Federal Data Hub › Census Building Permits · JSON

Mercer County, OH

Name: Building Permits — Mercer County, OH
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 83
Construction valuation (2025): $35,038,891
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 81 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	83	$35,038,891
2024	86	$32,581,564
2023	94	$30,465,989
2022	82	$26,422,446
2021	85	$22,432,357
2020	113	$27,761,925
2019	60	$18,575,061
2018	138	$19,978,500
2017	94	$21,807,303
2016	67	$15,483,574
2015	66	$14,873,079

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.