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St. Louis (Independent City), MO

Name: Building Permits — St. Louis (Independent City), MO
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 272
Construction valuation (2025): $51,491,053
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 57 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 209

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	272	$51,491,053
2024	294	$55,717,840
2023	278	$47,790,116
2022	1,176	$177,814,088
2021	955	$118,426,880
2020	422	$80,643,582
2019	381	$45,033,064
2018	661	$62,600,507
2017	785	$79,671,502
2016	1,070	$103,351,600
2015	548	$87,445,221

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.