Dodge County Homebuilding Sees 2022 Uptick

(Dodge County) Homebuilding in Dodge County throughout 2022 saw a slight uptick when compared to the previous year. According to the Wisconsin Builders Association, there were 133 single-family housing permits pulled last year.

There were 125 in 2021, a difference of 6.4-percent. Dodge County home construction in quarter four was almost identical to the previous year. There were 17 permits pulled between October and December last year, while there were 18 in 2021.

Single-family housing permits in Columbia County increased from 82 in 2021 to 115 last year, a jump of 40-percent.

Fond du Lac County also saw an increase in their numbers, going from 124 permits to 143, a difference of 15.3-percent.

Jefferson County’s permits decreased around 12-percent from 211 in 2021 to 186 last year.

Officials with the Wisconsin Builders Association say 11,326 permits were pulled across the state all of last year which is just three-percent less than the 11,711 pulled during 2021.