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Scott County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 372
Construction valuation (2025): $93,413,535
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 268 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 24 · 5+ 78

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	372	$93,413,535
2024	785	$156,226,041
2023	488	$102,469,223
2022	464	$111,874,704
2021	422	$102,020,683
2020	439	$97,585,507
2019	632	$111,301,453
2018	403	$86,222,244
2017	593	$98,827,627
2016	493	$97,658,943
2015	476	$82,114,820

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.