HousingPermits

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

Sherman-Denison, TX

The Sherman-Denison metro area authorized 1,881 new housing units in 2025. Recent building has outrun the boom: the 2021–2025 yearly average was 242% above the 2004–2006 average, the second-largest recovery by this measure among the 387 US metro areas. The housing bust cut annual permits by 90%, from 744 at the 2004–2006 high to 76 in 2011, the deepest drop among the 45 metro areas based in the West South Central states.

08001,6002,4003,2002004: 521 units (411 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 100 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 744 units (423 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 283 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 445 units (355 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 76 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 518 units (266 single-family, 52 in 2–4 unit, 200 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 203 units (185 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 113 units (108 single-family, 5 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 327 units (75 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 252 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 76 units (62 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 76 units (70 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 363 units (172 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 176 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 271 units (203 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 64 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 340 units (322 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 730 units (374 single-family, 86 in 2–4 unit, 270 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 843 units (666 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 171 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 757 units (531 single-family, 62 in 2–4 unit, 164 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 998 units (634 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 309 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,181 units (798 single-family, 70 in 2–4 unit, 313 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,048 units (932 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,220 units (1,498 single-family, 134 in 2–4 unit, 588 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 2,447 units (1,162 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 1,259 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,142 units (1,368 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 750 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,881 units (1,175 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 696 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252023 high · 2,4472011 low · 7601,0002,0003,0002004: 521 units (411 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 100 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 744 units (423 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 283 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 445 units (355 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 76 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 518 units (266 single-family, 52 in 2–4 unit, 200 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 203 units (185 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 113 units (108 single-family, 5 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 327 units (75 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 252 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 76 units (62 single-family, 14 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 76 units (70 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 363 units (172 single-family, 15 in 2–4 unit, 176 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 271 units (203 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 64 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 340 units (322 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 730 units (374 single-family, 86 in 2–4 unit, 270 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 843 units (666 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 171 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 757 units (531 single-family, 62 in 2–4 unit, 164 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 998 units (634 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 309 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,181 units (798 single-family, 70 in 2–4 unit, 313 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,048 units (932 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,220 units (1,498 single-family, 134 in 2–4 unit, 588 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 2,447 units (1,162 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 1,259 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,142 units (1,368 single-family, 24 in 2–4 unit, 750 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,881 units (1,175 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 696 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252023 high · 2,447

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Relative to population, the rate was 13.3 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, the second-highest rate of the 45 metro areas based in the West South Central states.

Boom, bust and since

Sherman authorized the most units in 2023 (2,447); 2025 reached 77% of that. Its peak year is shared by 8 other metro areas, among them Santa Fe, Flagstaff, Eau Claire. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 12%.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 15 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Sherman, with 5,281 units or 50% of the total, followed by Van Alstyne with 1,512. Among the three largest, Sherman put 54% of its units in five-plus buildings, Van Alstyne 0%.

  • Sherman50% (5,281 units)
  • Van Alstyne14% (1,512 units)
  • Denison14% (1,443 units)
  • Grayson County (unincorporated)11% (1,210 units)
  • Howe town4.3% (453 units)
  • Gunter1.6% (169 units)
  • Pottsboro town1.2% (123 units)
  • Whitesboro1.1% (120 units)

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

The wider Dallas-Fort Worth region

The Census Bureau groups Sherman 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); Sherman accounted for 2.6%. The other, with its yearly average: Dallas (72,526).

Houses or apartments

In Sherman, 63% 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 Paducah (35% in five-plus buildings).

2021–202563.0%63%2.2%34.8%35%2004–200669.5%70%3.6%26.8%27%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202563.0%63%2.2%34.8%35%2004–200669.5%70%3.6%26.8%27%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Hanford-Corcoran, CA5073.819%
Sherman-Denison, TX1,88113.335%
Valdosta, GA9057.53.6%
Jefferson City, MO2061.40%
Niles, MI3722.27.8%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Sherman beside Valdosta

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