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The City of Dallas, TX building permit statistics

Data through September 2026 · updated 26 Oct 2026

123,233 building permits issued in the City of Dallas, October 2024 through September 2026: about 61,616 a year. The biggest kind of work is plumbing, with 36,961. 63,662 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 7% more than the 59,571 in the 12 months before. 67% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is August.

123,233permits issued
63,662last 12 months
+7%vs the 12 months before
67%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
Plumbing36,96130%19,73517,226+15%74%August
Electrical26,55022%14,16312,387+14%58%August
HVAC17,87915%9,8927,987+24%71%July
Remodels & repairs5,8645%2,5713,293−22%100%October
Roofing5,2034%2,6172,586+1%86%June
New homes5,1594%2,3962,763−13%100%April
Solar2,8612%1,3041,557−16%97%October
Fences & walls2,7132%1,5121,201+26%100%July
Demolition2,6432%1,3961,247+12%87%July
Additions2,0082%7841,224−36%100%April
Pools & spas1,5331%776757+3%95%April
Garages, sheds & shade structures239under 1%104135−23%100%March
Other13,58311%6,3977,186−11%0%April

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: ADUs & casitas (37).

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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)314,32857,312
20251260,48960,489
2026 (through September)948,41664,555

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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: 5,138Oct2024Nov 2024: 4,367Dec 2024: 4,823Jan 2025: 5,109Jan2025Feb 2025: 4,950Mar 2025: 4,996Apr 2025: 5,158May 2025: 3,580Jun 2025: 4,726Jul 2025: 5,578JulAug 2025: 5,661Sep 2025: 5,485Oct 2025: 5,347Nov 2025: 4,521Dec 2025: 5,378Jan 2026: 4,294Jan2026Feb 2026: 4,708Mar 2026: 5,496Apr 2026: 5,326May 2026: 4,873Jun 2026: 5,763Jul 2026: 5,967JulAug 2026: 6,086Sep 2026: 5,903
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MonthPermits
Oct 20245,138
Nov 20244,367
Dec 20244,823
Jan 20255,109
Feb 20254,950
Mar 20254,996
Apr 20255,158
May 20253,580
Jun 20254,726
Jul 20255,578
Aug 20255,661
Sep 20255,485
Oct 20255,347
Nov 20254,521
Dec 20255,378
Jan 20264,294
Feb 20264,708
Mar 20265,496
Apr 20265,326
May 20264,873
Jun 20265,763
Jul 20265,967
Aug 20266,086
Sep 20265,903

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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.

Plumbing

36,961 permits · busiest August, quietest May

January: 103 (100 = an average month)February: 99 (100 = an average month)March: 99 (100 = an average month)April: 87 (100 = an average month)May: 85 (100 = an average month)June: 99 (100 = an average month)July: 104 (100 = an average month)August: 112 (100 = an average month)112September: 109 (100 = an average month)October: 97 (100 = an average month)November: 94 (100 = an average month)December: 111 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Electrical

26,550 permits · busiest August, quietest November

January: 84 (100 = an average month)February: 94 (100 = an average month)March: 98 (100 = an average month)April: 91 (100 = an average month)May: 83 (100 = an average month)June: 103 (100 = an average month)July: 113 (100 = an average month)August: 133 (100 = an average month)133September: 123 (100 = an average month)October: 100 (100 = an average month)November: 81 (100 = an average month)December: 97 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

HVAC

17,879 permits · busiest July, quietest November

January: 81 (100 = an average month)February: 87 (100 = an average month)March: 98 (100 = an average month)April: 94 (100 = an average month)May: 91 (100 = an average month)June: 119 (100 = an average month)July: 128 (100 = an average month)128August: 128 (100 = an average month)September: 116 (100 = an average month)October: 92 (100 = an average month)November: 76 (100 = an average month)December: 90 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Remodels & repairs

5,864 permits · busiest October, quietest May

January: 93 (100 = an average month)February: 108 (100 = an average month)March: 113 (100 = an average month)April: 114 (100 = an average month)May: 73 (100 = an average month)June: 87 (100 = an average month)July: 104 (100 = an average month)August: 90 (100 = an average month)September: 94 (100 = an average month)October: 121 (100 = an average month)121November: 103 (100 = an average month)December: 100 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Roofing

5,203 permits · busiest June, quietest December

January: 91 (100 = an average month)February: 78 (100 = an average month)March: 111 (100 = an average month)April: 102 (100 = an average month)May: 102 (100 = an average month)June: 128 (100 = an average month)128July: 116 (100 = an average month)August: 105 (100 = an average month)September: 100 (100 = an average month)October: 111 (100 = an average month)November: 80 (100 = an average month)December: 75 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

