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Lake County, MI

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 30
Construction valuation (2025): $7,228,631
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 30 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	30	$7,228,631
2024	30	$7,229,429
2023	28	$6,741,881
2022	30	$7,259,367
2021	22	$5,077,640
2020	19	$4,385,234
2019	17	$3,923,630
2018	0	$0
2017	62	$1,782,200
2016	57	$1,638,474
2015	57	$1,638,474

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.