A review of permit data for new swimming pool construction in Florida from January through June of 2021

Since the start of this year, new swimming pool construction has been on the rise in Florida.  From January through June there have been nearly 21,000 new swimming pool construction permits added to the HBW database, reflecting a massive 49 percent increase in comparison to the same period last year.

When reviewing HBW’s latest “Swimming Pool Construction Activity Trend Report”, total permits and corresponding data is collected and analyzed for six major regions statewide (Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, West, Central), and so far this year, each region has exhibited improvement in the market with year-over-year increases ranging from 17 percent (Northwest) to a high of 70 percent (Southwest).

Out of the six regions reviewed, the greatest volume of new swimming pool construction permits could be found in Southwest Florida, where there were 6,543 pool starts on record with HBW for the six-month period; conversely, the lowest amount of new pool construction took place in the northwestern region of the state where there have been close to 1,800 pool starts through Q2.

Here is a breakdown of the latest permit data for new swimming pool construction in each of the six regions of the Sunshine State through the second quarter of this year:

Southwest

As previously noted, the southwestern region of Florida carried the greatest amount of new pool construction so far this year, having 6,453 new permits (thru Q2-2021) and reflecting a 70 percent year-over-year increase in new construction activity.  Out of the five counties that make up the area, more than half of all new permits originated from Lee and Sarasota where there were 2,158 and 1,236 permits on record for the six-month period respectively.

Southeast

In the southeastern region of Florida, there were approximately 4,060 pool starts through the second quarter of this year, reflecting a 66 percent increase in comparison to the same period last year.  Out of the seven counties that make up the area, more than half of all new pool construction took place in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade where there were 1,552 and 1,136 new permits on record (thru Q2) respectively.

West

Through the second quarter of this year there were nearly 3,400 pool starts in the western region of Florida, reflecting a 35 percent increase in new swimming pool construction in comparison to the same time last year.  Out of the seven counties that make up the western region, the greatest concentration of new permits could be found in Pasco County (1,014 permits) where there has been a major 92 percent year-over-year surge in new swimming pool construction so far this year.

Central

In Central Florida, there were nearly 3,000 pool starts since the start of this year (thru Q2), reflecting a 31 percent year-over-year increase in new swimming pool construction.  Out of the six counties that make up the central region of the state, Orange County carried the greatest volume of new swimming pool construction having 1,252 new permits on record and reflecting a 69 percent increase in permits in comparison to the same period last year.

Northeast

Since the start of this year (thru Q2), there have been 2,136 new swimming pool permits added to the HBW database for the northeastern region of Florida, reflecting a 47 percent increase in comparison to the same time last year.  Out of the eight counties that make up the area, nearly 60 percent of all permits originated from the two counties of St. Johns and Duval where there were 824 and 414 new permits on record for the six-month period respectively.

Northwest

Out of the six Florida regions reviewed, the northwest (and bordering areas) experienced both the least amount of new pool construction and the lowest overall increase in new construction activity.  Since the start of this year (thru Q2), there have been nearly 1,800 new swimming pool permits added to the HBW database for the northwest, reflecting a 17 percent year-over-year increase in new pool construction.  Out of the 18 counties that are included in the regional report, more than 70 percent of all new permits originated from the four counites of Santa Rosa (380 permits), Baldwin (272 permits), Walton (217 permits), Bay (208 permits), Okaloosa (206 permits).

For more information on the builders, homeowners and permits for the construction activity above, check out HBW for your copy of the latest construction data reports. To gain access to the HBW database and receive custom and detailed reports on the latest residential and commercial building activity in Florida, Georgia, Texas, Alabama, and Oklahoma, please contact HBW for details.