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Cities in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits

Carmel, IN had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 78 cities in 2015, at 1,643. Peru, IN had the lowest, at 1. The median was 42 and the figure for Indiana was 18,483. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,643Carmel, IN
Lowest1Peru, IN
Median4278 cities
Indiana18,483History

Top 40 cities, 2015

Carmel, IN: 1,643 countCarmel, IN1,643Noblesville, IN: 971 countNoblesville, IN971Fishers, IN: 764 countFishers, IN764Westfield, IN: 598 countWestfield, IN598Plainfield, IN: 419 countPlainfield, IN419Valparaiso, IN: 335 countValparaiso, IN335Greenwood, IN: 281 countGreenwood, IN281Crown Point, IN: 245 countCrown Point, IN245Kokomo, IN: 241 countKokomo, IN241Mishawaka, IN: 237 countMishawaka, IN237Whitestown, IN: 223 countWhitestown, IN223Avon, IN: 188 countAvon, IN188Seymour, IN: 175 countSeymour, IN175St. John, IN: 162 countSt. John, IN162Brownsburg, IN: 157 countBrownsburg, IN157Jeffersonville, IN: 150 countJeffersonville, IN150McCordsville, IN: 145 countMcCordsville, IN145Zionsville, IN: 144 countZionsville, IN144Cedar Lake, IN: 126 countCedar Lake, IN126Warsaw, IN: 113 countWarsaw, IN113Terre Haute, IN: 106 countTerre Haute, IN106Bargersville, IN: 94 countBargersville, IN94Lafayette, IN: 92 countLafayette, IN92Hammond, IN: 88 countHammond, IN88Lebanon, IN: 73 countLebanon, IN73Richmond, IN: 71 countRichmond, IN71Lawrence, IN: 68 countLawrence, IN68Schererville, IN: 66 countSchererville, IN66Evansville, IN: 64 countEvansville, IN64Lowell, IN: 64 countLowell, IN64Franklin, IN: 62 countFranklin, IN62Michigan City, IN: 62 countMichigan City, IN62Beech Grove, IN: 60 countBeech Grove, IN60Shelbyville, IN: 58 countShelbyville, IN58Greenfield, IN: 57 countGreenfield, IN57Marion, IN: 49 countMarion, IN49Clarksville, IN: 48 countClarksville, IN48Chesterton, IN: 46 countChesterton, IN46Auburn, IN: 42 countAuburn, IN42Goshen, IN: 42 countGoshen, IN42Carmel, IN: 1,643 countCarmel, IN1,643Noblesville, IN: 971 countNoblesville, IN971Fishers, IN: 764 countFishers, IN764Westfield, IN: 598 countWestfield, IN598Plainfield, IN: 419 countPlainfield, IN419Valparaiso, IN: 335 countValparaiso, IN335Greenwood, IN: 281 countGreenwood, IN281Crown Point, IN: 245 countCrown Point, IN245Kokomo, IN: 241 countKokomo, IN241Mishawaka, IN: 237 countMishawaka, IN237Whitestown, IN: 223 countWhitestown, IN223Avon, IN: 188 countAvon, IN188Seymour, IN: 175 countSeymour, IN175St. John, IN: 162 countSt. John, IN162Brownsburg, IN: 157 countBrownsburg, IN157Jeffersonville, IN: 150 countJeffersonville, IN150McCordsville, IN: 145 countMcCordsville, IN145Zionsville, IN: 144 countZionsville, IN144Cedar Lake, IN: 126 countCedar Lake, IN126Warsaw, IN: 113 countWarsaw, IN113Terre Haute, IN: 106 countTerre Haute, IN106Bargersville, IN: 94 countBargersville, IN94Lafayette, IN: 92 countLafayette, IN92Hammond, IN: 88 countHammond, IN88Lebanon, IN: 73 countLebanon, IN73Richmond, IN: 71 countRichmond, IN71Lawrence, IN: 68 countLawrence, IN68Schererville, IN: 66 countSchererville, IN66Evansville, IN: 64 countEvansville, IN64Lowell, IN: 64 countLowell, IN64Franklin, IN: 62 countFranklin, IN62Michigan City, IN: 62 countMichigan City, IN62Beech Grove, IN: 60 countBeech Grove, IN60Shelbyville, IN: 58 countShelbyville, IN58Greenfield, IN: 57 countGreenfield, IN57Marion, IN: 49 countMarion, IN49Clarksville, IN: 48 countClarksville, IN48Chesterton, IN: 46 countChesterton, IN46Auburn, IN: 42 countAuburn, IN42Goshen, IN: 42 countGoshen, IN42
