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Porter County, IN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 564
Construction valuation (2025): $205,175,195
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 564 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	564	$205,175,195
2024	556	$204,137,121
2023	627	$212,618,836
2022	446	$148,894,356
2021	653	$206,126,318
2020	580	$163,110,638
2019	549	$141,635,155
2018	578	$154,926,636
2017	710	$161,033,676
2016	612	$139,755,964
2015	605	$130,166,843

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.