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Forest County, WI

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 46
Construction valuation (2025): $14,137,639
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 46 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	46	$14,137,639
2024	65	$23,543,214
2023	44	$11,404,838
2022	66	$16,842,358
2021	61	$16,570,428
2020	53	$11,098,960
2019	72	$15,623,124
2018	45	$8,263,634
2017	33	$5,661,096
2016	30	$3,080,596
2015	32	$5,517,096

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.