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Vilas County, WI

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 314
Construction valuation (2025): $170,532,070
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 266 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 48

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	314	$170,532,070
2024	341	$132,634,717
2023	328	$117,525,709
2022	232	$109,654,449
2021	255	$56,496,774
2020	224	$74,362,997
2019	205	$54,388,713
2018	246	$58,073,463
2017	189	$54,015,609
2016	227	$50,134,937
2015	224	$41,232,738

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.