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Wapello County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 42
Construction valuation (2025): $3,494,261
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 10 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 28

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	42	$3,494,261
2024	45	$11,641,327
2023	46	$12,020,426
2022	19	$4,424,146
2021	23	$5,142,809
2020	25	$2,067,513
2019	20	$1,595,417
2018	21	$1,809,917
2017	79	$5,840,085
2016	20	$1,520,769
2015	24	$2,528,829

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.