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Demolition permits in the City of Sacramento, CA

Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026

262 demolition permits were issued in the City of Sacramento, October 2024 through September 2026: about 131 a year and under 1% of all permits. 132 demolition permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), about the same as the 130 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is March. 95819 has the most, 52.

262permits issued
132last 12 months
Marbusiest month
75%finished
$6,125usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Demolition permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 11Oct2024Nov 2024: 9Dec 2024: 6Jan 2025: 7Jan2025Feb 2025: 9Mar 2025: 12Apr 2025: 13May 2025: 7Jun 2025: 21Jul 2025: 9JulAug 2025: 9Sep 2025: 17Oct 2025: 8Nov 2025: 11Dec 2025: 6Jan 2026: 15Jan2026Feb 2026: 13Mar 2026: 19Apr 2026: 14May 2026: 8Jun 2026: 9Jul 2026: 12JulAug 2026: 10Sep 2026: 7
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MonthPermits
Oct 202411
Nov 20249
Dec 20246
Jan 20257
Feb 20259
Mar 202512
Apr 202513
May 20257
Jun 202521
Jul 20259
Aug 20259
Sep 202517
Oct 20258
Nov 202511
Dec 20256
Jan 202615
Feb 202613
Mar 202619
Apr 202614
May 20268
Jun 20269
Jul 202612
Aug 202610
Sep 20267

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When demolition permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). March is the busiest (142), December the quietest (55). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 101 (100 = an average month)February: 101 (100 = an average month)March: 142 (100 = an average month)142April: 124 (100 = an average month)May: 69 (100 = an average month)June: 137 (100 = an average month)July: 96 (100 = an average month)August: 87 (100 = an average month)September: 110 (100 = an average month)October: 87 (100 = an average month)November: 92 (100 = an average month)December: 55 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January101
February101
March142
April124
May69
June137
July96
August87
September110
October87
November92
December55

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How many demolition permits get finished

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025130
Finished75.4%
Expired24.6%

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What a demolition permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 260 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$6,125
Middle half$3,000–$15,000

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ZIP codes with the most demolition permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 262 demolition permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
958195220%
958163313%
958183212%
958173011%
958202610%
95815166%
95822145%
95811135%
95838125%
9581462%

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Residential Demolition15660%
Residential Housing-Demo3714%
Commercial Demolition3212%
Commercial Housing-Demo166%
Residential Minor114%
Commercial Minor62%
Residential Housing-Minor31%
Commercial Demolition Interior1under 1%

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Most active contractors by permits filed

The contractors named on the most demolition permits in the City of Sacramento Building Division file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 262 demolition permits; 68% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.

ContractorPermitsShare
G W Demolition Inc104%
Imkat Construction Corp93%
P and P Building Wrecking Inc93%
J M Environmental Inc52%

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Nearby permit data

Demolition permits for other places in Sacramento. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Sacramento Building Division, issued building permits (ArcGIS: BldgPermitIssued_Archive and BldgPermitIssued_CurrentYear), read 18 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building permits the City of Sacramento issues inside city limits. Unincorporated Sacramento County (Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Fair Oaks and similar places) has its own county permit office and its own pages on this site; Elk Grove, Citrus Heights, Folsom and Rancho Cordova run their own permit offices too. None of those are in this file.

  • These pages count and sort permits. The contractor table counts permits filed per firm; it does not rate, rank or compare their work.
  • The file gives each permit's current status (finaled, issued, expired) but not the date it finaled, so we show how many permits finish but not how long they take.
  • The value is the job valuation on the permit, as filed with the city.
  • Most home permits are online e-permits that the file files under one type (Web-Minor); we sort them into roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical and solar from the e-permit's own wording.
  • Withdrawn, void and revoked permits are not counted.

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, "Demolition permits in the City of Sacramento, CA", https://contractorrecords.com/sacramento/demolition-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Sacramento Community Development Department, Building Division building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Download the tables (CSV): Demolition permits by month · Demolition permits by calendar month (index) · Demolition permits: finished share · Demolition permits: declared value · Demolition permits by ZIP code · Demolition permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Common questions

  • How many demolition permits does Sacramento issue a year?About 131 a year in the City of Sacramento: 262 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 132 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Sacramento file the most demolition permits?March (142 against an average month of 100); December is the quietest (55). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.
  • Which ZIP code has the most demolition permits in Sacramento?95819, with 52 of the 262 (20%); then 95816 (33).