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Butler County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 18
Construction valuation (2025): $6,325,436
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 18 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	18	$6,325,436
2024	27	$8,257,635
2023	26	$6,554,980
2022	30	$8,034,411
2021	30	$9,406,100
2020	29	$5,381,987
2019	25	$4,816,334
2018	21	$3,743,334
2017	25	$4,627,334
2016	34	$6,266,445
2015	24	$4,154,445

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.