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2015
count		Change on 2014
1Carmel, IN Estimated1,643+54.1%
2Noblesville, IN Estimated971+21.5%
3Fishers, IN Estimated764-31.3%
4Westfield, IN Estimated598-7.6%
5Plainfield, IN Estimated419+170.3%
6Valparaiso, IN Estimated335+114.7%
7Greenwood, IN Estimated281-8.8%
8Crown Point, IN Estimated245+8.9%
9Kokomo, IN Estimated241+123.1%
10Mishawaka, IN Estimated237+301.7%
11Whitestown, IN Estimated223-27.6%
12Avon, IN Estimated188-9.6%
13Seymour, IN Estimated175-1.7%
14St. John, IN Estimated162-9%
15Brownsburg, IN Estimated157-72.2%
16Jeffersonville, IN Estimated150-40%
17McCordsville, IN Estimated145+9.8%
18Zionsville, IN Estimated144-24.2%
19Cedar Lake, IN Estimated126+14.5%
20Warsaw, IN Estimated113-11.7%
21Terre Haute, IN Estimated106-43%
22Bargersville, IN Estimated94+19%
23Lafayette, IN Estimated92-44.6%
24Hammond, IN Estimated88+2,100%
25Lebanon, IN Estimated73+421.4%
26Richmond, IN Estimated710%
27Lawrence, IN Estimated68-1.4%
28Schererville, IN Estimated66+32%
29Evansville, IN Estimated64-30.4%
29Lowell, IN Estimated64+48.8%
31Franklin, IN Estimated62-17.3%
31Michigan City, IN Estimated62+55%
33Beech Grove, IN Estimated60n/a
34Shelbyville, IN Estimated58+81.3%
35Greenfield, IN Estimated57-40.6%
36Marion, IN Estimated49+36.1%
37Clarksville, IN Estimated48+1,500%
38Chesterton, IN Estimated46+70.4%
39Auburn, IN Estimated42+5%
39Goshen, IN Estimated42+5%
41Jasper, IN Estimated39-43.5%
42West Lafayette, IN Estimated36-91.7%
43New Albany, IN Estimated35+9.4%
44Merrillville, IN Estimated33-15.4%
45Hobart, IN Estimated32+77.8%
46Sellersburg, IN Estimated29-31%
47Anderson, IN Estimated27+12.5%
47Huntington, IN Estimated27+237.5%
47Mooresville, IN Estimated27-32.5%
50Greensburg, IN Estimated25+8.7%
51Danville, IN Estimated23-11.5%
52Portage, IN Estimated22-42.1%
53Kendallville, IN Estimated21+16.7%
53Munster, IN Estimated21-8.7%
53Yorktown, IN Estimated21+5%
56Crawfordsville, IN Estimated20-9.1%
56Decatur, IN Estimated20+25%
58Columbia City, IN Estimated18-53.8%
59Dyer, IN Estimated17+70%
60Madison, IN Estimated13+18.2%
61Elkhart, IN Estimated12+200%
62Griffith, IN Estimated9+50%
63La Porte, IN Estimated8-20%
63Martinsville, IN Estimated8+700%
63Vincennes, IN Estimated8+33.3%
66Bedford, IN Estimated7-83.3%
66Muncie, IN Estimated7-88.7%
68Wabash, IN Estimated6+500%
68Washington, IN Estimated6+50%
70Gary, IN Estimated5-28.6%
70Plymouth, IN Estimated5-68.8%
72Frankfort, IN Estimated2-50%
72Highland, IN Estimated2-66.7%
72New Castle, IN Estimated2+100%
72Speedway, IN Estimated2n/a
76East Chicago, IN Estimated10%
76Lake Station, IN Estimated1-50%
76Peru, IN Estimated1-66.7%

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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 2015 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/mw2015a.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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2015a.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, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2015a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2015a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2015a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Carmel, IN, with 1,643 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Peru, IN, with 1 in 2015.

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 2015 and are not ranked.

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