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Land Use

Non-Residential Construction Report — 2020

Average Non-Residential Building Square Feet per Project, 2016-2020

Average non-residential building square feet per project decreased to24,260 in 2020, lower than 2019 but higher than the prior three years.

Average Square Feet by Type, 2016-2020

In 2020 Industrial had the highest average square feet from 2016 through 2020, due to only one very large project that was constructed in 2020. Agriculture remained the highest average square feet building type for 2016 through 2020, despite no new agricultural buildings being built in 2020.

Year Total Agricultural Commercial Industrial Instituional
2016 20,316 36,262 16,775 26,793 19,431
2017 25,632 7,866 15,324 11,855 53,628
2018 17,665 45,285 19,149 5,164 15,945
2019 27,107 55,584 16,167 41,916 37,661
2020 24,260 - 14,423 183,717 27,180