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Cities in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits

Fishers, IN had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 78 cities in 2014, at 1,112. Speedway, IN had the lowest, at 0. The median was 40 and the figure for Indiana was 17,816. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,112Fishers, IN
Lowest0Speedway, IN
Median4078 cities
Indiana17,816History

Top 40 cities, 2014

Fishers, IN: 1,112 countFishers, IN1,112Carmel, IN: 1,066 countCarmel, IN1,066Noblesville, IN: 799 countNoblesville, IN799Westfield, IN: 647 countWestfield, IN647Brownsburg, IN: 564 countBrownsburg, IN564West Lafayette, IN: 432 countWest Lafayette, IN432Greenwood, IN: 308 countGreenwood, IN308Whitestown, IN: 308 countWhitestown, IN308Jeffersonville, IN: 250 countJeffersonville, IN250Crown Point, IN: 225 countCrown Point, IN225Avon, IN: 208 countAvon, IN208Zionsville, IN: 190 countZionsville, IN190Terre Haute, IN: 186 countTerre Haute, IN186Seymour, IN: 178 countSeymour, IN178St. John, IN: 178 countSt. John, IN178Lafayette, IN: 166 countLafayette, IN166Valparaiso, IN: 156 countValparaiso, IN156Plainfield, IN: 155 countPlainfield, IN155McCordsville, IN: 132 countMcCordsville, IN132Warsaw, IN: 128 countWarsaw, IN128Cedar Lake, IN: 110 countCedar Lake, IN110Kokomo, IN: 108 countKokomo, IN108Greenfield, IN: 96 countGreenfield, IN96Evansville, IN: 92 countEvansville, IN92Bargersville, IN: 79 countBargersville, IN79Franklin, IN: 75 countFranklin, IN75Richmond, IN: 71 countRichmond, IN71Jasper, IN: 69 countJasper, IN69Lawrence, IN: 69 countLawrence, IN69Muncie, IN: 62 countMuncie, IN62Mishawaka, IN: 59 countMishawaka, IN59Schererville, IN: 50 countSchererville, IN50Lowell, IN: 43 countLowell, IN43Bedford, IN: 42 countBedford, IN42Sellersburg, IN: 42 countSellersburg, IN42Auburn, IN: 40 countAuburn, IN40Goshen, IN: 40 countGoshen, IN40Michigan City, IN: 40 countMichigan City, IN40Mooresville, IN: 40 countMooresville, IN40Columbia City, IN: 39 countColumbia City, IN39Fishers, IN: 1,112 countFishers, IN1,112Carmel, IN: 1,066 countCarmel, IN1,066Noblesville, IN: 799 countNoblesville, IN799Westfield, IN: 647 countWestfield, IN647Brownsburg, IN: 564 countBrownsburg, IN564West Lafayette, IN: 432 countWest Lafayette, IN432Greenwood, IN: 308 countGreenwood, IN308Whitestown, IN: 308 countWhitestown, IN308Jeffersonville, IN: 250 countJeffersonville, IN250Crown Point, IN: 225 countCrown Point, IN225Avon, IN: 208 countAvon, IN208Zionsville, IN: 190 countZionsville, IN190Terre Haute, IN: 186 countTerre Haute, IN186Seymour, IN: 178 countSeymour, IN178St. John, IN: 178 countSt. John, IN178Lafayette, IN: 166 countLafayette, IN166Valparaiso, IN: 156 countValparaiso, IN156Plainfield, IN: 155 countPlainfield, IN155McCordsville, IN: 132 countMcCordsville, IN132Warsaw, IN: 128 countWarsaw, IN128Cedar Lake, IN: 110 countCedar Lake, IN110Kokomo, IN: 108 countKokomo, IN108Greenfield, IN: 96 countGreenfield, IN96Evansville, IN: 92 countEvansville, IN92Bargersville, IN: 79 countBargersville, IN79Franklin, IN: 75 countFranklin, IN75Richmond, IN: 71 countRichmond, IN71Jasper, IN: 69 countJasper, IN69Lawrence, IN: 69 countLawrence, IN69Muncie, IN: 62 countMuncie, IN62Mishawaka, IN: 59 countMishawaka, IN59Schererville, IN: 50 countSchererville, IN50Lowell, IN: 43 countLowell, IN43Bedford, IN: 42 countBedford, IN42Sellersburg, IN: 42 countSellersburg, IN42Auburn, IN: 40 countAuburn, IN40Goshen, IN: 40 countGoshen, IN40Michigan City, IN: 40 countMichigan City, IN40Mooresville, IN: 40 countMooresville, IN40Columbia City, IN: 39 countColumbia City, IN39
