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Clay County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 61
Construction valuation (2025): $10,910,437
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 14 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 15 · 5+ 30

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	61	$10,910,437
2024	9	$3,044,250
2023	14	$4,353,000
2022	25	$6,187,400
2021	20	$4,764,086
2020	23	$5,883,978
2019	107	$11,184,000
2018	15	$3,839,000
2017	38	$7,098,900
2016	85	$9,114,620
2015	68	$11,713,000

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.