Search Denton County building permits and review supported public permit records for project research across Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound and the surrounding county. PermitMap is an independent research product, not the official county permitting portal; verify official applications, inspections, documents, and record status with the relevant permitting authority. In July 2026, the U.S. Census Building Permits Survey reports 641 authorized residential building permits for the county.
In July 2026, builders pulled 641 residential building permits across Denton County, ranking it #9 of 221 Texas counties by permit volume. Volume moved down 35.3% from the prior month, and is down 2.8% year over year. Single-family work accounted for 577 of those permits and multifamily (5+ unit) for 28.
Lower on the modeled index
Composite of residential permit volume, month-over-month change, and year-over-year trend. It is not a Census figure and does not measure contractor opportunity or suitability.
See the full Construction Demand Index ranking →Denton ranks #9 of 221 Texas counties by permits authorized in July 2026.
Denton permit volume trended down over the last 6 months (1,236 → 641 units).
| Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul |
| 1,236 | 710 | 1,043 | 667 | 990 | 641 |
| Trade | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Roofing | 78 | 43% |
| Plumbing | 57 | 32% |
| HVAC | 21 | 12% |
| General Contractor | 13 | 7% |
| Electrical | 7 | 4% |
| Pool | 3 | 2% |
| Solar | 1 | 1% |
Issuing jurisdiction: City of Denton (municipal coverage; not county-wide).
| ZIP | Permit records |
|---|---|
| 76209 | 85 |
| 76207 | 24 |
| 76205 | 19 |
| 76208 | 16 |
| 76210 | 11 |
Ordered by number of permit records in this county's feed. Feed coverage is partial and differs by county, so ZIP counts are not comparable across counties.
Issuing jurisdiction: City of Denton (municipal coverage; not county-wide).
Sources: Census BPS, FRED, Permit API. Volume and trend are real U.S. Census Building Permits Survey data; year-over-year is FRED; the Construction Demand Index is a modeled composite. Trade- and ZIP-level breakdowns are real permit records, shown where the Texas permit feed covers the county.
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