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Polk County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 4,730
Construction valuation (2025): $1,349,464,314
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,306 · 2-unit 110 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 2,310

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	4,730	$1,349,464,314
2024	2,949	$977,890,280
2023	3,095	$945,025,309
2022	4,028	$1,031,827,484
2021	4,785	$1,170,827,598
2020	4,580	$1,049,664,738
2019	3,921	$884,697,991
2018	3,831	$758,385,289
2017	4,544	$863,156,700
2016	5,014	$958,047,816
2015	4,373	$858,456,078

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.