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Cape Girardeau County, MO

Name: Building Permits — Cape Girardeau County, MO
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 99
Construction valuation (2025): $35,095,853
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 99 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	99	$35,095,853
2024	80	$26,318,726
2023	79	$23,909,353
2022	94	$28,551,751
2021	177	$51,288,298
2020	141	$27,912,014
2019	794	$22,490,126
2018	816	$29,489,272
2017	598	$78,619,667
2016	172	$33,127,952
2015	179	$34,858,817

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.