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Maryland
Annual housing permits and reporting coverage
- Published estimate · 2025
- 13,358
- Reported only · 2025
- 13,321
- Added by estimation · 2025
- 37
Reported and estimated units by year
| Year and source | Published estimate | Reported only | Added by estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Census file | 18,453 | 18,355 | 98 |
| 2024 Census file | 16,823 | 16,788 | 35 |
| 2025 Census file | 13,358 | 13,321 | 37 |
2024 to 2025 · published estimate -3,465 units · reported only -3,467 · added by estimation +2. This split describes the difference between the published columns.
What types of housing were authorized?
| Units in building | Published estimate | Reported only | Added by estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
| One unit | 9,345 | 9,308 | 37 |
| Two units | 420 | 420 | 0 |
| Three or four units | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Five or more units | 3,570 | 3,570 | 0 |
Local housing and rent context
| Measure | Estimate and margin |
|---|---|
| Housing units · Census table B25001 | 2,560,784 ± 424 |
| Median gross monthly rent · Census table B25064 | $1,705 ± $8 |
| Gross rent at least 30% of income · Census table B25070 | 51.5% ± 0.6 percentage points |
| Gross rent at least 50% of income | 25.9% ± 0.5 percentage points |
| Estimated households with a computed rent-to-income ratio | 723,345 |
The 2025 permit estimate amounts to 5.2 authorized units per 1,000 housing units in the ACS estimate. The numerator and denominator cover different periods.
Find a county or permit office
Counties and equivalents
- Allegany CountyCounty or equivalent 24001 · 35 authorized units
- Anne Arundel CountyCounty or equivalent 24003 · 1,844 authorized units
- Baltimore (Independent City)County or equivalent 24510 · 543 authorized units
- Baltimore CountyCounty or equivalent 24005 · 1,531 authorized units
- Calvert CountyCounty or equivalent 24009 · 157 authorized units
- Caroline CountyCounty or equivalent 24011 · 75 authorized units
- Carroll CountyCounty or equivalent 24013 · 153 authorized units
- Cecil CountyCounty or equivalent 24015 · 142 authorized units
- Charles CountyCounty or equivalent 24017 · 935 authorized units
- Dorchester CountyCounty or equivalent 24019 · 64 authorized units
- Frederick CountyCounty or equivalent 24021 · 1,168 authorized units
- Garrett CountyCounty or equivalent 24023 · 148 authorized units
- Harford CountyCounty or equivalent 24025 · 715 authorized units
- Howard CountyCounty or equivalent 24027 · 728 authorized units
- Kent CountyCounty or equivalent 24029 · 53 authorized units
- Montgomery CountyCounty or equivalent 24031 · 1,411 authorized units
- Prince George CountyCounty or equivalent 24033 · 2,090 authorized units
- Queen Anne CountyCounty or equivalent 24035 · 285 authorized units
- Somerset CountyCounty or equivalent 24039 · 35 authorized units
- St. Marys CountyCounty or equivalent 24037 · 282 authorized units
- Talbot CountyCounty or equivalent 24041 · 198 authorized units
- Washington CountyCounty or equivalent 24043 · 354 authorized units
- Wicomico CountyCounty or equivalent 24045 · 170 authorized units
- Worcester CountyCounty or equivalent 24047 · 242 authorized units
Permit offices
- AberdeenPermit office 24001000 · Harford County · 103 authorized units
- Allegany County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24009000 · Allegany County · 17 authorized units
- AnnapolisPermit office 24013000 · Anne Arundel County · 254 authorized units
- Anne Arundel County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24017000 · Anne Arundel County · 1,590 authorized units
- BaltimorePermit office 24021000 · Baltimore (Independent City) · 543 authorized units
- Baltimore CountyPermit office 24025000 · Baltimore County · 1,531 authorized units
- Barclay townPermit office 24029000 · Queen Anne County · Latest year unavailable
- Barton townPermit office 24037000 · Allegany County · 1 authorized units
- Bel Air townPermit office 24041000 · Harford County · 122 authorized units
- Berlin townPermit office 24045000 · Worcester County · 4 authorized units
- Betterton townPermit office 24053000 · Kent County · 1 authorized units
- Calvert CountyPermit office 24089000 · Calvert County · 157 authorized units
- CambridgePermit office 24093000 · Dorchester County · 23 authorized units
- Caroline County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24101000 · Caroline County · 35 authorized units
- Carroll CountyPermit office 24105000 · Carroll County · 153 authorized units
- Cecil County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24109000 · Cecil County · 104 authorized units
- Centreville townPermit office 24117000 · Queen Anne County · 2 authorized units
- Charles County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24121000 · Charles County · 770 authorized units
- Chestertown townPermit office 24137000 · Kent County · 18 authorized units
- Church Hill townPermit office 24165000 · Queen Anne County · 0 authorized units
- CrisfieldPermit office 24185000 · Somerset County · 3 authorized units
- CumberlandPermit office 24189000 · Allegany County · 7 authorized units
- Delmar townPermit office 24197000 · Wicomico County · 29 authorized units
- Denton townPermit office 24201000 · Caroline County · 0 authorized units
- Dorchester County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24209000 · Dorchester County · 37 authorized units
- Easton townPermit office 24221000 · Talbot County · 60 authorized units
- Elkton townPermit office 24233000 · Cecil County · 38 authorized units
- Federalsburg townPermit office 24245000 · Caroline County · 7 authorized units
- FrederickPermit office 24253000 · Frederick County · 773 authorized units
- Frederick County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24257000 · Frederick County · 395 authorized units
- FrostburgPermit office 24265000 · Allegany County · 10 authorized units
