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Lyon County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 41
Construction valuation (2025): $16,394,353
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 33 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	41	$16,394,353
2024	63	$23,030,516
2023	25	$8,823,667
2022	34	$12,517,000
2021	35	$10,682,500
2020	22	$6,557,600
2019	27	$6,535,123
2018	45	$11,281,002
2017	44	$8,388,793
2016	32	$7,270,937
2015	41	$9,988,175

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.