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Lake County, MT

Name: Building Permits — Lake County, MT
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 76
Construction valuation (2025): $18,891,796
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 22 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 36 · 5+ 12

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	76	$18,891,796
2024	19	$3,669,500
2023	11	$3,501,200
2022	40	$8,286,999
2021	33	$11,520,154
2020	44	$9,321,000
2019	18	$4,406,500
2018	15	$2,203,333
2017	61	$7,981,072
2016	44	$8,209,103
2015	27	$2,261,250

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.