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Douglas County, NE

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,963
Construction valuation (2025): $531,203,429
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,744 · 2-unit 96 · 3-4 52 · 5+ 2,071

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,963	$531,203,429
2024	4,539	$642,330,175
2023	3,201	$347,342,421
2022	4,024	$452,289,897
2021	3,420	$404,574,845
2020	3,240	$406,540,217
2019	2,214	$263,043,551
2018	2,994	$312,837,322
2017	3,402	$426,147,278
2016	2,704	$310,016,744
2015	2,788	$350,120,332

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.