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Northwest Arctic Borough, AK

Name: Building Permits — Northwest Arctic Borough, AK
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 2
Construction valuation (2025): $332,806
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2	$332,806
2024	3	$499,209
2023	5	$789,621
2022	7	$1,283,526
2021	11	$2,738,149
2020	12	$3,868,170
2019	8	$3,265,670
2018	11	$5,540,712
2017	7	$2,920,406
2016	6	$2,505,609
2015	4	$1,420,729

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.