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Decatur County, IN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 70
Construction valuation (2025): $20,907,610
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 70 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	70	$20,907,610
2024	66	$14,372,854
2023	57	$13,598,453
2022	80	$15,984,303
2021	129	$21,377,400
2020	96	$15,575,660
2019	57	$7,125,000
2018	58	$7,250,000
2017	54	$12,473,161
2016	47	$9,713,912
2015	50	$7,958,000

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.