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Shelby County, IN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 192
Construction valuation (2025): $52,884,553
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 192 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	192	$52,884,553
2024	284	$63,987,803
2023	91	$29,658,626
2022	306	$72,598,135
2021	131	$32,552,780
2020	82	$19,944,867
2019	52	$9,309,696
2018	83	$17,391,599
2017	197	$20,773,064
2016	72	$13,681,726
2015	89	$14,789,259

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.