Lake Charles, LA Building Permits
Lake Charles, LA New Residential Construction Building Permits
Lake Charles, LA building permits average per year since 2001 is 468. In 2014, there was a high number of building permits with 826 and a low number of building permits in 2002 of 185. 82.45% of the building permits are for All Multifamily housing units in 2014.
Lake Charles, LA Building Permits Issued By Year Details
| Year | All Permits | Single Family | 2-Unit Multi-Family |
3 & 4 Unit Multi-Family |
5+ Unit Multi-Family |
| 2014 | 826 | 145 | 82 | 3 | 596 |
| 2013 | 633 | 207 | 102 | 0 | 324 |
| 2012 | 234 | 209 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011 | 808 | 262 | 106 | 3 | 437 |
| 2010 | 462 | 358 | 32 | 16 | 56 |
| 2009 | 604 | 225 | 44 | 0 | 335 |
| 2008 | 327 | 230 | 14 | 4 | 79 |
| 2007 | 699 | 216 | 58 | 12 | 413 |
| 2006 | 357 | 291 | 16 | 0 | 50 |
| 2005 | 299 | 245 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
| 2004 | 320 | 202 | 36 | 4 | 78 |
| 2003 | 475 | 201 | 26 | 48 | 200 |
| 2002 | 185 | 129 | 20 | 0 | 36 |
| 2001 | 327 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 177 |
Building Permits County Compare
Building Permits By State in 2014
| Year | State | Permits Issued |
| 2014 | Texas | 167,082 |
| 2014 | California | 81,486 |
| 2014 | Florida | 76,270 |
| 2014 | North Carolina | 47,955 |
| 2014 | New York | 34,810 |
| 2014 | Washington | 33,030 |
| 2014 | Georgia | 32,490 |
| 2014 | New Jersey | 27,072 |
| 2014 | Tennessee | 27,029 |
| 2014 | Arizona | 26,683 |
| 2014 | Virginia | 26,476 |
| 2014 | South Carolina | 26,131 |
| 2014 | Colorado | 25,869 |
| 2014 | Pennsylvania | 23,925 |
| 2014 | Illinois | 19,933 |
| 2014 | Ohio | 19,188 |
| 2014 | Indiana | 17,119 |
| 2014 | Utah | 16,898 |
| 2014 | Oregon | 16,176 |
| 2014 | Minnesota | 15,485 |
| 2014 | Louisiana | 14,472 |
| 2014 | Missouri | 14,461 |
| 2014 | Maryland | 14,337 |
| 2014 | Michigan | 14,142 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma | 13,787 |
| 2014 | Massachusetts | 13,690 |
| 2014 | Alabama | 13,003 |
| 2014 | Nevada | 12,831 |
| 2014 | Wisconsin | 11,739 |
| 2014 | North Dakota | 9,654 |
| 2014 | Iowa | 9,103 |
| 2014 | Idaho | 7,869 |
| 2014 | Arkansas | 7,409 |
| 2014 | Nebraska | 7,035 |
| 2014 | Kansas | 7,030 |
| 2014 | Mississippi | 6,646 |
| 2014 | Kentucky | 6,566 |
| 2014 | Delaware | 5,145 |
| 2014 | Connecticut | 5,026 |
| 2014 | New Mexico | 4,292 |
| 2014 | South Dakota | 4,199 |
| 2014 | Washington Dc | 4,189 |
| 2014 | Montana | 3,516 |
| 2014 | New Hampshire | 3,206 |
| 2014 | Hawaii | 3,066 |
| 2014 | Maine | 2,459 |
| 2014 | West Virginia | 2,257 |
| 2014 | Wyoming | 1,577 |
| 2014 | Vermont | 1,037 |
| 2014 | Alaska | 990 |
| 2014 | Rhode Island | 923 |
