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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Rochester, MN

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Rochester, MN was 240 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 24.4% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 103 cities in 2025.

2025, count240 Estimated
Change on 2024+24.4%
Rank9th of 103Cities in Minnesota ranked
Series high4372017
Series low1932024

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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Rochester, MN, 2007 to 2025

15020025030035040045020072010201320162019202220252007: 420 count2008: 287 count2009: 265 count2010: 200 count2011: 195 count2012: 299 count2013: 323 count2014: 352 count2015: 359 count2016: 403 count2017: 437 count2018: 347 count2019: 296 count2020: 296 count2021: 251 count2022: 234 count2023: 241 count2024: 193 count2025: 240 count
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
Periodcount
2025240 Estimated
2024193 Estimated
2023241 Estimated
2022234 Estimated
2021251 Estimated
2020296 Estimated
2019296 Estimated
2018347 Estimated
2017437 Estimated
2016403 Estimated
2015359 Estimated
2014352 Estimated
2013323 Estimated
2012299 Estimated
2011195 Estimated
2010200 Estimated
2009265 Estimated
2008287 Estimated
2007420 Estimated

Rankings

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.

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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, Rochester, MN, 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, Rochester, MN, 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/rochester-mn. 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, Rochester, MN, 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/rochester-mn.

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, Rochester, MN, 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/rochester-mn (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Rochester, MN?

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in Rochester, MN was 240 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 24.4% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 103 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 Rochester, MN?

437 in 2017, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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