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Shelby County, KY

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 269
Construction valuation (2025): $98,671,505
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 269 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	269	$98,671,505
2024	237	$85,099,604
2023	337	$84,416,891
2022	295	$89,068,053
2021	451	$116,284,877
2020	328	$75,077,463
2019	272	$66,616,929
2018	232	$51,526,406
2017	503	$77,766,064
2016	377	$54,336,678
2015	333	$55,461,280

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.