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Buchanan County, IA

Name: Building Permits — Buchanan County, IA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 62
Construction valuation (2025): $18,902,040
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 58 · 2-unit 4 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	62	$18,902,040
2024	31	$9,600,404
2023	58	$12,690,445
2022	54	$12,566,168
2021	20	$5,069,282
2020	53	$5,900,289
2019	42	$3,787,491
2018	48	$4,566,982
2017	31	$4,776,851
2016	29	$5,193,006
2015	27	$3,683,107

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.