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Clay County, MN

Name: Building Permits — Clay County, MN
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 344
Construction valuation (2025): $74,893,192
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 153 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 12 · 5+ 173

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	344	$74,893,192
2024	269	$55,486,710
2023	402	$74,864,922
2022	257	$59,271,322
2021	483	$89,886,326
2020	310	$64,472,271
2019	268	$51,210,942
2018	396	$66,697,857
2017	209	$40,818,405
2016	576	$81,676,484
2015	581	$85,344,629

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.