Federal Data Hub › Census Building Permits · JSON

Montcalm County, MI

Name: Building Permits — Montcalm County, MI
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 201
Construction valuation (2025): $52,421,392
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 196 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 5

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	201	$52,421,392
2024	271	$53,169,269
2023	179	$45,513,591
2022	155	$34,558,994
2021	149	$31,905,853
2020	32	$5,682,007
2019	56	$12,368,405
2018	123	$21,676,636
2017	132	$17,385,229
2016	90	$15,872,143
2015	89	$13,170,167

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.