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Seward County, NE

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 56
Construction valuation (2025): $17,622,374
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 54 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	56	$17,622,374
2024	101	$23,030,043
2023	54	$14,172,111
2022	79	$19,222,435
2021	61	$16,918,502
2020	70	$21,569,843
2019	211	$22,767,895
2018	64	$14,712,048
2017	58	$12,322,169
2016	65	$12,908,870
2015	48	$9,486,275

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.