- FruitlandPermit office 24269000 · Wicomico County · 4 authorized units
- GaithersburgPermit office 24277000 · Montgomery County · 8 authorized units
- Galena townPermit office 24281000 · Kent County · 0 authorized units
- Garrett CountyPermit office 24289000 · Garrett County · 148 authorized units
- Goldsboro townPermit office 24305000 · Caroline County · 1 authorized units
- Greensboro townPermit office 24317000 · Caroline County · 23 authorized units
- HagerstownPermit office 24321000 · Washington County · 34 authorized units
- Harford County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24337000 · Harford County · 349 authorized units
- Havre de GracePermit office 24341000 · Harford County · 141 authorized units
- Henderson townPermit office 24349000 · Caroline County · 0 authorized units
- Hillsboro townPermit office 24357000 · Caroline County · Latest year unavailable
- Howard CountyPermit office 24361000 · Howard County · 728 authorized units
- Hurlock townPermit office 24365000 · Dorchester County · 4 authorized units
- Indian Head townPermit office 24373000 · Charles County · 0 authorized units
- Kent County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24385000 · Kent County · 24 authorized units
- La Plata townPermit office 24393000 · Charles County · 165 authorized units
- LaurelPermit office 24401000 · Prince George County · 112 authorized units
- Leonardtown townPermit office 24409000 · St. Marys County · 46 authorized units
- Lonaconing townPermit office 24417000 · Allegany County · 0 authorized units
- Luke townPermit office 24421000 · Allegany County · 0 authorized units
- Marydel townPermit office 24437000 · Caroline County · 0 authorized units
- Midland townPermit office 24445000 · Allegany County · 0 authorized units
- Millington townPermit office 24449000 · Kent County · 0 authorized units
- Montgomery County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24457000 · Montgomery County · 1,304 authorized units
- Ocean City townPermit office 24513000 · Worcester County · 61 authorized units
- Oxford townPermit office 24517000 · Talbot County · Latest year unavailable
- Pocomoke CityPermit office 24529000 · Worcester County · 4 authorized units
- Preston townPermit office 24545000 · Caroline County · 0 authorized units
- Prince Georges County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24549000 · Prince George County · 1,978 authorized units
- Princess Anne townPermit office 24553000 · Somerset County · 3 authorized units
- Queen Anne townPermit office 24557000 · Queen Anne County · 0 authorized units
- Queen Annes County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24565000 · Queen Anne County · 278 authorized units
- Queenstown townPermit office 24569000 · Queen Anne County · 0 authorized units
- Ridgely townPermit office 24573000 · Caroline County · 9 authorized units
- Rising Sun townPermit office 24577000 · Cecil County · 0 authorized units
- Rock Hall townPermit office 24585000 · Kent County · 10 authorized units
- RockvillePermit office 24589000 · Montgomery County · 99 authorized units
- SalisburyPermit office 24597000 · Wicomico County · 74 authorized units
- Secretary townPermit office 24605000 · Dorchester County · 0 authorized units
- Sharptown townPermit office 24613000 · Wicomico County · 0 authorized units
- Smithsburg townPermit office 24617000 · Washington County · 5 authorized units
- Snow Hill townPermit office 24621000 · Worcester County · 2 authorized units
- Somerset County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24625000 · Somerset County · 29 authorized units
- St. Marys County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24633000 · St. Marys County · 236 authorized units
- St. Michaels townPermit office 24637000 · Talbot County · 1 authorized units
- Sudlersville townPermit office 24641000 · Queen Anne County · 5 authorized units
- Talbot County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24657000 · Talbot County · 43 authorized units
- Templeville townPermit office 24669000 · Queen Anne County · 0 authorized units
- Trappe townPermit office 24677000 · Talbot County · 94 authorized units
- Washington County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24701000 · Washington County · 315 authorized units
- Westernport townPermit office 24709000 · Allegany County · 0 authorized units
- Wicomico County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24717000 · Wicomico County · 58 authorized units
- Willards townPermit office 24721000 · Wicomico County · 5 authorized units
- Worcester County Unincorporated AreaPermit office 24733000 · Worcester County · 171 authorized units
Sources and definitions
How to read these figures
- The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately owned housing units authorized by permits. One permit can cover multiple units. The counts describe authorizations, a stage before starts and completions.
- The published estimate includes reported units and Census estimates that fill gaps. The difference is calculated from those two columns. Reported-only units can include records from approved alternative sources. A missing report can leave an office without a usable count.
- County and state totals come from their own Census files. Permit offices can cover places across county lines or areas served by another jurisdiction. The office’s county field is used for navigation.
- ACS housing inventory and rents are survey estimates for 2020–2024. Gross rent includes rent and separately paid utilities or fuels. Rent burden is the share paying at least 30% of income among cash-rent households with a computed ratio. Margins are at 90% confidence. The margin for rent burden is approximate.
- Vintage 2025 county housing stock is a separate Census series. Its model uses building-permit data alongside other inputs. Read stock change and permits as separate measures.
Public sources retrieved November 10, 2026. Building Permits Survey annual data · Survey methodology · American Community Survey data · Download the comparison