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Alger County, MI

Name: Building Permits — Alger County, MI
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 32
Construction valuation (2025): $9,452,885
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 32 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	32	$9,452,885
2024	33	$9,747,378
2023	31	$9,161,190
2022	29	$8,534,934
2021	32	$9,618,612
2020	19	$4,846,866
2019	17	$4,336,670
2018	25	$4,869,962
2017	16	$4,135,199
2016	24	$4,965,026
2015	23	$3,621,473

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.