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Unincorporated Alachua County, FL building permit statistics

Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026

15,182 building permits issued in unincorporated Alachua County, October 2024 through September 2026: about 7,591 a year. The biggest kind of work is roofing, with 3,777. 7,293 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 8% fewer than the 7,889 in the 12 months before. 82% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is August.

15,182permits issued
7,293last 12 months
−8%vs the 12 months before
82%for homes
Augbusiest month
Sep 2026records through

By kind of work

Permits issued October 2024 through September 2026. Last 12 months is Oct 2025–Sep 2026; the 12 months before is Oct 2024–Sep 2025. Homes is the share issued as residential permits. Busiest month is the calendar month with the most permits on average.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo12 mo beforeChangeHomesBusiest month
Roofing3,77725%1,5662,211−29%91%October
HVAC2,88419%1,5471,337+16%78%August
Plumbing1,90213%8311,071−22%89%March
Remodels & repairs1,71711%890827+8%100%March
Electrical1,54610%652894−27%80%October
New homes8345%487347+40%100%August
Garages, sheds & shade structures5013%232269−14%100%August
Pools & spas2021%96106−9%89%September
Demolition1791%9089+1%61%July
Solar1731%8390−8%88%November
Additions103under 1%5449+10%100%June
Other1,2638%707556+27%16%August

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: ADUs & casitas (87), fences & walls (14).

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By year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window. Per year scales a part year to 12 months.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)31,8067,224
2025127,8047,804
2026 (through September)95,5727,429

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By month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.

Oct 2024: 735Oct2024Nov 2024: 570Dec 2024: 501Jan 2025: 606Jan2025Feb 2025: 562Mar 2025: 645Apr 2025: 701May 2025: 710Jun 2025: 767Jul 2025: 745JulAug 2025: 727Sep 2025: 620Oct 2025: 625Nov 2025: 551Dec 2025: 545Jan 2026: 499Jan2026Feb 2026: 565Mar 2026: 644Apr 2026: 578May 2026: 628Jun 2026: 648Jul 2026: 630JulAug 2026: 796Sep 2026: 584
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024735
Nov 2024570
Dec 2024501
Jan 2025606
Feb 2025562
Mar 2025645
Apr 2025701
May 2025710
Jun 2025767
Jul 2025745
Aug 2025727
Sep 2025620
Oct 2025625
Nov 2025551
Dec 2025545
Jan 2026499
Feb 2026565
Mar 2026644
Apr 2026578
May 2026628
Jun 2026648
Jul 2026630
Aug 2026796
Sep 2026584

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When each kind of work is filed

Permits by calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line), October 2024 through September 2026. Kinds of work do not all peak together. Each month is counted twice (once a year), so one unusual month still moves these numbers.

Roofing

3,777 permits · busiest October, quietest December

January: 102 (100 = an average month)February: 89 (100 = an average month)March: 112 (100 = an average month)April: 113 (100 = an average month)May: 110 (100 = an average month)June: 103 (100 = an average month)July: 87 (100 = an average month)August: 93 (100 = an average month)September: 87 (100 = an average month)October: 127 (100 = an average month)127November: 95 (100 = an average month)December: 82 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

HVAC

2,884 permits · busiest August, quietest January

January: 63 (100 = an average month)February: 68 (100 = an average month)March: 81 (100 = an average month)April: 107 (100 = an average month)May: 126 (100 = an average month)June: 141 (100 = an average month)July: 127 (100 = an average month)August: 143 (100 = an average month)143September: 114 (100 = an average month)October: 82 (100 = an average month)November: 80 (100 = an average month)December: 68 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Plumbing

1,902 permits · busiest March, quietest February

January: 99 (100 = an average month)February: 79 (100 = an average month)March: 116 (100 = an average month)116April: 99 (100 = an average month)May: 99 (100 = an average month)June: 105 (100 = an average month)July: 105 (100 = an average month)August: 105 (100 = an average month)September: 100 (100 = an average month)October: 116 (100 = an average month)November: 90 (100 = an average month)December: 86 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Remodels & repairs

1,717 permits · busiest March, quietest December

January: 101 (100 = an average month)February: 88 (100 = an average month)March: 114 (100 = an average month)114April: 103 (100 = an average month)May: 98 (100 = an average month)June: 98 (100 = an average month)July: 111 (100 = an average month)August: 113 (100 = an average month)September: 96 (100 = an average month)October: 98 (100 = an average month)November: 93 (100 = an average month)December: 87 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Electrical

1,546 permits · busiest October, quietest January

January: 78 (100 = an average month)February: 88 (100 = an average month)March: 99 (100 = an average month)April: 83 (100 = an average month)May: 105 (100 = an average month)June: 129 (100 = an average month)July: 123 (100 = an average month)August: 90 (100 = an average month)September: 90 (100 = an average month)October: 139 (100 = an average month)139November: 98 (100 = an average month)December: 78 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

