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Mobile, AL metro area

Metro area housing permits

Mobile, AL metro area building permits: new housing

1,181 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -16% on the year before, with $338M of construction value.

1,181
Housing units, last 12 months-16% vs. prior 12: $338M
Construction value: 4%
In 5+ unit buildings50 units: #180
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Mobile, AL metro area

Mobile County Unincorporated Area658
Mobile302
Saraland89

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	358 units	264 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	150 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	75 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	136 units	52 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	106 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	97 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	53 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	94 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	74 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	115 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	83 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	65 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	84 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	125 units	50 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	96 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	66 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	111 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	188 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	95 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	112 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	84 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	76 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	85 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	59 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	1,126	1,126	$322M
2 units	1	2	$450K
3–4 units	1	3	$461K
5+ units	10	50	$15M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,102	102	$303M
2024	1,715	264	$414M

Key facts

Mobile, AL metro area permitted 1,181 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $338,380,000 in construction value.
That is -16% compared with the 12 months before (1,406 units).
1,126 were single-family homes and 50 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (10 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $286,385.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 59 units were permitted.
It ranked #180 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,102 units were permitted ($303M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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