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2014
count		Change on 2013
1Fishers, IN Estimated1,112-15.4%
2Carmel, IN Estimated1,066+51.4%
3Noblesville, IN Estimated799+13.2%
4Westfield, IN Estimated647-25.3%
5Brownsburg, IN Estimated564+324.1%
6West Lafayette, IN Estimated432-22.2%
7Greenwood, IN Estimated308-13%
7Whitestown, IN Estimated308-33.3%
9Jeffersonville, IN Estimated250+8.7%
10Crown Point, IN Estimated225+18.4%
11Avon, IN Estimated208-53.8%
12Zionsville, IN Estimated190-27.2%
13Terre Haute, IN Estimated186+60.3%
14Seymour, IN Estimated178+20.3%
14St. John, IN Estimated178-12.7%
16Lafayette, IN Estimated166+201.8%
17Valparaiso, IN Estimated156+38.1%
18Plainfield, IN Estimated155-3.7%
19McCordsville, IN Estimated132+25.7%
20Warsaw, IN Estimated128+12.3%
21Cedar Lake, IN Estimated110+12.2%
22Kokomo, IN Estimated108-19.4%
23Greenfield, IN Estimated96-22%
24Evansville, IN Estimated92+43.8%
25Bargersville, IN Estimated79+8.2%
26Franklin, IN Estimated75+27.1%
27Richmond, IN Estimated71+545.5%
28Jasper, IN Estimated69+21.1%
28Lawrence, IN Estimated69-9.2%
30Muncie, IN Estimated62-74.3%
31Mishawaka, IN Estimated59-33.7%
32Schererville, IN Estimated50-19.4%
33Lowell, IN Estimated43+16.2%
34Bedford, IN Estimated42+68%
34Sellersburg, IN Estimated42-25%
36Auburn, IN Estimated40+21.2%
36Goshen, IN Estimated40-18.4%
36Michigan City, IN Estimated40+400%
36Mooresville, IN Estimated40+81.8%
40Columbia City, IN Estimated39+62.5%
40Merrillville, IN Estimated39-76.4%
42Portage, IN Estimated38+90%
43Marion, IN Estimated36+100%
44New Albany, IN Estimated32+3.2%
44Shelbyville, IN Estimated32+88.2%
46Chesterton, IN Estimated27-50%
47Danville, IN Estimated26-67.1%
48Anderson, IN Estimated24-20%
49Greensburg, IN Estimated23n/a
49Munster, IN Estimated230%
51Crawfordsville, IN Estimated22-4.3%
52Yorktown, IN Estimated20-13%
53Hobart, IN Estimated18-10%
53Kendallville, IN Estimated180%
55Decatur, IN Estimated16+77.8%
55Plymouth, IN Estimated16-65.2%
57Lebanon, IN Estimated14-85.3%
58Madison, IN Estimated11+83.3%
59Dyer, IN Estimated10+66.7%
59La Porte, IN Estimated10-37.5%
61Huntington, IN Estimated8n/a
62Gary, IN Estimated7+75%
63Griffith, IN Estimated6-40%
63Highland, IN Estimated6-25%
63Vincennes, IN Estimated60%
66Elkhart, IN Estimated4-66.7%
66Frankfort, IN Estimated4+100%
66Hammond, IN Estimated4-20%
66Washington, IN Estimated4-82.6%
70Clarksville, IN Estimated3-70%
70Peru, IN Estimated3+200%
72Lake Station, IN Estimated2n/a
73East Chicago, IN Estimated1-50%
73Martinsville, IN Estimated1-85.7%
73New Castle, IN Estimated10%
73Wabash, IN Estimated10%
77Beech Grove, IN Estimated0n/a
77Speedway, IN Estimated0n/a

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About this ranking

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt

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Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2016) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2014a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Fishers, IN, with 1,112 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

Speedway, IN, with 0 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 cities have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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