Data through July 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026
7,317 building permits issued in unincorporated Jackson County, August 2024 through July 2026: about 3,658 a year. The biggest kind of work is electrical, with 2,568. 3,585 permits in the last 12 months on file (Aug 2025–Jul 2026), 4% fewer than the 3,732 in the 12 months before. 85% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is October.
Permits issued August 2024 through July 2026. Last 12 months on file is Aug 2025–Jul 2026; the 12 months before is Aug 2024–Jul 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 2,568 | 35% | 1,301 | 1,267 | +3% | 80% | September |
| HVAC | 2,042 | 28% | 1,041 | 1,001 | +4% | 91% | July |
| Solar | 1,003 | 14% | 420 | 583 | −28% | 97% | October |
| Plumbing | 501 | 7% | 240 | 261 | −8% | 81% | July |
| New homes | 429 | 6% | 215 | 214 | 0% | 100% | August |
| Garages, sheds & shade structures | 185 | 3% | 84 | 101 | −17% | 100% | August |
| Additions | 147 | 2% | 73 | 74 | −1% | 100% | March |
| Other | 265 | 4% | 110 | 155 | −29% | 5% | August |
Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: remodels & repairs (77), pools & spas (53), ADUs & casitas (24), roofing (20), fences & walls (2), demolition (1).
Permits issued in each calendar year of the window. Per year scales a part year to 12 months.
| Year | Months | Permits | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (from August) | 5 | 1,612 | 3,869 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3,724 | 3,724 |
| 2026 (through July) | 7 | 1,981 | 3,396 |
Permits issued each month, August 2024 through July 2026. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Aug 2024 | 363 |
| Sep 2024 | 311 |
| Oct 2024 | 375 |
| Nov 2024 | 288 |
| Dec 2024 | 275 |
| Jan 2025 | 275 |
| Feb 2025 | 267 |
| Mar 2025 | 308 |
| Apr 2025 | 311 |
| May 2025 | 303 |
| Jun 2025 | 302 |
| Jul 2025 | 354 |
| Aug 2025 | 328 |
| Sep 2025 | 371 |
| Oct 2025 | 364 |
| Nov 2025 | 258 |
| Dec 2025 | 283 |
| Jan 2026 | 264 |
| Feb 2026 | 286 |
| Mar 2026 | 289 |
| Apr 2026 | 284 |
| May 2026 | 277 |
| Jun 2026 | 284 |
| Jul 2026 | 297 |
Permits by calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line), August 2024 through July 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.
2,568 permits · busiest September, quietest November
2,042 permits · busiest July, quietest May
1,003 permits · busiest October, quietest December
501 permits · busiest July, quietest November
429 permits · busiest August, quietest December
185 permits · busiest August, quietest December
147 permits · busiest March, quietest November
| Kind of work | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 94 | 89 | 93 | 99 | 94 | 101 | 106 | 114 | 121 | 114 | 84 | 90 |
| HVAC | 94 | 94 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 106 | 127 | 93 | 97 | 120 | 89 | 123 |
| Solar | 62 | 91 | 118 | 111 | 95 | 79 | 62 | 130 | 118 | 167 | 110 | 55 |
| Plumbing | 89 | 98 | 84 | 108 | 108 | 91 | 125 | 113 | 117 | 105 | 79 | 84 |
| New homes | 117 | 70 | 126 | 95 | 112 | 87 | 106 | 148 | 81 | 98 | 95 | 64 |
| Garages, sheds & shade structures | 71 | 78 | 97 | 117 | 117 | 97 | 110 | 136 | 136 | 91 | 84 | 65 |
| Additions | 57 | 73 | 155 | 106 | 147 | 57 | 73 | 131 | 139 | 139 | 33 | 90 |
How the county classed each permit. Other covers commercial buildings, signs, towers and similar work.
| Permit class | Permits | Share | Last 12 mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes (residential) | 6,247 | 85% | 3,088 |
| Other | 1,070 | 15% | 497 |
Permits issued Aug 2024–Jul 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.
| Status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Finished | 3,532 | 94.6% |
| Still open | 181 | 4.8% |
| Expired | 19 | 0.5% |
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Permit statistics for other places in the Rogue Valley. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Source: Jackson County GIS, Property/Permits_Building (building permits), read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued August 2024 through July 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Permits issued by Jackson County's own Building Safety office, which serves unincorporated Jackson County: White City, Applegate, Ruch, Prospect, Trail and the rural valleys. Medford runs its own building department and has its own pages on this site; Ashland, Central Point and the other cities that run their own building departments are not in this file.
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