Construction Permits Python Library
From the CORGIS Dataset Project
By Austin Cory Bart, Joung Min Choi, Bo Guan, Sam Donald
Version 3.1.0, created 9/1/2022
Tags: construction, permits, us, united states, america, government, buildings, private, units, valuation, housing
Overview
This dataset provides data on the number and valuation of new housing units authorized by building permits. Data are available monthly at the national, regional, divisional, and state level. The data are from the Building Permits Survey. The United States Code, Title 13, authorizes this survey, provides for voluntary responses, and provides an exception to confidentiality for public records.
https://www.census.gov/construction/bps/statemonthly.html
Explore Structure
Each row represents Reports of new housing units authorized by building permits in a state on a given month.
| Index | Type | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | dict | { } |
| 1 | dict | (same structure) |
| 2 | dict | (same structure) |
| ... | ... | ... |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"Name" |
str |
"Mississippi"
|
State |
"Number of Permits" |
dict | { } | |
"Period" |
dict | { } | |
"Valuations" |
dict | { } |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"1 unit" |
int |
789
|
Tne number of new privately owned housing unit authorized for current month for 1 unit |
"2 units" |
int |
0
|
Tne number of new privately owned housing unit authorized for current month for 2 units |
"3-4 units" |
int |
4
|
Tne number of new privately owned housing unit authorized for current month for 3-4 units |
"5+ units" |
int |
82
|
Tne number of new privately owned housing unit authorized for current month for more than 5 units |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"full" |
str |
"Jun.03"
|
The full representation of the time period for this report. The format is "Month.Year". |
"month" |
int |
6
|
Month |
"month name" |
str |
"June"
|
Month name |
"year" |
int |
2003
|
4-digit year |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"1 unit" |
int |
83156
|
Estimated value of the residential structure from the permit official for 1 unit |
"2 units" |
int |
0
|
Estimated value of the residential structure from the permit official for 2 units |
"3-4 units" |
int |
146
|
Estimated value of the residential structure from the permit official for 3-4 units |
"5+ units" |
int |
3169
|
Estimated value of the residential structure from the permit official for more than 5 units |
Downloads
Download all of the following files.
Usage
import construction_permits
permit = construction_permits.get_permit()
Documentation
- get_permit()
- Returns a list of dictionaries representing permit.