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Van Wert County, OH

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 45
Construction valuation (2025): $14,098,291
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 45 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	45	$14,098,291
2024	38	$12,047,014
2023	36	$10,157,506
2022	44	$12,085,597
2021	37	$10,630,645
2020	39	$9,357,295
2019	20	$4,082,393
2018	18	$4,198,907
2017	20	$3,808,416
2016	20	$3,756,305
2015	17	$3,210,232

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.