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Lafayette County, MS

Name: Building Permits — Lafayette County, MS
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 510
Construction valuation (2025): $159,807,547
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 452 · 2-unit 34 · 3-4 24 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	510	$159,807,547
2024	522	$170,957,765
2023	530	$159,633,536
2022	256	$69,600,997
2021	177	$42,050,492
2020	139	$35,569,689
2019	206	$37,532,184
2018	260	$42,332,920
2017	669	$102,538,348
2016	410	$62,914,831
2015	672	$82,792,256

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.