November permits up from this time last year
November was a steady month for construction in Putnam County, according to Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter.
“November had 30 permits for $5.6 millions of construction, with 20 of those being for new single-family residential homes,” according to Porter.
In comparison, Nov. 2023 had 23 permits for $4.5 million with 21 of those being new single-family homes.
“On an annual basis, we have already passed the dollar amount of construction from last year with $83.1 million compared to $82.2 million in 2023,” said Porter.
Nationally, building permits for privately–owned housing units sat at 1,416,000 in October, 6% below the September rate. According to the National Demolition Association, U.S. Commerce Department data from November shows U.S Construction landed at $1.459 trillion. That is the highest level since the government started tracking.
According to the demolitionassociation.com:
The number was lifted by residential construction spending that soared on a 5.1% leap in single-family housing construction, as nonresidential construction spending fell 0.6%.
November permits generated $23,618 in fees which operates the Building Codes Department in Putnam County.
“These are numbers for Putnam County and do not include any of the four cities,” said Porter.
Here are the numbers for prior years as a comparison:
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||
| Permits | Total Amount | Permits | Total Amount | Permits | Total Amount |
| 28 | 8,516,500 | 20 | 4,990,900 | 22 | 3,886,300 |
| 39 | 7,960,443 | 37 | 6,653,700 | 34 | 8,245,155 |
| 30 | 6,355,500 | 34 | 8,705,474 | 25 | 7,056,360 |
| 46 | 9,177,568 | 35 | 6,924,500 | 42 | 8,903,850 |
| 39 | 6,575,375 | 40 | 7,075,300 | 33 | 7,391,000 |
| 51 | 15,624,742 | 36 | 5,922,400 | 36 | 9,476,800 |
| 41 | 9,911,325 | 36 | 8,456,000 | 40 | 7,740,700 |
| 31 | 6,679,000 | 38 | 7,570,900 | 28 | 3,905,000 |
| 30 | 7,751,000 | 37 | 6,171,496 | 28 | 6,478,045 |
| 39 | 5,533,500 | 47 | 9,429,590 | 36 | 14,411,700 |
| 22 | 5,041,000 | 23 | 4,487,600 | 30 | 5,612,310 |
| 11 | 1,215,000 | 25 | 5,829,000 | ||
| 407 | 90,340,953 | 408 | 82,216,860 | 354 | 83,107,220 |
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