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Alpena County, MI

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 72
Construction valuation (2025): $12,886,110
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 38 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 34

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	72	$12,886,110
2024	37	$11,326,538
2023	49	$12,502,283
2022	34	$7,779,000
2021	30	$5,994,666
2020	28	$5,076,458
2019	26	$5,290,678
2018	24	$4,861,188
2017	23	$3,820,521
2016	32	$4,507,196
2015	22	$3,322,196

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.