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Housing units authorized by building permits in Wisconsin

Housing units authorized by building permits in Wisconsin was 25,569 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.3% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count25,569 Estimated
Change on 2024+7.3%
Rank18th of 51US states ranked
Series high40,8842003
Series low9,9392011

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Housing units authorized by building permits in Wisconsin, 2000 to 2025

010K20K30K40K50K20002004200820122016202020252000: 34,154 count2001: 37,773 count2002: 38,208 count2003: 40,884 count2004: 39,992 count2005: 35,334 count2006: 27,329 count2007: 21,837 count2008: 15,509 count2009: 10,780 count2010: 10,864 count2011: 9,939 count2012: 12,041 count2013: 13,869 count2014: 14,622 count2015: 16,793 count2016: 19,274 count2017: 19,545 count2018: 19,113 count2019: 17,480 count2020: 21,226 count2021: 25,444 count2022: 21,072 count2023: 21,494 count2024: 23,826 count2025: 25,569 count
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 26 values
Periodcount
202525,569 Estimated
202423,826 Estimated
202321,494 Estimated
202221,072 Estimated
202125,444 Estimated
202021,226 Estimated
201917,480 Estimated
201819,113 Estimated
201719,545 Estimated
201619,274 Estimated
201516,793 Estimated
201414,622 Estimated
201313,869 Estimated
201212,041 Estimated
20119,939 Estimated
201010,864 Estimated
200910,780 Estimated
200815,509 Estimated
200721,837 Estimated
200627,329 Estimated
200535,334 Estimated
200439,992 Estimated
200340,884 Estimated
200238,208 Estimated
200137,773 Estimated
200034,154 Estimated

Compared with United States

Place2025
Wisconsin25,569
United States1,431,616

Rankings

Definition

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states (Housing units authorized by building permits, Wisconsin, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Wisconsin, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/wisconsin. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Housing units authorized by building permits, Wisconsin, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/wisconsin.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Wisconsin, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/wisconsin (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the housing units authorized by building permits in Wisconsin?

Housing units authorized by building permits in Wisconsin was 25,569 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.3% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing units authorized by building permits in Wisconsin?

40,884 in 2003, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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