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Iron County, MI

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 161
Construction valuation (2025): $9,452,578
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 161 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	161	$9,452,578
2024	156	$9,159,020
2023	148	$8,689,326
2022	152	$8,924,172
2021	157	$9,217,729
2020	138	$8,102,208
2019	30	$7,455,863
2018	30	$7,455,863
2017	14	$3,661,000
2016	17	$3,923,400
2015	25	$3,741,000

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.