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Malheur County, OR

Name: Building Permits — Malheur County, OR
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 88
Construction valuation (2025): $17,104,482
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 44 · 2-unit 16 · 3-4 28 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	88	$17,104,482
2024	45	$14,870,053
2023	43	$13,245,861
2022	32	$10,196,148
2021	35	$10,079,171
2020	25	$7,290,020
2019	27	$7,693,337
2018	22	$5,567,813
2017	23	$6,388,181
2016	25	$5,782,195
2015	31	$7,468,133

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.