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Wayne County, OH

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 232
Construction valuation (2025): $77,866,511
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 223 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	232	$77,866,511
2024	282	$84,946,710
2023	212	$67,494,541
2022	205	$55,486,563
2021	189	$55,065,134
2020	275	$60,387,168
2019	206	$47,157,678
2018	253	$48,138,005
2017	174	$37,362,339
2016	173	$37,841,893
2015	211	$44,697,505

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.