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Clay County, IN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 26
Construction valuation (2025): $5,214,000
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 24 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	26	$5,214,000
2024	68	$5,900,400
2023	31	$4,150,285
2022	16	$2,707,628
2021	14	$2,245,000
2020	9	$1,956,045
2019	7	$1,320,000
2018	2	$305,000
2017	0	$0
2016	6	$876,750
2015	0	$0

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.