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Story County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 185
Construction valuation (2025): $65,170,420
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 135 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 9 · 5+ 41

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	185	$65,170,420
2024	198	$71,997,887
2023	165	$55,977,033
2022	218	$66,416,334
2021	331	$79,769,967
2020	220	$62,434,327
2019	507	$75,305,210
2018	626	$105,684,739
2017	902	$137,759,817
2016	709	$116,036,080
2015	555	$97,639,023

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.