A review of the latest permit data for new swimming pool construction across Florida through Q3-2020

In Florida, there were 23,508 new swimming pool construction permits added to the HBW database from January through September of this year, reflecting a 21 percent year-over-year increase in pool starts. 

While new swimming pool construction has been on the rise in Florida for several years, the gains exhibited so far this year are the highest since 2005.  Additionally, the growth is not just limited to specific areas; rather all six regions included in the report (Central, West, Southeast, Southwest, Northeast, Northwest) have demonstrated year-over-year gains in new pool construction ranging from 12 percent to 28 percent.

Here is a closer look at new swimming pool construction permit details as recorded by HBW for Florida through the third quarter of this year:

Southwest

Out of the six regions reviewed, the southwest carried the highest volume of pool starts, with nearly 6,400 new swimming pool construction permits on record through Q3-2020.  The area has demonstrated a 21 percent gain in new pool construction since the start of this year, and more than half of all new permits originated from the counties of Lee (2,158 permits) and Sarasota (1,321) where new pool construction is up since last year by 36 percent and 26 percent respectively.

Southeast

In the southeastern region of Florida, there have been more than 4,300 pool starts since the start of this year through September, reflecting a 24 percent year-over-year increase in new swimming pool construction.  Out of the seven counties that make up the southeast, well more than half of all new pool construction took place in the two counties of Palm Beach (1,580 permits) and Miami-Dade (1,280 permits) where there have been year-over-year increases in permits of 42 percent and 31 percent respectively.

West

Through the third quarter of this year, there have been 4,265 pool starts in the western region of Florida, reflecting a 12 percent year-over-year increase in new swimming pool construction.  Out of the seven counties reviewed in the area, more than half of all new construction activity could be found in the two counties of Hillsborough (1,221 permits) and Pasco (1,009 permits) where there have been year-over-year increases in new permits ranging from 3 to 30 percent respectively.

Central

In Central Florida, there have been nearly 3,730 new swimming pool construction permits added to the HBW database through the third quarter of this year, reflecting a 28 percent year-over-year increase in pool starts.  Out of the six counties reviewed in the area, Orange County held the greatest concentration of new swimming pool construction activity, with an 18 percent year-over-year increase in new pool construction that resulted in more than 1,300 new permits on record.

Northwest

Since the start of this year (thru Q3), there have been approximately 2,410 pool starts in the northwestern region of Florida, reflecting a 21 percent year-over-year increase in new pool construction.  Out of the 18 counties reviewed and factored into the report for the area, the highest concentration of new construction activity could be found in Santa Rosa County, where there has been a 16 percent year-over-year increase in pool starts, resulting in nearly 485 new permits through the third quarter of this year.

Northeast

In the northeastern region of Florida, there has been a 24 percent year-over-year increase in new swimming pool construction, resulting in nearly 2,410 new permits on record with HBW through the third quarter of this year.  Out of the eight counties reviewed in the area, the bulk of new construction activity could be found in St. Johns (951 permits) and Duval (550 permits), where there have been year-over-year increases in pool starts ranging from 9 percent (Duval) to 47 percent (St. Johns).

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