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Brown County, OH

Name: Building Permits — Brown County, OH
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 141
Construction valuation (2025): $47,624,009
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 121 · 2-unit 14 · 3-4 6 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	141	$47,624,009
2024	147	$50,979,671
2023	138	$43,395,334
2022	118	$35,752,371
2021	122	$34,180,595
2020	108	$29,940,431
2019	102	$27,113,707
2018	92	$23,309,339
2017	71	$18,367,999
2016	70	$11,153,079
2015	63	$10,037,771

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.