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Tama County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 5
Construction valuation (2025): $1,838,000
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 5 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	5	$1,838,000
2024	12	$8,059,668
2023	12	$3,754,001
2022	11	$2,591,000
2021	25	$2,356,953
2020	18	$2,029,340
2019	9	$2,196,041
2018	13	$2,111,779
2017	19	$3,896,554
2016	12	$2,516,300
2015	20	$3,787,352

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.