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Plymouth County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 45
Construction valuation (2025): $17,334,840
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 45 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	45	$17,334,840
2024	146	$25,583,189
2023	43	$17,655,715
2022	37	$16,577,175
2021	45	$16,257,100
2020	48	$13,838,744
2019	111	$19,611,470
2018	107	$20,113,434
2017	99	$12,267,814
2016	61	$13,328,563
2015	54	$11,724,794

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.