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Hamilton County, IN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 4,146
Construction valuation (2025): $1,393,539,713
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,934 · 2-unit 54 · 3-4 16 · 5+ 1,142

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	4,146	$1,393,539,713
2024	4,561	$1,529,822,235
2023	4,843	$1,459,399,234
2022	5,781	$1,436,518,079
2021	4,806	$1,402,874,013
2020	3,807	$999,980,934
2019	3,122	$895,905,546
2018	3,005	$966,651,260
2017	3,089	$929,812,639
2016	2,553	$793,128,729
2015	4,047	$765,597,816

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.