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The City of Wichita, KS building permit statistics

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

54,579 building permits issued in the City of Wichita, October 2024 through September 2026: about 27,290 a year. The biggest kind of work is roofing, with 18,740. 33,606 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 60% more than the 20,973 in the 12 months before. 80% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is October.

54,579permits issued
33,606last 12 months
+60%vs the 12 months before
80%for homes
Octbusiest month
Sep 2026records through

By kind of work

Permits issued October 2024 through September 2026. Last 12 months is Oct 2025–Sep 2026; the 12 months before is Oct 2024–Sep 2025. Homes is the share issued as residential permits. Busiest month is the calendar month with the most permits on average.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo12 mo beforeChangeHomesBusiest month
Roofing18,74034%14,6064,134+253%95%October
Plumbing11,19521%6,0375,158+17%84%March
Electrical8,39315%4,2784,115+4%68%June
HVAC5,95611%3,0182,938+3%68%July
Remodels & repairs2,7755%1,6021,173+37%100%April
New homes2,4464%1,3481,098+23%100%June
Additions8692%502367+37%100%July
Garages, sheds & shade structures367under 1%215152+41%100%April
Demolition271under 1%134137−2%69%October
Pools & spas178under 1%9781+20%96%April
Other3,3806%1,7621,618+9%1%June

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: fences & walls (9).

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By year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window. Per year scales a part year to 12 months.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)34,47317,892
20251225,47125,471
2026 (through September)924,63532,847

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By month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.

Oct 2024: 1,737Oct2024Nov 2024: 1,385Dec 2024: 1,351Jan 2025: 1,250Jan2025Feb 2025: 1,280Mar 2025: 1,703Apr 2025: 1,845May 2025: 1,834Jun 2025: 2,054Jul 2025: 2,158JulAug 2025: 1,918Sep 2025: 2,458Oct 2025: 3,980Nov 2025: 2,864Dec 2025: 2,127Jan 2026: 1,975Jan2026Feb 2026: 2,171Mar 2026: 3,240Apr 2026: 3,377May 2026: 2,830Jun 2026: 3,047Jul 2026: 2,957JulAug 2026: 2,653Sep 2026: 2,385
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MonthPermits
Oct 20241,737
Nov 20241,385
Dec 20241,351
Jan 20251,250
Feb 20251,280
Mar 20251,703
Apr 20251,845
May 20251,834
Jun 20252,054
Jul 20252,158
Aug 20251,918
Sep 20252,458
Oct 20253,980
Nov 20252,864
Dec 20252,127
Jan 20261,975
Feb 20262,171
Mar 20263,240
Apr 20263,377
May 20262,830
Jun 20263,047
Jul 20262,957
Aug 20262,653
Sep 20262,385

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When each kind of work is filed

Permits by calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line), October 2024 through September 2026. Kinds of work do not all peak together. Each month is counted twice (once a year), so one unusual month still moves these numbers.

Roofing

18,740 permits · busiest October, quietest January

January: 51 (100 = an average month)February: 66 (100 = an average month)March: 105 (100 = an average month)April: 112 (100 = an average month)May: 95 (100 = an average month)June: 101 (100 = an average month)July: 108 (100 = an average month)August: 86 (100 = an average month)September: 115 (100 = an average month)October: 176 (100 = an average month)176November: 116 (100 = an average month)December: 68 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Plumbing

11,195 permits · busiest March, quietest November

January: 88 (100 = an average month)February: 93 (100 = an average month)March: 122 (100 = an average month)122April: 110 (100 = an average month)May: 102 (100 = an average month)June: 101 (100 = an average month)July: 108 (100 = an average month)August: 102 (100 = an average month)September: 101 (100 = an average month)October: 105 (100 = an average month)November: 72 (100 = an average month)December: 97 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Electrical

8,393 permits · busiest June, quietest February

January: 81 (100 = an average month)February: 79 (100 = an average month)March: 106 (100 = an average month)April: 113 (100 = an average month)May: 106 (100 = an average month)June: 121 (100 = an average month)121July: 111 (100 = an average month)August: 107 (100 = an average month)September: 105 (100 = an average month)October: 96 (100 = an average month)November: 94 (100 = an average month)December: 83 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

HVAC

5,956 permits · busiest July, quietest December

January: 66 (100 = an average month)February: 68 (100 = an average month)March: 96 (100 = an average month)April: 121 (100 = an average month)May: 122 (100 = an average month)June: 130 (100 = an average month)July: 151 (100 = an average month)151August: 122 (100 = an average month)September: 102 (100 = an average month)October: 86 (100 = an average month)November: 72 (100 = an average month)December: 64 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Remodels & repairs

2,775 permits · busiest April, quietest December

January: 80 (100 = an average month)February: 86 (100 = an average month)March: 106 (100 = an average month)April: 125 (100 = an average month)125May: 91 (100 = an average month)June: 116 (100 = an average month)July: 114 (100 = an average month)August: 110 (100 = an average month)September: 117 (100 = an average month)October: 96 (100 = an average month)November: 87 (100 = an average month)December: 71 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

