Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Joplin, MO

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Joplin, MO was 168 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 77 cities in 2025.

2025, count168 Estimated

Change on 2024+1.8%

Rank7th of 77Cities in Missouri ranked

Series high2172013

Series low512009

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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Joplin, MO, 2007 to 2025

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.

All 19 values

Period	count
2025	168 Estimated
2024	165 Estimated
2023	96 Estimated
2022	136 Estimated
2021	193 Estimated
2020	180 Estimated
2019	191 Estimated
2018	157 Estimated
2017	146 Estimated
2016	126 Estimated
2015	212 Estimated
2014	207 Estimated
2013	217 Estimated
2012	70 Estimated
2011	53 Estimated
2010	58 Estimated
2009	51 Estimated
2008	87 Estimated
2007	129 Estimated

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Definition

Annual number of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures (detached and attached single-family homes) authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Part of building_permit_units, which also counts units in buildings with two or more units. Counts housing units, not starts, completions or sales.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Joplin, MO, 2007 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Joplin, MO, 2007 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/joplin-mo. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Joplin, MO, 2007 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/joplin-mo.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Joplin, MO, 2007 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/joplin-mo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Single-family housing units authorized by building permits, Joplin, MO, 2007 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2025a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/single-family-building-permits/joplin-mo. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest\%20Region/mw2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Joplin, MO?

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Joplin, MO was 168 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 77 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units in 1-unit structures authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Joplin, MO?

217 in 2013, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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