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Gem County, ID

Name: Building Permits — Gem County, ID
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 144
Construction valuation (2025): $33,263,246
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 144 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	144	$33,263,246
2024	198	$40,377,197
2023	110	$20,755,685
2022	172	$28,320,819
2021	251	$44,132,642
2020	148	$23,103,507
2019	138	$21,259,608
2018	95	$13,675,347
2017	61	$8,685,875
2016	97	$10,618,609
2015	38	$5,317,576

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.