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Building Permits in Tarrant County, Texas
Every building permit issued by the City of Fort Worth — counted, valued, and sorted by trade. Free, and updated daily.
Source: City of Fort Worth open data — development permits from the Development Services Department. Source last updated: October 16, 2026 · Our last pull: October 18, 2026 · Figures are as reported by the City of Fort Worth.
Coverage: this report covers building permits issued by the City of Fort Worth (Development Services Department). Other Tarrant County jurisdictions publish their permits separately and are not in this feed, so totals here are Fort Worth totals — labeled as such, never blended. Three facts about the city's data shape the figures. The city's table is its full permit-center register, so this report counts only permits standing in a status that proves issuance (issued, finaled, expired, or closed after issuance) — applications still in review are not counted — and its design-review approvals, which authorize no construction, are not counted either (185 in the last 12 months). The register lists some permits on several rows (one per address, or restated), so we count each permit once, by its permit number. And the city dates applications, not issuances: monthly counts are issued permits by the month the application was filed, and recent months grow as filed applications complete review. The city states a job value on its building permits and not on its trade permits, so the reported value below is the building permits' stated total.
PermitsByCounty data, Tarrant County (Fort Worth), September 2026 · Source: City of Fort Worth
Questions, answered from the data
How many building permits were issued in Fort Worth in September 2026?
4,899 building permits were issued in Fort Worth in September 2026, with a reported project value of $196,590,971, as reported by the City of Fort Worth.
How many building permits were issued in Fort Worth in the last 12 months?
63,763 building permits were issued in Fort Worth in the 12 months ending October 2026 (October 16, 2026), with a combined reported project value of $6,868,935,104, as reported by the City of Fort Worth.
What is the most common type of building permit in Fort Worth?
Plumbing permits are the most common classified type: 15,594 issued in the last 12 months (24.5% of all permits), as reported by the City of Fort Worth.
Permits by month
| Month | Permits issued | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 (to date) | 2,125 | $10,311,371 |
| September 2026 | 4,899 | $196,590,971 |
| August 2026 | 5,188 | $250,366,851 |
| July 2026 | 5,735 | $560,912,327 |
| June 2026 | 6,052 | $706,103,955 |
| May 2026 | 5,430 | $413,820,977 |
| April 2026 | 6,200 | $1,086,040,268 |
| March 2026 | 6,426 | $712,739,191 |
| February 2026 | 5,179 | $610,410,790 |
| January 2026 | 4,846 | $519,719,962 |
| December 2025 | 4,765 | $371,822,740 |
| November 2025 | 4,314 | $1,202,531,228 |
| October 2025 (from Oct 17) | 2,604 | $227,564,473 |
October 2025 coverage begins October 17, 2025 (our first full pull); October 2026 is month-to-date.
Permits by trade — last 12 months
| Trade | Permits | Share | Reported value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing | 15,594 | 24.5% | — |
| Electrical | 14,219 | 22.3% | — |
| HVAC | 11,680 | 18.3% | — |
| General & Other | 8,218 | 12.9% | $1,254,201,382 |
| Backflow | 7,624 | 12.0% | — |
| New Construction | 6,428 | 10.1% | $5,614,733,722 |
Permits by category — last 12 months
| Category | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 12,254 | 19.2% |
| Commercial | 2,392 | 3.8% |
Category follows the city's own Residential/Commercial naming of its building and accessory permit families; the trade families publish no class and are counted in the totals only.
Biggest projects issued in October 2026
| Project (permit #) | Trade | Reported value | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9636 White Settlement Rd #PB26-13648 Enterprise Rent-A-Car Remodel / 3rd Party Plan Review & Inspections / Winston Services | General & Other | $791,675 | 2026-10-01 |
| 4121 Las Colina Dr #PB26-13640 replace decking and replacing roof | General & Other | $650,000 | 2026-10-01 |
| 10668 Blakely Creek Rd #PB26-13692 NEW SFR / 3RD PARTY PLAN REVIEW & INSPECTIONS / METRO CODE | New Construction | $637,050 | 2026-10-02 |
| 5872 Water Bridge Ln #PB26-13688 New SFR w/3rd Party Review and Inspections - TMS 2026-029028 | New Construction | $594,100 | 2026-10-02 |
| 11448 Wulstone Rd #PB26-13617 NEW SFR / 3RD PARTY PLAN REVIEW & INSPECTIONS / METRO CODE | New Construction | $574,500 | 2026-10-01 |
| 741 Red Amber Rd #PB26-13634 NEW SFR / 3RD PARTY PLAN REVIEW & INSPECTIONS / METRO CODE | New Construction | $548,400 | 2026-10-01 |
| 3205 Scorpion Ln #PB26-13695 NEW SFR / 3RD PARTY PLAN REVIEW & INSPECTIONS / METRO CODE | New Construction | $509,550 | 2026-10-02 |
| 12773 Cattle Run Rd #PB26-13632 NEW SFR / 3RD PARTY PLAN REVIEW & INSPECTIONS / METRO CODE | New Construction | $449,100 | 2026-10-01 |
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