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Lincoln County, WI

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 139
Construction valuation (2025): $46,370,224
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 131 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	139	$46,370,224
2024	143	$45,851,787
2023	174	$41,979,708
2022	123	$35,919,427
2021	186	$41,585,331
2020	134	$33,889,162
2019	82	$12,428,353
2018	132	$16,875,136
2017	90	$11,956,591
2016	102	$13,863,666
2015	97	$11,609,445

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.