El Paso County is part of the El Paso market in West Texas. In April 2026, county builders authorized 209 residential building permits (U.S. Census Building Permits Survey). Activity spans cities including El Paso, Socorro, Horizon City, generating work across roofing, hvac, commercial.
In April 2026, builders pulled 209 residential building permits across El Paso County, ranking it #20 of 221 Texas counties by permit volume. Volume moved up 14.2% from the prior month, and is down 11.6% year over year. Single-family work accounted for 193 of those permits and multifamily (5+ unit) for 6.
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Composite of permit volume, month-over-month change, and year-over-year trend.
See the full Construction Demand Index ranking →El Paso ranks #20 of 221 Texas counties by permits authorized in April 2026 — top 91% statewide.
El Paso permit volume trended up over the last 6 months (128 → 209 units).
| Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| 128 | 141 | 131 | 184 | 183 | 209 |
Sources: Census BPS, FRED. 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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In April 2026, El Paso County authorized 209 residential building permits according to the U.S. Census Building Permits Survey. Volumes vary seasonally; PermitMap refreshes the figure each month.
Common permit work in El Paso County includes Roofing, HVAC, Commercial Build-out, Concrete, Solar.
Contractors in El Paso County use PermitMap to track market demand and, where the permit feed is live, receive weekly permit reports filtered by trade. Reports include property addresses, project descriptions, permit values, and filing dates.
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