City of San Jose Planning: Building Permit History

Building Permit History, 1980-2009

Total Construction: Estimated Value by Land Use

Calendar Year	Non-Residential Construction	% of Total	Residential Construction	% of Total	TOTAL
1980	$ 342,029,542	33%	$695,315,388	67%	$1,037,344,930
1981	$ 690,603,765	68%	$331,233,948	32%	$1,021,837,714
1982	$ 441,040,716	70%	$190,399,281	30%	$ 631,439,997
1983	$ 877,277,070	60%	$583,172,127	40%	$1,460,449,197
1984	$ 993,812,289	61%	$622,166,971	39%	$1,615,979,259
1985	$ 877,308,320	58%	$643,359,141	42%	$1,520,667,461
1986	$ 512,851,319	49%	$534,647,378	51%	$1,047,498,696
1987	$ 455,779,273	48%	$489,147,414	52%	$ 944,926,687
1988	$ 351,312,749	40%	$530,525,844	60%	$ 881,838,593
1989	$ 393,554,111	47%	$444,025,329	53%	$ 837,579,441
1990	$ 443,469,898	61%	$285,878,588	39%	$ 729,348,487
1991	$ 289,582,928	43%	$389,744,339	57%	$ 679,327,267
1992	$ 221,134,102	41%	$324,424,903	59%	$ 545,559,005
1993	$ 238,239,112	40%	$356,029,761	60%	$ 594,268,872
1994	$ 306,564,110	45%	$373,098,061	55%	$ 679,662,170
1995	$ 540,243,225	60%	$360,092,898	40%	$ 900,336,124
1996	$ 682,464,335	49%	$714,498,065	51%	$1,396,962,400
1997	$ 929,829,082	54%	$801,252,348	46%	$1,731,081,429
1998	$ 1,089,968,647	57%	$824,189,620	43%	$1,914,158,267
1999	$ 744,408,077	53%	$667,968,753	47%	$1,412,376,830
2000	$ 1,309,006,539	63%	$769,374,026	37%	$2,078,380,565
2001	$ 1,042,172,020	67%	$517,192,389	33%	$1,559,364,409
2002	$ 603,222,962	58%	$429,599,898	42%	$1,032,822,860
2003	$ 338,266,009	32%	$715,300,127	68%	$1,053,566,136
2004	$ 361,155,269	40%	$539,933,874	60%	$ 901,089,143
2005	$ 400,035,117	44%	$507,077,190	56%	$ 907,112,307
2006	$ 404,950,469	45%	$485,382,143	55%	$ 890,332,613
2007	$ 675,521,877	66%	$345,222,141	34%	$1,020,744,018
2008	$ 535,941,247	66%	$281,113,737	34%	$ 817,054,983
thru 6/09	$ 133,885,120	81%	$ 32,415,923	19%	$ 166,301,043
Avg	$ 589,370,489	52%	$508,667,782	48%	$1,098,038,271

*NOTE: Valuation figures adjusted to 2009 dollars (per June SJ-SF-OAK CPI)