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Ottawa County, OH

Name: Building Permits — Ottawa County, OH
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 161
Construction valuation (2025): $81,721,299
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 145 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 13

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	161	$81,721,299
2024	126	$67,167,826
2023	149	$60,607,189
2022	226	$66,635,016
2021	172	$58,215,298
2020	139	$45,722,059
2019	136	$39,279,854
2018	168	$40,427,855
2017	114	$35,785,235
2016	135	$41,866,288
2015	138	$31,161,596

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.