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Brown County, WI

Name: Building Permits — Brown County, WI
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,210
Construction valuation (2025): $431,455,367
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 641 · 2-unit 162 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 407

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,210	$431,455,367
2024	1,587	$440,871,516
2023	816	$241,237,438
2022	1,059	$282,672,746
2021	1,176	$259,464,267
2020	1,210	$255,644,712
2019	911	$194,441,349
2018	1,007	$200,804,059
2017	951	$198,746,566
2016	822	$178,218,980
2015	882	$152,598,974

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.