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Union County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 23
Construction valuation (2025): $4,013,710
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 5 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 12

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	23	$4,013,710
2024	2	$480,650
2023	5	$1,465,238
2022	8	$1,588,868
2021	4	$907,989
2020	4	$732,660
2019	4	$600,802
2018	4	$490,469
2017	7	$570,755
2016	24	$3,350,516
2015	11	$1,529,000

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.