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Dubuque County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 334
Construction valuation (2025): $92,673,992
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 159 · 2-unit 4 · 3-4 7 · 5+ 164

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	334	$92,673,992
2024	474	$128,414,706
2023	195	$68,293,539
2022	163	$58,188,050
2021	537	$109,497,182
2020	277	$60,977,945
2019	262	$62,074,057
2018	322	$84,021,275
2017	241	$63,698,464
2016	368	$79,185,473
2015	255	$55,045,186

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.