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Olmsted County, MN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 542
Construction valuation (2025): $162,668,421
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 326 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 208

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	542	$162,668,421
2024	1,239	$295,160,897
2023	1,002	$252,032,913
2022	1,412	$281,955,804
2021	874	$218,951,703
2020	673	$153,090,042
2019	899	$172,423,055
2018	1,581	$330,265,901
2017	1,225	$253,498,738
2016	1,563	$284,015,904
2015	1,622	$264,825,730

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.