New homes

2,446 permits · busiest June, quietest December

January: 100 (100 = an average month)February: 69 (100 = an average month)March: 132 (100 = an average month)April: 130 (100 = an average month)May: 98 (100 = an average month)June: 135 (100 = an average month)135July: 87 (100 = an average month)August: 109 (100 = an average month)September: 80 (100 = an average month)October: 93 (100 = an average month)November: 100 (100 = an average month)December: 68 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Additions

869 permits · busiest July, quietest December

January: 66 (100 = an average month)February: 59 (100 = an average month)March: 123 (100 = an average month)April: 122 (100 = an average month)May: 116 (100 = an average month)June: 131 (100 = an average month)July: 139 (100 = an average month)139August: 98 (100 = an average month)September: 102 (100 = an average month)October: 116 (100 = an average month)November: 69 (100 = an average month)December: 58 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Garages, sheds & shade structures

367 permits · busiest April, quietest January

January: 29 (100 = an average month)February: 69 (100 = an average month)March: 108 (100 = an average month)April: 167 (100 = an average month)167May: 118 (100 = an average month)June: 134 (100 = an average month)July: 114 (100 = an average month)August: 128 (100 = an average month)September: 105 (100 = an average month)October: 95 (100 = an average month)November: 85 (100 = an average month)December: 49 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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Kind of workJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Roofing5166105112951011088611517611668
Plumbing88931221101021011081021011057297
Electrical8179106113106121111107105969483
HVAC666896121122130151122102867264
Remodels & repairs808610612591116114110117968771
New homes100691321309813587109809310068
Additions6659123122116131139981021166958
Garages, sheds & shade structures2969108167118134114128105958549

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Homes and everything else

How the city classed each permit. Other covers commercial buildings, signs, towers and similar work.

Permit classPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Homes (residential)43,83980%27,760
Other10,74020%5,846

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How many permits get finished

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, so each has had at least 12 months to reach a final. Finished means the city recorded a final inspection or marked it complete; expired means it lapsed without one.

StatusPermitsShare
Finished20,61898.3%
Still open2941.4%
Expired610.3%

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By ZIP code

The 10 ZIP codes with the most permits, counted at the property's ZIP code. A ZIP code can cross into a city that runs its own permit office; only the city's permits are counted.

ZIP codePermitsShareTop kind of work
672125,98311%Roofing (3,228)
672035,0889%Roofing (2,786)
672054,4318%Roofing (2,379)
672133,3406%Roofing (1,506)
672173,1756%Roofing (1,146)
672043,0426%Roofing (1,596)
672182,6175%Roofing (1,011)
672062,5185%Plumbing (616)
672082,2654%Roofing (623)
672262,2444%Plumbing (562)

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How Wichita compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Wichita GIS: MABCD Permits SDE (MISC/MABCD MapServer layer 1), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Permits the Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (MABCD) issues for property inside the City of Wichita: building, roofing and siding, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and sewer, demolition (wrecking), manufactured-home, sign and fire-system permits. MABCD also issues permits for unincorporated Sedgwick County and several small cities (Maize, Goddard, Mulvane and others); those are in the same file but not counted here. Plan review applications, well permits and flood-plain permits are not counted.

  • The file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Wichita.
  • The file has no issue date, so permits are dated by their application date; applications MABCD had not yet issued are left out.
  • The file has no final inspection date, so we show no time to final. A permit counts as finished when MABCD marks it closed.
  • Roofing permits roughly tripled from September 2025 and stayed high into 2026; the file does not say why.
  • The declared value is filled on building and most roofing permits; electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits carry no job value.
  • Homes are permits whose occupancy is a one- or two-family dwelling or a home's garage, shed or other accessory building; apartment buildings count as other.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "The City of Wichita, KS building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/wichita/permit-statistics, data through September 2026, from Metropolitan Area Building and Construction Department (City of Wichita and Sedgwick County) building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · By year · By month · When each kind of work is filed · Homes and everything else · How many get finished · By ZIP code.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Permits by year · Permits by month · Permits by calendar month (index) · Homes and other permits · Finished, open and expired · Permits by ZIP code.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Wichita issue a year?About 27,290 a year in the City of Wichita: 54,579 permits over 24 months, October 2024 through September 2026. 33,606 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 60% more than the 20,973 in the 12 months before.
  • Are building permits up or down in Wichita?33,606 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 60% more than the 20,973 in the 12 months before. Roofing permits grew most (4,134 to 14,606); demolition permits fell most (137 to 134).
  • What is the busiest month for permits in Wichita?October, counting every kind of work (126 against an average month of 100). January is the quietest (71). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
  • What share of Wichita permits are for homes?80%: 43,839 of the 54,579 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026 were residential permits.
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