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Williams County, ND

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 145
Construction valuation (2025): $53,193,443
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 145 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	145	$53,193,443
2024	90	$31,270,111
2023	62	$28,027,723
2022	68	$24,907,941
2021	71	$23,871,786
2020	84	$22,455,424
2019	125	$31,868,478
2018	88	$23,466,228
2017	57	$13,850,843
2016	200	$27,663,896
2015	803	$101,356,642

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.