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Ward County, ND

Name: Building Permits — Ward County, ND
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 128
Construction valuation (2025): $32,185,059
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 65 · 2-unit 22 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 41

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	128	$32,185,059
2024	130	$29,817,561
2023	120	$29,422,219
2022	164	$39,555,341
2021	193	$41,436,431
2020	160	$37,971,225
2019	79	$17,202,213
2018	89	$21,991,419
2017	129	$30,062,759
2016	79	$17,935,958
2015	304	$46,727,705

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.