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Shelby County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 3
Construction valuation (2025): $1,201,705
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 3 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3	$1,201,705
2024	6	$2,550,003
2023	6	$2,461,572
2022	8	$2,949,999
2021	13	$3,630,000
2020	13	$3,508,231
2019	57	$8,801,259
2018	15	$3,295,477
2017	17	$3,587,881
2016	13	$2,837,824
2015	13	$3,382,824

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.