Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in West Des Moines, IA

Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in West Des Moines, IA was 252 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 6.3% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 40 cities in 2025.

2025, count252 Estimated

Change on 2024+6.3%

Rank4th of 40Cities in Iowa ranked

Series high4952013

Series low1772009

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Single-family housing units authorized by building permits in West Des Moines, IA, 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	252 Estimated
2024	237 Estimated
2023	363 Estimated
2022	443 Estimated
2021	420 Estimated
2020	438 Estimated
2019	226 Estimated
2018	293 Estimated
2017	339 Estimated
2016	249 Estimated
2015	229 Estimated
2014	241 Estimated
2013	495 Estimated
2012	298 Estimated
2011	249 Estimated
2010	255 Estimated
2009	177 Estimated
2008	199 Estimated
2007	233 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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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, West Des Moines, IA, 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, West Des Moines, IA, 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/west-des-moines-ia. 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, West Des Moines, IA, 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/west-des-moines-ia.

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, West Des Moines, IA, 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/west-des-moines-ia (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, West Des Moines, IA, 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/west-des-moines-ia. 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

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Y2  - 2026/10/12
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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest single-family housing units authorized by building permits in West Des Moines, IA?

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

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