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Allen County, IN

Name: Building Permits — Allen County, IN
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,388
Construction valuation (2025): $484,622,963
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,300 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 88

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,388	$484,622,963
2024	1,861	$567,057,117
2023	2,345	$635,557,602
2022	2,243	$513,529,084
2021	1,863	$493,511,971
2020	1,694	$413,550,105
2019	1,838	$391,964,831
2018	1,641	$354,461,271
2017	1,522	$292,413,819
2016	1,338	$258,232,002
2015	1,232	$243,648,978

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.