HousingPermits

Metro area in Florida

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area authorized 4,624 new housing units in 2025. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 8.2 units a year in 2021–2025, 1.8 times the national rate of 4.7. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2004, with 8,925 units; 2025 came to 52% of that.

02,5005,0007,50010k2004: 8,925 units (6,487 single-family, 94 in 2–4 unit, 2,344 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 8,787 units (7,321 single-family, 63 in 2–4 unit, 1,403 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 5,044 units (3,967 single-family, 32 in 2–4 unit, 1,045 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,927 units (2,039 single-family, 19 in 2–4 unit, 869 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,625 units (1,253 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 356 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 995 units (883 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 108 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,144 units (926 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 218 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 882 units (855 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 27 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,128 units (1,117 single-family, 3 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,373 units (1,349 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 24 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,286 units (1,241 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 43 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,918 units (1,609 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 299 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,915 units (2,166 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 729 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,753 units (2,149 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 582 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,958 units (2,362 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 586 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 4,202 units (2,454 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 1,740 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 4,739 units (3,333 single-family, 62 in 2–4 unit, 1,344 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 5,174 units (4,451 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 693 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 5,258 units (4,255 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 965 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 6,537 units (4,891 single-family, 95 in 2–4 unit, 1,551 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 4,603 units (3,889 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 702 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 4,624 units (3,376 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 1,230 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252004 high · 8,9252011 low · 88204,0008,00012k2004: 8,925 units (6,487 single-family, 94 in 2–4 unit, 2,344 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 8,787 units (7,321 single-family, 63 in 2–4 unit, 1,403 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 5,044 units (3,967 single-family, 32 in 2–4 unit, 1,045 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,927 units (2,039 single-family, 19 in 2–4 unit, 869 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,625 units (1,253 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 356 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 995 units (883 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 108 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,144 units (926 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 218 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 882 units (855 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 27 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,128 units (1,117 single-family, 3 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,373 units (1,349 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 24 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,286 units (1,241 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 43 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,918 units (1,609 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 299 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,915 units (2,166 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 729 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 2,753 units (2,149 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 582 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,958 units (2,362 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 586 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 4,202 units (2,454 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 1,740 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 4,739 units (3,333 single-family, 62 in 2–4 unit, 1,344 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 5,174 units (4,451 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 693 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 5,258 units (4,255 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 965 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 6,537 units (4,891 single-family, 95 in 2–4 unit, 1,551 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 4,603 units (3,889 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 702 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 4,624 units (3,376 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 1,230 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252004 high · 8,925

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 17 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Palm Bay, with 13,242 units or 50% of the total, followed by Brevard County (unincorporated) with 6,929. Among the three largest, West Melbourne put 57% of its units in five-plus buildings, Palm Bay 11%.

  • Palm Bay50% (13,242 units)
  • Brevard County (unincorporated)26% (6,929 units)
  • West Melbourne6.7% (1,748 units)
  • Rockledge6% (1,561 units)
  • Grant-Valkaria town2.7% (701 units)
  • Melbourne2.7% (698 units)
  • Titusville2.4% (640 units)
  • Cocoa1.1% (293 units)

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

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 98 other metro areas, among them Jackson, MS, Toledo, Deltona. Annual permits fell from 8,925 during the mid-2000s boom to 882 in 2011, a drop of 90%. The nearest bust profile in the South Atlantic states was Crestview's (90%). The 2021–2025 pace of 5,239 units a year is 31% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 6 years in a row up to 2023.

Houses or apartments

In Palm Bay, 80% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 20% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Salisbury (20% in five-plus buildings).

2021–202579.6%80%0.7%19.6%20%2004–200678.1%78%0.8%21.1%21%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202579.6%80%0.7%19.6%20%2004–200678.1%78%0.8%21.1%21%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Ogden, UT3,5996.440%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL4,6248.220%
Wichita, KS3,1114.510%
Syracuse, NY2,0411.542%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC4,1416.611%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Palm Bay beside Wichita

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