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Kalamazoo County, MI

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 487
Construction valuation (2025): $160,690,593
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 479 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	487	$160,690,593
2024	301	$99,709,422
2023	718	$153,643,516
2022	457	$137,934,329
2021	419	$123,084,861
2020	496	$126,214,242
2019	642	$141,597,872
2018	460	$107,522,984
2017	888	$167,529,665
2016	620	$146,947,816
2015	491	$128,570,282

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.