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Douglas County, KS

Name: Building Permits — Douglas County, KS
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 377
Construction valuation (2025): $111,735,668
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 230 · 2-unit 10 · 3-4 6 · 5+ 131

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	377	$111,735,668
2024	247	$73,822,748
2023	223	$65,532,837
2022	401	$102,001,224
2021	518	$106,087,275
2020	414	$109,517,414
2019	455	$78,722,531
2018	823	$126,151,014
2017	306	$84,862,735
2016	1,395	$143,555,158
2015	839	$126,049,717

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.