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Jones County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 18
Construction valuation (2025): $6,948,234
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 18 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	18	$6,948,234
2024	20	$6,892,850
2023	35	$9,108,723
2022	22	$5,496,446
2021	12	$2,689,432
2020	18	$3,060,518
2019	21	$3,502,990
2018	32	$5,491,431
2017	14	$2,438,264
2016	10	$1,862,757
2015	20	$3,137,040

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.