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McLennan County
Waco

Housing permits · Texas

Waco, TX building permits: new housing

1,140 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -6% on the year before, with $279M of construction value.

1,140
Housing units, last 12 months-6% vs. prior 12: $279M
Construction value: 42%
In 5+ unit buildings480 units: 8.1
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 141,377

New housing units permitted per month

Nearby places

Robinson141
McGregor103

Also see

McLennan County1,512
Waco TX1,527
Texas192,688

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	164 units	122 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	50 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	56 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	77 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	121 units	60 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	44 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	57 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	73 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	70 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	465 units	412 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	39 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	37 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	32 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	59 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	33 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	52 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	80 units	12 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	66 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	520 units	468 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	52 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	70 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	52 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	87 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	602	602	$202M
2 units	29	58	$6.8M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	11	480	$70.4M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,119	496	$244M
2024	705	140	$198M
2023	1,409	787	$196M

Key facts

Waco, TX permitted 1,140 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $278,789,202 in construction value.
That is -6% compared with the 12 months before (1,216 units).
602 were single-family homes and 480 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (11 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $334,844.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 87 units were permitted.
It ranked #33 of 990 permit-issuing places in Texas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,119 units were permitted ($244M).

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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