in 2009, a drop of 88%. The nearest bust profile in the South Atlantic states was Weirton's (88%). Permits rose 9 years in a row up to 2018. From 2024 to 2025 the count rose 18%.

Where in the metro

Manatee County accounted for 54% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Sarasota County for 46%.

  • Manatee County54% (11,015 in 2025)
  • Sarasota County46% (6,627 in 2025)

The wider North Port-Bradenton region

The Census Bureau groups North Port with one neighboring metro area in the North Port-Bradenton, FL combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 20,549 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); North Port accounted for 78%. The other, with its yearly average: Punta Gorda (4,507).

Houses or apartments

In North Port, 70% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 28% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Salinas (28% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 18%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2025 (5,857), single-family houses in 2021 (12,106).

2021–202569.5%70%1.9%28.5%28%2004–200678.3%78%3.2%18.5%18%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202569.5%70%1.9%28.5%28%2004–200678.3%78%3.2%18.5%18%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
New Orleans-Metairie, LA1,6942.221%
Knoxville, TN7,8556.828%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL17,64217.628%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA3,1593.04.4%
Albuquerque, NM2,8303.332%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put North Port beside Knoxville

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