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Johnson County, KS

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,237
Construction valuation (2025): $1,154,483,486
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,055 · 2-unit 10 · 3-4 27 · 5+ 1,145

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,237	$1,154,483,486
2024	2,714	$1,046,128,273
2023	3,168	$1,002,377,306
2022	3,461	$1,047,229,194
2021	3,660	$1,163,185,914
2020	3,080	$892,539,300
2019	3,123	$805,941,295
2018	4,504	$1,023,983,655
2017	3,470	$866,136,999
2016	3,256	$754,471,212
2015	3,029	$729,151,771

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.