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Cities in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits

West Lafayette, IN had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 78 cities in 2018, at 1,124. Yorktown, IN had the lowest, at 0. The median was 50 and the figure for Indiana was 21,480. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,124West Lafayette, IN
Lowest0Yorktown, IN
Median5078 cities
Indiana21,480History

Top 40 cities, 2018

West Lafayette, IN: 1,124 countWest Lafayette, IN1,124Westfield, IN: 910 countWestfield, IN910Carmel, IN: 757 countCarmel, IN757Fishers, IN: 698 countFishers, IN698Noblesville, IN: 597 countNoblesville, IN597Jeffersonville, IN: 446 countJeffersonville, IN446Mishawaka, IN: 329 countMishawaka, IN329St. John, IN: 326 countSt. John, IN326Greenwood, IN: 318 countGreenwood, IN318Plainfield, IN: 304 countPlainfield, IN304Crown Point, IN: 253 countCrown Point, IN253Kokomo, IN: 212 countKokomo, IN212Zionsville, IN: 209 countZionsville, IN209Cedar Lake, IN: 208 countCedar Lake, IN208Whitestown, IN: 200 countWhitestown, IN200Avon, IN: 194 countAvon, IN194Brownsburg, IN: 178 countBrownsburg, IN178Franklin, IN: 174 countFranklin, IN174Greenfield, IN: 172 countGreenfield, IN172Seymour, IN: 168 countSeymour, IN168Lafayette, IN: 141 countLafayette, IN141Valparaiso, IN: 134 countValparaiso, IN134McCordsville, IN: 130 countMcCordsville, IN130Chesterton, IN: 125 countChesterton, IN125Bargersville, IN: 122 countBargersville, IN122Lawrence, IN: 112 countLawrence, IN112Warsaw, IN: 104 countWarsaw, IN104Portage, IN: 103 countPortage, IN103Lowell, IN: 97 countLowell, IN97Columbia City, IN: 88 countColumbia City, IN88Richmond, IN: 88 countRichmond, IN88Merrillville, IN: 83 countMerrillville, IN83Terre Haute, IN: 74 countTerre Haute, IN74Evansville, IN: 71 countEvansville, IN71Schererville, IN: 65 countSchererville, IN65Greensburg, IN: 58 countGreensburg, IN58Shelbyville, IN: 55 countShelbyville, IN55Auburn, IN: 50 countAuburn, IN50Jasper, IN: 50 countJasper, IN50Danville, IN: 49 countDanville, IN49West Lafayette, IN: 1,124 countWest Lafayette, IN1,124Westfield, IN: 910 countWestfield, IN910Carmel, IN: 757 countCarmel, IN757Fishers, IN: 698 countFishers, IN698Noblesville, IN: 597 countNoblesville, IN597Jeffersonville, IN: 446 countJeffersonville, IN446Mishawaka, IN: 329 countMishawaka, IN329St. John, IN: 326 countSt. John, IN326Greenwood, IN: 318 countGreenwood, IN318Plainfield, IN: 304 countPlainfield, IN304Crown Point, IN: 253 countCrown Point, IN253Kokomo, IN: 212 countKokomo, IN212Zionsville, IN: 209 countZionsville, IN209Cedar Lake, IN: 208 countCedar Lake, IN208Whitestown, IN: 200 countWhitestown, IN200Avon, IN: 194 countAvon, IN194Brownsburg, IN: 178 countBrownsburg, IN178Franklin, IN: 174 countFranklin, IN174Greenfield, IN: 172 countGreenfield, IN172Seymour, IN: 168 countSeymour, IN168Lafayette, IN: 141 countLafayette, IN141Valparaiso, IN: 134 countValparaiso, IN134McCordsville, IN: 130 countMcCordsville, IN130Chesterton, IN: 125 countChesterton, IN125Bargersville, IN: 122 countBargersville, IN122Lawrence, IN: 112 countLawrence, IN112Warsaw, IN: 104 countWarsaw, IN104Portage, IN: 103 countPortage, IN103Lowell, IN: 97 countLowell, IN97Columbia City, IN: 88 countColumbia City, IN88Richmond, IN: 88 countRichmond, IN88Merrillville, IN: 83 countMerrillville, IN83Terre Haute, IN: 74 countTerre Haute, IN74Evansville, IN: 71 countEvansville, IN71Schererville, IN: 65 countSchererville, IN65Greensburg, IN: 58 countGreensburg, IN58Shelbyville, IN: 55 countShelbyville, IN55Auburn, IN: 50 countAuburn, IN50Jasper, IN: 50 countJasper, IN50Danville, IN: 49 countDanville, IN49
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2018
