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Brown County, IN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 59
Construction valuation (2025): $21,524,438
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 59 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	59	$21,524,438
2024	76	$26,704,088
2023	75	$25,254,904
2022	84	$25,515,737
2021	88	$24,972,266
2020	60	$16,667,826
2019	69	$18,358,575
2018	84	$21,717,782
2017	79	$20,097,213
2016	45	$11,411,967
2015	48	$9,188,507

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.