Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Mille Lacs County index 1992–2025
Mille Lacs County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Mille Lacs County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Mille Lacs County Part Unincorporated Area, Minnesota (Mille Lacs County), authorised 51 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, −31.1% on the previous 12 months.
51 of those units were single-family houses (100%), 0 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 0 in buildings of five or more units.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 2,130 units, with the busiest year 2004 (200 units). Mille Lacs County's FHFA house price index rose +98.3% over the ten years to 2025.
51units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−31.1% on the previous 12 months
51single-family units100% of the total
0units in 5+ unit buildings0% of the total
—units per 1,000 residentsMille Lacs County 2.8 · Minnesota 3.8
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Mille Lacs County Part Unincorporated Area by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Mille Lacs County Part Unincorporated Area
Mille Lacs County
Minnesota
United States
All housing units
51
78
22,158
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
51 (100%)
76 (97%)
12,841 (58%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
0
2
312
34,814
3–4 units
0
0
201
17,298
5 or more units
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
8,804 (40%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
—
2.8
3.8
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−31.1%
−25.0%
+2.8%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Mille Lacs County Part Unincorporated Area by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
2,130 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2004. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Mille Lacs County
FHFA's index for Mille Lacs County rose +98.3% over the ten years to 2025 (+7.1% a year) and +5.4% in the latest year, against +71.4% and +2.8% for Minnesota. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Mille Lacs County Part Unincorporated Area, MN?
51 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 74 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Mille Lacs County Part Unincorporated Area?
51 single-family units, 0 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 0 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Mille Lacs County Part Unincorporated Area compare with its county and state?
No population estimate is attached to this permit-issuing area, so a per-resident rate is not shown; Mille Lacs County runs at 2.8 units per 1,000 residents and Minnesota at 3.8.
How have home prices moved in Mille Lacs County?
FHFA's index for Mille Lacs County rose +98.3% over the ten years to 2025 and +5.4% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 493900); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.