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Cities in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits

Westfield, IN had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 78 cities in 2019, at 1,038. Yorktown, IN had the lowest, at 0. The median was 55 and the figure for Indiana was 22,309. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,038Westfield, IN
Lowest0Yorktown, IN
Median5578 cities
Indiana22,309History

Top 40 cities, 2019

Westfield, IN: 1,038 countWestfield, IN1,038Fishers, IN: 855 countFishers, IN855Noblesville, IN: 678 countNoblesville, IN678West Lafayette, IN: 529 countWest Lafayette, IN529Carmel, IN: 468 countCarmel, IN468Zionsville, IN: 449 countZionsville, IN449Jeffersonville, IN: 403 countJeffersonville, IN403Plainfield, IN: 375 countPlainfield, IN375Lafayette, IN: 372 countLafayette, IN372St. John, IN: 324 countSt. John, IN324Greenwood, IN: 288 countGreenwood, IN288Avon, IN: 237 countAvon, IN237Kokomo, IN: 221 countKokomo, IN221Crown Point, IN: 215 countCrown Point, IN215Bargersville, IN: 207 countBargersville, IN207Brownsburg, IN: 204 countBrownsburg, IN204Whitestown, IN: 204 countWhitestown, IN204Cedar Lake, IN: 188 countCedar Lake, IN188Seymour, IN: 166 countSeymour, IN166Greenfield, IN: 163 countGreenfield, IN163Evansville, IN: 157 countEvansville, IN157Portage, IN: 121 countPortage, IN121Warsaw, IN: 106 countWarsaw, IN106Valparaiso, IN: 100 countValparaiso, IN100Lowell, IN: 94 countLowell, IN94McCordsville, IN: 94 countMcCordsville, IN94Franklin, IN: 93 countFranklin, IN93Chesterton, IN: 89 countChesterton, IN89Merrillville, IN: 87 countMerrillville, IN87Lawrence, IN: 81 countLawrence, IN81Sellersburg, IN: 77 countSellersburg, IN77Auburn, IN: 71 countAuburn, IN71Lebanon, IN: 70 countLebanon, IN70Jasper, IN: 67 countJasper, IN67Columbia City, IN: 64 countColumbia City, IN64Mooresville, IN: 62 countMooresville, IN62Anderson, IN: 58 countAnderson, IN58Goshen, IN: 57 countGoshen, IN57Greensburg, IN: 57 countGreensburg, IN57Mishawaka, IN: 52 countMishawaka, IN52Westfield, IN: 1,038 countWestfield, IN1,038Fishers, IN: 855 countFishers, IN855Noblesville, IN: 678 countNoblesville, IN678West Lafayette, IN: 529 countWest Lafayette, IN529Carmel, IN: 468 countCarmel, IN468Zionsville, IN: 449 countZionsville, IN449Jeffersonville, IN: 403 countJeffersonville, IN403Plainfield, IN: 375 countPlainfield, IN375Lafayette, IN: 372 countLafayette, IN372St. John, IN: 324 countSt. John, IN324Greenwood, IN: 288 countGreenwood, IN288Avon, IN: 237 countAvon, IN237Kokomo, IN: 221 countKokomo, IN221Crown Point, IN: 215 countCrown Point, IN215Bargersville, IN: 207 countBargersville, IN207Brownsburg, IN: 204 countBrownsburg, IN204Whitestown, IN: 204 countWhitestown, IN204Cedar Lake, IN: 188 countCedar Lake, IN188Seymour, IN: 166 countSeymour, IN166Greenfield, IN: 163 countGreenfield, IN163Evansville, IN: 157 countEvansville, IN157Portage, IN: 121 countPortage, IN121Warsaw, IN: 106 countWarsaw, IN106Valparaiso, IN: 100 countValparaiso, IN100Lowell, IN: 94 countLowell, IN94McCordsville, IN: 94 countMcCordsville, IN94Franklin, IN: 93 countFranklin, IN93Chesterton, IN: 89 countChesterton, IN89Merrillville, IN: 87 countMerrillville, IN87Lawrence, IN: 81 countLawrence, IN81Sellersburg, IN: 77 countSellersburg, IN77Auburn, IN: 71 countAuburn, IN71Lebanon, IN: 70 countLebanon, IN70Jasper, IN: 67 countJasper, IN67Columbia City, IN: 64 countColumbia City, IN64Mooresville, IN: 62 countMooresville, IN62Anderson, IN: 58 countAnderson, IN58Goshen, IN: 57 countGoshen, IN57Greensburg, IN: 57 countGreensburg, IN57Mishawaka, IN: 52 countMishawaka, IN52
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2019
count		Change on 2018
