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Van Buren County, MI

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 210
Construction valuation (2025): $81,647,138
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 200 · 2-unit 10 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	210	$81,647,138
2024	212	$67,536,532
2023	205	$60,902,776
2022	173	$48,888,711
2021	246	$60,225,183
2020	176	$38,675,060
2019	125	$32,427,852
2018	119	$30,226,528
2017	148	$32,868,400
2016	104	$23,003,397
2015	132	$19,393,004

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.