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Polk County, WI

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 243
Construction valuation (2025): $55,427,430
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 243 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	243	$55,427,430
2024	247	$48,400,653
2023	257	$80,721,403
2022	212	$64,787,845
2021	247	$57,321,628
2020	216	$48,398,619
2019	214	$46,396,657
2018	203	$40,417,797
2017	164	$32,939,531
2016	152	$28,415,682
2015	103	$21,280,979

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.