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Wells County, IN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 172
Construction valuation (2025): $43,197,269
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 72 · 2-unit 14 · 3-4 40 · 5+ 46

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	172	$43,197,269
2024	73	$22,073,804
2023	107	$25,704,130
2022	121	$29,524,933
2021	56	$13,707,977
2020	57	$12,683,395
2019	53	$11,578,297
2018	59	$14,774,584
2017	64	$15,731,733
2016	62	$12,438,911
2015	51	$11,070,473

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.