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Des Moines County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 81
Construction valuation (2025): $15,950,379
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 19 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 59

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	81	$15,950,379
2024	55	$11,454,031
2023	51	$8,956,881
2022	13	$2,882,941
2021	40	$4,633,235
2020	43	$5,291,614
2019	39	$4,978,500
2018	35	$4,632,384
2017	38	$4,460,000
2016	32	$6,185,000
2015	44	$7,468,080

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.