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Roofing permits in the City of Wichita, KS

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

18,740 roofing permits were issued in the City of Wichita, October 2024 through September 2026: about 9,370 a year and 34% of all permits. 14,606 roofing permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 253% more than the 4,134 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October. 67212 has the most, 3,228.

18,740permits issued
14,606last 12 months
Octbusiest month
97%finished
$10,183usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Roofing permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 232Oct2024Nov 2024: 162Dec 2024: 142Jan 2025: 82Jan2025Feb 2025: 127Mar 2025: 213Apr 2025: 269May 2025: 315Jun 2025: 428Jul 2025: 606JulAug 2025: 447Sep 2025: 1,111Oct 2025: 2,512Nov 2025: 1,657Dec 2025: 924Jan 2026: 721Jan2026Feb 2026: 907Mar 2026: 1,429Apr 2026: 1,477May 2026: 1,169Jun 2026: 1,152Jul 2026: 1,073JulAug 2026: 897Sep 2026: 688
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024232
Nov 2024162
Dec 2024142
Jan 202582
Feb 2025127
Mar 2025213
Apr 2025269
May 2025315
Jun 2025428
Jul 2025606
Aug 2025447
Sep 20251,111
Oct 20252,512
Nov 20251,657
Dec 2025924
Jan 2026721
Feb 2026907
Mar 20261,429
Apr 20261,477
May 20261,169
Jun 20261,152
Jul 20261,073
Aug 2026897
Sep 2026688

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When roofing permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (176), January the quietest (51). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

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
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MonthIndex
January51
February66
March105
April112
May95
June101
July108
August86
September115
October176
November116
December68

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How many roofing permits get finished

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 20254,134
Finished97.3%
Expired0.8%

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What a roofing permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 13,601 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$10,183
Middle half$7,016–$15,000

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ZIP codes with the most roofing permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 18,740 roofing permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
672123,22817%
672032,78615%
672052,37913%
672041,5969%
672131,5068%
672171,1466%
672181,0115%
672086233%
672095983%
672165233%

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Roofing and/or Siding (Roofing)18,48999%
Roofing and/or Siding (Roof Side)2511%

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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.

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Contractor Records, "Roofing permits in the City of Wichita, KS", https://contractorrecords.com/wichita/roofing-permits, 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 month · Season · How many get finished · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types.

Download the tables (CSV): Roofing permits by month · Roofing permits by calendar month (index) · Roofing permits: finished share · Roofing permits: declared value · Roofing permits by ZIP code · Roofing permits by permit type.

Common questions

  • How many roofing permits does Wichita issue a year?About 9,370 a year in the City of Wichita: 18,740 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 14,606 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Wichita file the most roofing permits?October (176 against an average month of 100); January is the quietest (51). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.
  • Which ZIP code has the most roofing permits in Wichita?67212, with 3,228 of the 18,740 (17%); then 67203 (2,786).