HousingPermits

Metro area in Florida

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area authorized 22,747 new housing units in 2025, the tenth-largest total of the 387 US metro areas. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 7.4 units a year in 2021–2025, 1.6 times the national rate of 4.7. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2005, with 34,174 units; 2025 came to 67% of that.

010k20k30k40k2004: 29,557 units (23,081 single-family, 1,051 in 2–4 unit, 5,425 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 34,174 units (27,643 single-family, 941 in 2–4 unit, 5,590 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 22,640 units (18,294 single-family, 620 in 2–4 unit, 3,726 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 12,249 units (8,054 single-family, 482 in 2–4 unit, 3,713 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 9,613 units (5,093 single-family, 244 in 2–4 unit, 4,276 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 6,962 units (3,923 single-family, 83 in 2–4 unit, 2,956 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 6,501 units (4,396 single-family, 138 in 2–4 unit, 1,967 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 6,342 units (4,511 single-family, 141 in 2–4 unit, 1,690 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 10,161 units (5,883 single-family, 146 in 2–4 unit, 4,132 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 12,152 units (7,314 single-family, 245 in 2–4 unit, 4,593 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 12,386 units (7,267 single-family, 264 in 2–4 unit, 4,855 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 15,653 units (9,739 single-family, 197 in 2–4 unit, 5,717 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 17,752 units (10,685 single-family, 161 in 2–4 unit, 6,906 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 18,268 units (12,732 single-family, 81 in 2–4 unit, 5,455 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 17,452 units (14,228 single-family, 138 in 2–4 unit, 3,086 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 23,540 units (14,670 single-family, 269 in 2–4 unit, 8,601 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 20,348 units (16,088 single-family, 118 in 2–4 unit, 4,142 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 24,831 units (19,305 single-family, 92 in 2–4 unit, 5,434 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 29,968 units (15,678 single-family, 998 in 2–4 unit, 13,292 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 25,386 units (14,852 single-family, 563 in 2–4 unit, 9,971 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 20,950 units (13,205 single-family, 200 in 2–4 unit, 7,545 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 22,747 units (13,596 single-family, 380 in 2–4 unit, 8,771 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252005 high · 34,1742011 low · 6,342015k30k45k2004: 29,557 units (23,081 single-family, 1,051 in 2–4 unit, 5,425 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 34,174 units (27,643 single-family, 941 in 2–4 unit, 5,590 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 22,640 units (18,294 single-family, 620 in 2–4 unit, 3,726 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 12,249 units (8,054 single-family, 482 in 2–4 unit, 3,713 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 9,613 units (5,093 single-family, 244 in 2–4 unit, 4,276 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 6,962 units (3,923 single-family, 83 in 2–4 unit, 2,956 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 6,501 units (4,396 single-family, 138 in 2–4 unit, 1,967 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 6,342 units (4,511 single-family, 141 in 2–4 unit, 1,690 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 10,161 units (5,883 single-family, 146 in 2–4 unit, 4,132 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 12,152 units (7,314 single-family, 245 in 2–4 unit, 4,593 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 12,386 units (7,267 single-family, 264 in 2–4 unit, 4,855 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 15,653 units (9,739 single-family, 197 in 2–4 unit, 5,717 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 17,752 units (10,685 single-family, 161 in 2–4 unit, 6,906 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 18,268 units (12,732 single-family, 81 in 2–4 unit, 5,455 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 17,452 units (14,228 single-family, 138 in 2–4 unit, 3,086 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 23,540 units (14,670 single-family, 269 in 2–4 unit, 8,601 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 20,348 units (16,088 single-family, 118 in 2–4 unit, 4,142 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 24,831 units (19,305 single-family, 92 in 2–4 unit, 5,434 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 29,968 units (15,678 single-family, 998 in 2–4 unit, 13,292 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 25,386 units (14,852 single-family, 563 in 2–4 unit, 9,971 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 20,950 units (13,205 single-family, 200 in 2–4 unit, 7,545 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 22,747 units (13,596 single-family, 380 in 2–4 unit, 8,771 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252005 high · 34,174

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Where in the metro

Hillsborough County accounted for 48% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Pasco County for 32%.

  • Hillsborough County48% (8,696 in 2025)
  • Pasco County32% (7,878 in 2025)
  • Pinellas County12% (4,198 in 2025)
  • Hernando County8.2% (1,975 in 2025)

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 32 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Hillsborough County (unincorporated), with 40,314 units or 32% of the total, followed by Pasco County (unincorporated) with 34,781. Among the three largest, Tampa put 68% of its units in five-plus buildings, Pasco County (unincorporated) 8.9%.

  • Hillsborough County (unincorporated)32% (40,314 units)
  • Pasco County (unincorporated)28% (34,781 units)
  • Tampa13% (15,732 units)
  • St. Petersburg8.2% (10,122 units)
  • Hernando County (unincorporated)7.8% (9,637 units)
  • Plant City2.4% (2,945 units)
  • Zephyrhills1.6% (2,030 units)
  • Pinellas County (unincorporated)1.4% (1,779 units)

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

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 105 other metro areas, among them Orlando, Baltimore, Portland, OR. Annual permits fell from 34,174 during the mid-2000s boom to 6,342 in 2011, a drop of 81%. The nearest bust profile in the South Atlantic states was Gainesville, FL's (81%). The 2021–2025 pace of 24,776 units a year is 14% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 6 years in a row up to 2017. From 2024 to 2025 the count rose 8.6%.

Houses or apartments

In Tampa, 62% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 36% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Greensboro (36% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 17%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2022 (13,292), single-family houses in 2005 (27,643).

2021–202561.9%62%1.8%36.3%36%2004–200679.9%80%3.0%17.1%17%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202561.9%62%1.8%36.3%36%2004–200679.9%80%3.0%17.1%17%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI14,5165.249%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL22,7477.436%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA11,7073.363%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO15,9486.952%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL27,8459.640%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Tampa beside San Diego

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