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Wayne County, MI

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,922
Construction valuation (2025): $605,208,792
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,210 · 2-unit 446 · 3-4 152 · 5+ 2,114

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,922	$605,208,792
2024	2,629	$437,511,890
2023	1,904	$314,499,766
2022	2,381	$558,740,076
2021	2,240	$763,416,226
2020	1,996	$435,268,971
2019	1,670	$364,777,154
2018	1,397	$379,405,475
2017	2,529	$487,982,928
2016	1,729	$358,370,385
2015	1,774	$353,057,666

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.