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Shawnee County, KS

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 464
Construction valuation (2025): $96,165,331
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 162 · 2-unit 20 · 3-4 32 · 5+ 250

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	464	$96,165,331
2024	218	$48,148,301
2023	206	$51,662,637
2022	199	$54,672,079
2021	540	$104,190,365
2020	385	$73,836,340
2019	203	$45,969,233
2018	201	$45,217,507
2017	218	$46,146,227
2016	264	$53,663,400
2015	232	$46,931,531

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.