New homes

5,159 permits · busiest April, quietest May

January: 95 (100 = an average month)February: 81 (100 = an average month)March: 97 (100 = an average month)April: 152 (100 = an average month)152May: 75 (100 = an average month)June: 110 (100 = an average month)July: 106 (100 = an average month)August: 107 (100 = an average month)September: 107 (100 = an average month)October: 108 (100 = an average month)November: 77 (100 = an average month)December: 84 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Solar

2,861 permits · busiest October, quietest May

January: 100 (100 = an average month)February: 97 (100 = an average month)March: 93 (100 = an average month)April: 79 (100 = an average month)May: 50 (100 = an average month)June: 81 (100 = an average month)July: 99 (100 = an average month)August: 95 (100 = an average month)September: 112 (100 = an average month)October: 159 (100 = an average month)159November: 114 (100 = an average month)December: 122 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Fences & walls

2,713 permits · busiest July, quietest December

January: 82 (100 = an average month)February: 86 (100 = an average month)March: 123 (100 = an average month)April: 120 (100 = an average month)May: 84 (100 = an average month)June: 111 (100 = an average month)July: 132 (100 = an average month)132August: 100 (100 = an average month)September: 106 (100 = an average month)October: 84 (100 = an average month)November: 91 (100 = an average month)December: 80 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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Kind of workJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Plumbing10399998785991041121099794111
Electrical84949891831031131331231008197
HVAC8187989491119128128116927690
Remodels & repairs9310811311473871049094121103100
Roofing91781111021021281161051001118075
New homes958197152751101061071071087784
Solar10097937950819995112159114122
Fences & walls828612312084111132100106849180

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Homes and everything else

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

Permit classPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Homes (residential)82,39467%41,761
Other40,83933%21,901

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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 city's permits are counted.

ZIP codePermitsShareTop kind of work
752294,5574%Plumbing (1,407)
752144,3224%Plumbing (1,308)
752303,7293%Plumbing (1,258)
752063,2753%Plumbing (859)
752173,1343%Plumbing (1,024)
752483,1043%Plumbing (1,191)
752162,9292%Plumbing (918)
752202,9162%Plumbing (800)
752282,9092%Plumbing (1,063)
752082,8392%Plumbing (897)

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How Dallas 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 Dallas–Fort Worth. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

Denton, TXIrving, TXArlington, TXMcKinney, TXMurphy, TXWylie, TX

How these numbers are made

Source: Dallas OpenData, Building Permits (Socrata e7gq-4sah, January 2018 to present, updated daily), read 26 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The city's open permit file has no permit status and no final inspection date, so no finished share is shown.

Building and trade permits the City of Dallas issued inside the city limits: building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, roofing, solar, pool, accessory-structure, foundation-repair and demolition permits. Suburbs such as Irving, Garland, Mesquite, Richardson and Plano, and unincorporated Dallas County, run their own permit offices and are not in this file. Drive approach and sidewalk permits are left out.

  • The city's file gives a contractor name on only about four permits in ten, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Dallas.
  • The file has no status and no final inspection date, so we can't show which permits were finished or how long they took.
  • The city moved its permits to a new record system in May 2025, and fewer permits were issued that month (about 3,600, against about 5,000 in a usual month). Plumbing, electrical and mechanical permits make up a larger share after the move.
  • The city's file carried a declared job value until April 2025 and almost never after, so we show no job values for Dallas.
  • Homes means permits the city filed as residential; commercial and apartment permits, and the city's phased commercial building permits, count as other.
  • Roofing, solar, pool and demolition permits have their own permit types. Fences and walls come from residential accessory-structure permits, and additions, roofing and solar work filed as residential alteration permits are picked out by their descriptions.
  • Records the city marked as duplicates of permits approved in its old system are not counted.

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Contractor Records, "The City of Dallas, TX building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/dallas/permit-statistics, data through September 2026, from City of Dallas Development Services 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 · 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 · Permits by ZIP code.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Dallas issue a year?About 61,616 a year in the City of Dallas: 123,233 permits over 24 months, October 2024 through September 2026. 63,662 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 7% more than the 59,571 in the 12 months before.
  • Are building permits up or down in Dallas?63,662 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 7% more than the 59,571 in the 12 months before. Plumbing permits grew most (17,226 to 19,735); remodel and repair permits fell most (3,293 to 2,571).
  • What is the busiest month for permits in Dallas?August, counting every kind of work (114 against an average month of 100). May is the quietest (82). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
  • What share of Dallas permits are for homes?67%: 82,394 of the 123,233 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026 were residential permits.
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