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Lake County, IN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,262
Construction valuation (2025): $453,800,270
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,262 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,262	$453,800,270
2024	1,649	$491,871,968
2023	1,286	$350,630,498
2022	1,300	$369,981,503
2021	1,755	$496,148,882
2020	1,512	$400,217,116
2019	1,287	$323,131,049
2018	1,287	$316,476,372
2017	1,399	$320,401,524
2016	1,122	$252,054,717
2015	1,008	$222,032,745

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.