Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Madison, WI
Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Madison, WI was 250 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 94 cities in 2025.
Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Madison, WI, 2007 to 2025
All 19 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 250 Estimated |
| 2024 | 250 Estimated |
| 2023 | 332 Estimated |
| 2022 | 314 Estimated |
| 2021 | 327 Estimated |
| 2020 | 406 Estimated |
| 2019 | 426 Estimated |
| 2018 | 334 Estimated |
| 2017 | 379 Estimated |
| 2016 | 340 Estimated |
| 2015 | 300 Estimated |
| 2014 | 235 Estimated |
| 2013 | 217 Estimated |
| 2012 | 161 Estimated |
| 2011 | 177 Estimated |
| 2010 | 186 Estimated |
| 2009 | 191 Estimated |
| 2008 | 148 Estimated |
| 2007 | 374 Estimated |
Rankings
- US cities by single-family housing units authorized by building permits
- Cities in Wisconsin by single-family housing units authorized by building permits
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.
How to cite
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.
Citation styles
APA 7
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, Madison, WI, 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, Madison, WI, 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/madison-wi. 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, Madison, WI, 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/madison-wi.
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, Madison, WI, 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/madison-wi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_single_family_housing_units_2025,
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, Madison, WI, 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/madison-wi. 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.},
}
RIS
TY - DATA
AU - U.S. Census Bureau
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PY - 2026
DA - 2026/05/14
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N1 - 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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Questions
What is the single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Madison, WI?
Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Madison, WI was 250 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 94 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 Madison, WI?
426 in 2019, the highest value since 2007 in this series.
Single-family housing units authorized by building permits elsewhere in Wisconsin
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