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Jefferson County, MO

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 617
Construction valuation (2025): $203,785,911
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 609 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	617	$203,785,911
2024	811	$232,992,176
2023	733	$189,853,437
2022	724	$213,435,871
2021	832	$170,752,522
2020	833	$202,432,870
2019	712	$171,061,934
2018	677	$130,893,259
2017	744	$124,088,007
2016	602	$88,270,156
2015	542	$79,521,531

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.