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Union County, SD

Name: Building Permits — Union County, SD
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 277
Construction valuation (2025): $58,490,984
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 47 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 228

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	277	$58,490,984
2024	48	$18,863,316
2023	154	$36,666,034
2022	189	$44,915,494
2021	197	$54,032,388
2020	178	$49,597,232
2019	153	$38,281,338
2018	162	$38,644,601
2017	149	$37,401,680
2016	156	$36,467,386
2015	137	$34,436,693

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.