Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Pinal County index 1979–2025
Pinal County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Pinal County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Pinal County Unincorporated Area, Arizona (Pinal County), authorised 3,945 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, −13.0% on the previous 12 months.
3,695 of those units were single-family houses (94%), 87 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 163 in buildings of five or more units.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 86,380 units, with the busiest year 2005 (9,702 units). Pinal County's FHFA house price index rose +137.6% over the ten years to 2025.
3,945units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−13.0% on the previous 12 months
3,695single-family units94% of the total
163units in 5+ unit buildings4% of the total
—units per 1,000 residentsPinal County 14.0 · Arizona 6.2
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Pinal County Unincorporated Area by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Pinal County Unincorporated Area
Pinal County
Arizona
United States
All housing units
3,945
7,578
47,257
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
3,695 (94%)
6,787 (90%)
31,087 (66%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
84
140
1,182
34,814
3–4 units
3
3
190
17,298
5 or more units
163 (4%)
648 (9%)
14,798 (31%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
—
14.0
6.2
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−13.0%
−11.4%
−7.4%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Pinal County Unincorporated Area by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
86,380 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2005. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Pinal County
FHFA's index for Pinal County rose +137.6% over the ten years to 2025 (+9.0% a year) and +1.1% in the latest year, against +118.7% and +0.9% for Arizona. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Pinal County Unincorporated Area, AZ?
3,945 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 4,536 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Pinal County Unincorporated Area?
3,695 single-family units, 84 in two-unit buildings, 3 in three- and four-unit buildings and 163 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Pinal County Unincorporated Area compare with its county and state?
No population estimate is attached to this permit-issuing area, so a per-resident rate is not shown; Pinal County runs at 14.0 units per 1,000 residents and Arizona at 6.2.
How have home prices moved in Pinal County?
FHFA's index for Pinal County rose +137.6% over the ten years to 2025 and +1.1% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 269000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.