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Madison County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 66
Construction valuation (2025): $26,815,944
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 53 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 6 · 5+ 7

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	66	$26,815,944
2024	123	$36,580,295
2023	82	$32,920,495
2022	77	$26,163,403
2021	90	$28,942,590
2020	103	$29,922,406
2019	100	$22,872,544
2018	148	$31,555,507
2017	90	$25,353,114
2016	91	$23,664,041
2015	148	$26,947,512

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.