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Steele County, MN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 54
Construction valuation (2025): $13,523,818
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 32 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 22

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	54	$13,523,818
2024	28	$10,741,026
2023	148	$22,203,154
2022	214	$35,871,712
2021	140	$24,525,288
2020	161	$29,171,307
2019	83	$17,815,857
2018	161	$30,102,054
2017	135	$21,640,759
2016	65	$16,000,240
2015	69	$13,661,900

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.