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Newton County, MO

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 56
Construction valuation (2025): $15,634,154
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 36 · 2-unit 12 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 5

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	56	$15,634,154
2024	103	$10,844,767
2023	114	$13,230,996
2022	114	$13,859,306
2021	141	$14,129,223
2020	43	$5,935,761
2019	36	$4,884,633
2018	38	$4,364,344
2017	41	$5,123,800
2016	39	$4,911,671
2015	43	$4,034,945

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.