1Westfield, IN Estimated1,038+14.1%
2Fishers, IN Estimated855+22.5%
3Noblesville, IN Estimated678+13.6%
4West Lafayette, IN Estimated529-52.9%
5Carmel, IN Estimated468-38.2%
6Zionsville, IN Estimated449+114.8%
7Jeffersonville, IN Estimated403-9.6%
8Plainfield, IN Estimated375+23.4%
9Lafayette, IN Estimated372+163.8%
10St. John, IN Estimated324-0.6%
11Greenwood, IN Estimated288-9.4%
12Avon, IN Estimated237+22.2%
13Kokomo, IN Estimated221+4.2%
14Crown Point, IN Estimated215-15%
15Bargersville, IN Estimated207+69.7%
16Brownsburg, IN Estimated204+14.6%
16Whitestown, IN Estimated204+2%
18Cedar Lake, IN Estimated188-9.6%
19Seymour, IN Estimated166-1.2%
20Greenfield, IN Estimated163-5.2%
21Evansville, IN Estimated157+121.1%
22Portage, IN Estimated121+17.5%
23Warsaw, IN Estimated106+1.9%
24Valparaiso, IN Estimated100-25.4%
25Lowell, IN Estimated94-3.1%
25McCordsville, IN Estimated94-27.7%
27Franklin, IN Estimated93-46.6%
28Chesterton, IN Estimated89-28.8%
29Merrillville, IN Estimated87+4.8%
30Lawrence, IN Estimated81-27.7%
31Sellersburg, IN Estimated77+102.6%
32Auburn, IN Estimated71+42%
33Lebanon, IN Estimated70+150%
34Jasper, IN Estimated67+34%
35Columbia City, IN Estimated64-27.3%
36Mooresville, IN Estimated62+51.2%
37Anderson, IN Estimated58+427.3%
38Goshen, IN Estimated57+21.3%
38Greensburg, IN Estimated57-1.7%
40Mishawaka, IN Estimated52-84.2%
41Schererville, IN Estimated50-23.1%
42Crawfordsville, IN Estimated46+39.4%
43Danville, IN Estimated45-8.2%
43Elkhart, IN Estimated45+73.1%
43Speedway, IN Estimated45n/a
46New Albany, IN Estimated44-2.2%
47Clarksville, IN Estimated36+100%
48Shelbyville, IN Estimated34-38.2%
49Terre Haute, IN Estimated33-55.4%
50Marion, IN Estimated31-6.1%
51Washington, IN Estimated26+8.3%
52Munster, IN Estimated24+50%
53Bedford, IN Estimated23+43.8%
53Muncie, IN Estimated23-17.9%
55Kendallville, IN Estimated220%
56Decatur, IN Estimated21-25%
57Huntington, IN Estimated19-59.6%
58Michigan City, IN Estimated17-22.7%
59Hammond, IN Estimated16+433.3%
59Hobart, IN Estimated16-30.4%
61Martinsville, IN Estimated15-16.7%
62Madison, IN Estimated11-31.3%
63La Porte, IN Estimated10-23.1%
63Plymouth, IN Estimated10+66.7%
65Gary, IN Estimated8+33.3%
65Highland, IN Estimated8+100%
67Frankfort, IN Estimated7+133.3%
67Wabash, IN Estimated7+75%
69Peru, IN Estimated60%
69Richmond, IN Estimated6-93.2%
71New Castle, IN Estimated5n/a
72Dyer, IN Estimated4-81%
73Griffith, IN Estimated2-91.3%
73Vincennes, IN Estimated2-50%
75Beech Grove, IN Estimated0n/a
75East Chicago, IN Estimated0-100%
75Lake Station, IN Estimated0n/a
75Yorktown, 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 2019 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/mw2019a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2020). 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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2019a.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, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2020, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2019a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. 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, 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2019a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2019.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2020) 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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2019a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Westfield, IN, with 1,038 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Yorktown, IN, with 0 in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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