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Woodbury County, IA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 238
Construction valuation (2025): $50,720,378
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 137 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 11 · 5+ 88

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	238	$50,720,378
2024	172	$32,877,256
2023	163	$24,135,515
2022	231	$46,296,067
2021	235	$48,122,985
2020	566	$72,006,811
2019	390	$57,881,377
2018	161	$29,872,012
2017	185	$37,825,199
2016	277	$48,917,752
2015	289	$46,603,156

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.