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Lancaster County, NE

Name: Building Permits — Lancaster County, NE
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,346
Construction valuation (2025): $519,946,453
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 970 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 12 · 5+ 1,364

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,346	$519,946,453
2024	1,935	$442,755,990
2023	2,083	$471,519,339
2022	3,270	$568,209,837
2021	2,546	$564,793,035
2020	1,968	$362,510,388
2019	1,887	$329,799,634
2018	1,740	$330,376,004
2017	2,450	$389,687,888
2016	2,319	$361,994,855
2015	2,500	$372,299,740

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.