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St. Louis County, MN

Name: Building Permits — St. Louis County, MN
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 412
Construction valuation (2025): $99,343,203
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 237 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 164

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	412	$99,343,203
2024	637	$177,944,210
2023	570	$143,712,701
2022	474	$109,164,285
2021	385	$76,519,415
2020	297	$52,136,708
2019	717	$133,981,210
2018	481	$89,172,221
2017	496	$99,023,845
2016	426	$82,425,427
2015	703	$114,497,960

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.