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Cedar County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 67
Construction valuation (2025): $15,919,100
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 22 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 32 · 5+ 13

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	67	$15,919,100
2024	49	$13,687,540
2023	107	$18,496,475
2022	86	$22,489,399
2021	48	$9,715,698
2020	54	$11,394,094
2019	53	$10,655,750
2018	52	$11,931,725
2017	46	$9,890,100
2016	35	$8,867,062
2015	34	$7,792,758

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.