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Tennessee

Annual housing permits and reporting coverage

Published estimate · 2025
43,374
Reported only · 2025
38,887
Added by estimation · 2025
4,487

10.3% of the published estimate comes from Census estimation for missing reports.

Reported and estimated units by year

Housing units authorized by permits
Year and sourcePublished estimateReported onlyAdded by estimation
2023 Census file47,46343,1654,298
2024 Census file44,86340,9383,925
2025 Census file43,37438,8874,487

2024 to 2025 · published estimate -1,489 units · reported only -2,051 · added by estimation +562. This split describes the difference between the published columns.

What types of housing were authorized?

2025 units by size of building
Units in buildingPublished estimateReported onlyAdded by estimation
One unit32,06828,9203,148
Two units42639432
Three or four units45340053
Five or more units10,4279,1731,254

Local housing and rent context

2020–2024 American Community Survey estimates
MeasureEstimate and margin
Housing units · Census table B250013,143,670 ± 903
Median gross monthly rent · Census table B25064$1,189 ± $7
Gross rent at least 30% of income · Census table B2507048.8% ± 0.5 percentage points
Gross rent at least 50% of income23.3% ± 0.5 percentage points
Estimated households with a computed rent-to-income ratio847,874

The 2025 permit estimate amounts to 13.8 authorized units per 1,000 housing units in the ACS estimate. The numerator and denominator cover different periods.

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How to read these figures

Public sources retrieved November 10, 2026. Building Permits Survey annual data · Survey methodology · American Community Survey data · Download the comparison