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Hancock County, IN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,212
Construction valuation (2025): $367,812,037
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,057 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 150

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,212	$367,812,037
2024	1,091	$258,211,718
2023	920	$239,820,545
2022	1,101	$315,030,162
2021	1,597	$400,141,718
2020	761	$198,390,485
2019	566	$152,427,209
2018	638	$142,407,241
2017	528	$106,783,273
2016	487	$88,538,716
2015	365	$61,859,239

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.