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Buffalo County, NE

Name: Building Permits — Buffalo County, NE
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 132
Construction valuation (2025): $59,762,410
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 128 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	132	$59,762,410
2024	127	$51,312,508
2023	119	$62,291,575
2022	109	$43,739,049
2021	207	$61,529,927
2020	217	$56,556,792
2019	142	$38,750,729
2018	189	$49,518,753
2017	165	$36,914,799
2016	215	$42,406,563
2015	210	$39,218,199

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.