New homes

834 permits · busiest August, quietest September

January: 99 (100 = an average month)February: 124 (100 = an average month)March: 99 (100 = an average month)April: 95 (100 = an average month)May: 66 (100 = an average month)June: 96 (100 = an average month)July: 129 (100 = an average month)August: 132 (100 = an average month)132September: 47 (100 = an average month)October: 95 (100 = an average month)November: 98 (100 = an average month)December: 118 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Garages, sheds & shade structures

501 permits · busiest August, quietest January

January: 72 (100 = an average month)February: 105 (100 = an average month)March: 122 (100 = an average month)April: 108 (100 = an average month)May: 96 (100 = an average month)June: 115 (100 = an average month)July: 86 (100 = an average month)August: 137 (100 = an average month)137September: 98 (100 = an average month)October: 93 (100 = an average month)November: 86 (100 = an average month)December: 81 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Pools & spas

202 permits · busiest September, quietest March

January: 125 (100 = an average month)February: 107 (100 = an average month)March: 53 (100 = an average month)April: 107 (100 = an average month)May: 83 (100 = an average month)June: 89 (100 = an average month)July: 95 (100 = an average month)August: 113 (100 = an average month)September: 137 (100 = an average month)137October: 77 (100 = an average month)November: 95 (100 = an average month)December: 119 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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Kind of workJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Roofing102891121131101038793871279582
HVAC636881107126141127143114828068
Plumbing997911699991051051051001169086
Remodels & repairs10188114103989811111396989387
Electrical7888998310512912390901399878
New homes9912499956696129132479598118
Garages, sheds & shade structures72105122108961158613798938681
Pools & spas125107531078389951131377795119

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Homes and everything else

How the county classed each permit. Other covers commercial buildings, signs, towers and similar work.

Permit classPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Homes (residential)12,48682%5,945
Other2,69618%1,348

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How many permits get finished

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, so each has had at least 12 months to reach a final. Finished means the county recorded a final inspection or marked it complete; expired means it lapsed without one.

StatusPermitsShare
Finished7,01889.0%
Still open1732.2%
Expired6988.8%

How long each kind of permit takes →

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By ZIP code

The 10 ZIP codes with the most permits, counted at the property's ZIP code. A ZIP code can cross into a city that runs its own permit office; only the county's permits are counted.

ZIP codePermitsShareTop kind of work
326083,92726%Roofing (959)
326063,16421%Roofing (1,070)
326071,59711%Roofing (417)
326691,4179%Roofing (272)
326158656%Electrical (155)
326536935%HVAC (151)
326186794%Electrical (112)
326415464%Roofing (170)
326404803%Roofing (111)
326673582%Roofing (92)

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How Alachua County compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

Nearby permit data

Permit statistics for other places in Gainesville. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

Gainesville, FL

How these numbers are made

Source: Alachua County Growth Management, CitizenServe building permits (ArcGIS: BuildingPermitsCS), read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Permits the Alachua County Building Division issues for unincorporated land only, plus the small towns that contract with the county for building services. Gainesville, Alachua, High Springs and Newberry run their own permit offices and are not in this file; Gainesville has its own page on this site.

  • The county's file lists the company that pulled each permit, but this page shows permit counts only: there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for this county.
  • The file has no declared job value, so we show no costs.
  • A final date is the county's close date on a permit marked Closed, Complete or Finaled. Permits closed after expiring or closed administratively count as expired.
  • The file has no homes-versus-other flag, so a permit counts as a home when its parcel's Florida property-use code is residential (single-family, mobile home, condo or small multifamily). The ZIP code also comes from the parcel.
  • Window and door replacements are counted under remodels and repairs.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Unincorporated Alachua County, FL building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/alachua-county/permit-statistics, data through September 2026, from Alachua County Growth Management building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · By year · By month · When each kind of work is filed · Homes and everything else · How many get finished · By ZIP code.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Permits by year · Permits by month · Permits by calendar month (index) · Homes and other permits · Finished, open and expired · Permits by ZIP code.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Alachua County issue a year?About 7,591 a year in unincorporated Alachua County: 15,182 permits over 24 months, October 2024 through September 2026. 7,293 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 8% fewer than the 7,889 in the 12 months before.
  • Are building permits up or down in Alachua County?7,293 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 8% fewer than the 7,889 in the 12 months before. HVAC permits grew most (1,337 to 1,547); roofing permits fell most (2,211 to 1,566).
  • What is the busiest month for permits in Alachua County?August, counting every kind of work (120 against an average month of 100). December is the quietest (83). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
  • What share of Alachua County permits are for homes?82%: 12,486 of the 15,182 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026 were residential permits.
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