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Cass County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 11
Construction valuation (2025): $3,771,819
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 7 · 2-unit 4 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	11	$3,771,819
2024	10	$4,584,050
2023	16	$4,798,238
2022	7	$2,826,000
2021	6	$1,923,785
2020	10	$2,283,450
2019	15	$4,202,082
2018	9	$1,884,900
2017	12	$2,849,500
2016	7	$1,250,000
2015	16	$4,832,237

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.