count		Change on 2017
1West Lafayette, IN Estimated1,124+182.4%
2Westfield, IN Estimated910+5.4%
3Carmel, IN Estimated7570%
4Fishers, IN Estimated698-3.7%
5Noblesville, IN Estimated597-11.8%
6Jeffersonville, IN Estimated446+132.3%
7Mishawaka, IN Estimated329-33.9%
8St. John, IN Estimated326-8.7%
9Greenwood, IN Estimated318-49.8%
10Plainfield, IN Estimated304-50.2%
11Crown Point, IN Estimated253-17.3%
12Kokomo, IN Estimated212+152.4%
13Zionsville, IN Estimated209+2.5%
14Cedar Lake, IN Estimated208+23.1%
15Whitestown, IN Estimated200+13%
16Avon, IN Estimated194-38.4%
17Brownsburg, IN Estimated178-23.6%
18Franklin, IN Estimated174+32.8%
19Greenfield, IN Estimated172-13.6%
20Seymour, IN Estimated168-7.7%
21Lafayette, IN Estimated141+39.6%
22Valparaiso, IN Estimated134-38%
23McCordsville, IN Estimated130+39.8%
24Chesterton, IN Estimated125-23.8%
25Bargersville, IN Estimated122+7%
26Lawrence, IN Estimated112+55.6%
27Warsaw, IN Estimated104-11.9%
28Portage, IN Estimated103+21.2%
29Lowell, IN Estimated97+34.7%
30Columbia City, IN Estimated88+72.5%
30Richmond, IN Estimated88+4.8%
32Merrillville, IN Estimated83-5.7%
33Terre Haute, IN Estimated74-63.4%
34Evansville, IN Estimated71-9%
35Schererville, IN Estimated65+16.1%
36Greensburg, IN Estimated58+141.7%
37Shelbyville, IN Estimated55-66.5%
38Auburn, IN Estimated50-47.4%
38Jasper, IN Estimated50-3.8%
40Danville, IN Estimated49-5.8%
41Goshen, IN Estimated47-81%
41Huntington, IN Estimated47+88%
43New Albany, IN Estimated45-2.2%
44Mooresville, IN Estimated41+41.4%
45Sellersburg, IN Estimated38+31%
46Crawfordsville, IN Estimated33-2.9%
46Marion, IN Estimated33+57.1%
48Decatur, IN Estimated28+12%
48Lebanon, IN Estimated28-72.8%
48Muncie, IN Estimated28+115.4%
51Elkhart, IN Estimated26+100%
52Washington, IN Estimated24+4.3%
53Griffith, IN Estimated23-14.8%
53Hobart, IN Estimated23-4.2%
55Kendallville, IN Estimated22-4.3%
55Michigan City, IN Estimated22-37.1%
57Dyer, IN Estimated21-72%
58Clarksville, IN Estimated18-58.1%
58Martinsville, IN Estimated18-10%
60Bedford, IN Estimated16+23.1%
60Madison, IN Estimated16+23.1%
60Munster, IN Estimated16+23.1%
63La Porte, IN Estimated13+8.3%
64Anderson, IN Estimated11-87.4%
65East Chicago, IN Estimated7n/a
66Gary, IN Estimated6-14.3%
66Peru, IN Estimated6n/a
66Plymouth, IN Estimated6-76%
69Highland, IN Estimated4-20%
69Vincennes, IN Estimated40%
69Wabash, IN Estimated4-66.7%
72Frankfort, IN Estimated3-96.1%
72Hammond, IN Estimated3-50%
74Beech Grove, IN Estimated0-100%
74Lake Station, IN Estimated0n/a
74New Castle, IN Estimated0-100%
74Speedway, IN Estimated0n/a
74Yorktown, IN Estimated0-100%

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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 2018 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/mw2018a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). 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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2018a.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, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 20 June 2019, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2018a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2018a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2018.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2019) 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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2018a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

West Lafayette, IN, with 1,124 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Yorktown, IN, with 0 in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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