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Lorain County, OH

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,082
Construction valuation (2025): $353,800,225
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 949 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 28 · 5+ 97

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,082	$353,800,225
2024	1,331	$409,655,488
2023	950	$257,471,236
2022	1,071	$294,714,761
2021	1,127	$285,588,827
2020	1,252	$272,389,285
2019	1,127	$289,507,942
2018	1,114	$225,076,105
2017	964	$193,253,607
2016	990	$189,234,710
2015	847	$164,594,268

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.