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Douglas County, MN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 319
Construction valuation (2025): $86,445,715
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 157 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 162

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	319	$86,445,715
2024	285	$83,801,092
2023	179	$61,168,735
2022	198	$61,150,811
2021	365	$75,213,127
2020	309	$63,025,834
2019	182	$42,288,265
2018	198	$43,349,781
2017	234	$40,276,063
2016	207	$35,421,846
2015	298	$48,045,833

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.