How many building permits does Irving issue a year?

About 7,278 a year in Irving: 14,557 permits over 24 months, March 2023 through February 2025. 6,743 permits in the last 12 months on file (Mar 2024-Feb 2025), 14% fewer than the 7,814 in the 12 months before.

Are building permits up or down in Irving?

6,743 permits in the last 12 months on file (Mar 2024-Feb 2025), 14% fewer than the 7,814 in the 12 months before. Demolition permits grew most (61 to 75); roofing permits fell most (1,255 to 553).

What is the busiest month for permits in Irving?

May, counting every kind of work (116 against an average month of 100). December is the quietest (79). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.

What share of Irving permits are for homes?

70%: 10,191 of the 14,557 permits issued March 2023 through February 2025 were residential permits.

Irving, TX Permit Statistics (2025): 14,557 Permits

By kind of work

Permits issued March 2023 through February 2025. Last 12 months on file is Mar 2024–Feb 2025; the 12 months before is Mar 2023–Feb 2024. Homes is the share issued as residential permits. Busiest month is the calendar month with the most permits on average.

Kind of work	Permits	Share	Last 12 mo	12 mo before	Change	Homes	Busiest month
Plumbing	3,275	22%	1,620	1,655	−2%	75%	January
Roofing	1,808	12%	553	1,255	−56%	93%	May
Electrical	1,673	11%	833	840	−1%	51%	June
HVAC	1,362	9%	614	748	−18%	85%	July
Remodels & repairs	1,303	9%	601	702	−14%	100%	October
Fences & walls	997	7%	504	493	+2%	81%	March
Garages, sheds & shade structures	493	3%	242	251	−4%	100%	May
Solar	423	3%	174	249	−30%	98%	October
New homes	361	2%	171	190	−10%	100%	October
Additions	160	1%	77	83	−7%	100%	October
Demolition	136	under 1%	75	61	+23%	46%	December
Other	2,505	17%	1,254	1,251	0%	15%	June

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: pools & spas (61).

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By year

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

Year	Months	Permits	Per year
2023 (from March)	10	6,597	7,916
2024	12	6,909	6,909
2025 (through February)	2	1,051	6,306

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By month

Permits issued each month, March 2023 through February 2025. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.

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Month	Permits
Mar 2023	665
Apr 2023	702
May 2023	769
Jun 2023	759
Jul 2023	639
Aug 2023	691
Sep 2023	585
Oct 2023	714
Nov 2023	601
Dec 2023	472
Jan 2024	626
Feb 2024	591
Mar 2024	567
Apr 2024	597
May 2024	633
Jun 2024	551
Jul 2024	601
Aug 2024	617
Sep 2024	541
Oct 2024	608
Nov 2024	490
Dec 2024	487
Jan 2025	499
Feb 2025	552

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When each kind of work is filed

Permits by calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line), March 2023 through February 2025. 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

3,275 permits · busiest January, quietest June

Roofing

1,808 permits · busiest May, quietest December

Electrical

1,673 permits · busiest June, quietest September

HVAC

1,362 permits · busiest July, quietest December

Remodels & repairs

1,303 permits · busiest October, quietest November

Fences & walls

997 permits · busiest March, quietest December

Garages, sheds & shade structures

493 permits · busiest May, quietest December

Solar

423 permits · busiest October, quietest January

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Kind of work	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Plumbing	121	113	96	90	90	86	87	103	92	109	104	109
Roofing	67	75	84	166	196	127	97	104	86	90	60	48
Electrical	88	92	118	86	111	126	88	111	85	92	113	91
HVAC	72	70	82	110	122	137	143	123	93	107	78	63
Remodels & repairs	82	106	114	104	99	88	96	112	109	134	75	82
Fences & walls	76	107	114	112	111	110	96	113	95	104	90	72
Garages, sheds & shade structures	90	83	112	127	134	80	110	97	105	100	105	58
Solar	43	54	125	125	113	108	122	108	96	136	88	82

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Homes and everything else

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

Permit class	Permits	Share	Last 12 mo
Homes (residential)	10,191	70%	4,628
Other	4,366	30%	2,115

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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 code	Permits	Share	Top kind of work
75062	3,713	26%	Roofing (862)
75063	2,893	20%	Plumbing (772)
75060	2,762	19%	Plumbing (498)
75061	2,670	18%	Plumbing (646)
75038	1,359	9%	Plumbing (335)
75039	869	6%	Plumbing (159)
75019	35	under 1%	Solar (9)
76115	9	under 1%	Other
75014	3	under 1%	Other
75261	3	under 1%	Demolition (1)

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How Irving compares with other cities

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

Finished share of permits a year or more old, compared across cities. Permit completion rates by city →
Share of permits still open a year after they were issued, compared across cities. Permits still open after a year, by city →
Firms per city, how many are active and how many are new, across 53 cities. How many contractors each city has →
Busiest May, quietest Dec for permits here; see when each trade peaks in 50 cities. Busiest months for home projects, by city →

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.

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Irving ArcGIS Online, Residential Permits Issued (Feb 15, 2022 to present) and Commercial Permits Issued (2/15/22 to present), read 23 Oct 2026. We count permits issued March 2023 through February 2025; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. Only the city's commercial permit table carries a status and a finaled date, and the residential table, which holds most permits, has neither, so no finished share is shown.

Building and trade permits the City of Irving issued inside the city limits, from the city's residential and commercial issued-permit tables. Certificates of occupancy, temporary-use and event permits are left out.

The city's files name no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Irving.
The city's tables stop at February 28, 2025 and have not been updated since, so these pages end with February 2025.
Homes and other buildings come from two separate city tables: every permit in the residential table counts as a home, every permit in the commercial table as other property.
Only the commercial table has a status and a finaled date, so we show no finished share and no time to final.
The value is the valuation declared on the permit; for trade permits it is often a small figure for the trade work only.
Withdrawn commercial permits are left out. Alteration permits are sorted into a trade where the city's description names one (roof, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, solar).

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, "Irving, TX building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/irving/permit-statistics, data through February 2025, from City of Irving Inspections 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 Irving issue a year?About 7,278 a year in Irving: 14,557 permits over 24 months, March 2023 through February 2025. 6,743 permits in the last 12 months on file (Mar 2024–Feb 2025), 14% fewer than the 7,814 in the 12 months before.
Are building permits up or down in Irving?6,743 permits in the last 12 months on file (Mar 2024–Feb 2025), 14% fewer than the 7,814 in the 12 months before. Demolition permits grew most (61 to 75); roofing permits fell most (1,255 to 553).
What is the busiest month for permits in Irving?May, counting every kind of work (116 against an average month of 100). December is the quietest (79). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
What share of Irving permits are for homes?70%: 10,191 of the 14,557 permits issued March 2023 through February 2025 were residential permits.

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