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Washington County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 25
Construction valuation (2025): $7,992,826
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 13 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 10

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	25	$7,992,826
2024	34	$9,169,534
2023	30	$8,495,386
2022	54	$11,204,616
2021	63	$13,798,084
2020	63	$10,938,955
2019	58	$9,810,634
2018	72	$11,134,041
2017	53	$8,999,597
2016	47	$7,768,485
2015	79	$11,461,285

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.