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Jefferson County, WI

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 420
Construction valuation (2025): $83,615,246
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 172 · 2-unit 20 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 228

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	420	$83,615,246
2024	146	$57,428,527
2023	148	$54,765,353
2022	239	$64,674,459
2021	251	$55,122,719
2020	347	$60,515,607
2019	250	$64,817,237
2018	237	$53,217,765
2017	213	$50,221,563
2016	209	$45,227,008
2015	242	$40,007,398

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.