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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 2022, at 1,792. Lake Station, IN had the lowest, at 0. The median was 67 and the figure for Indiana was 28,245. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,792Westfield, IN
Lowest0Lake Station, IN
Median6778 cities
Indiana28,245History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Westfield, IN: 1,792 countWestfield, IN1,792Fishers, IN: 1,650 countFishers, IN1,650Noblesville, IN: 1,063 countNoblesville, IN1,063Carmel, IN: 1,030 countCarmel, IN1,030Lafayette, IN: 560 countLafayette, IN560Greenfield, IN: 458 countGreenfield, IN458Greenwood, IN: 444 countGreenwood, IN444Whitestown, IN: 402 countWhitestown, IN402Brownsburg, IN: 361 countBrownsburg, IN361Plainfield, IN: 355 countPlainfield, IN355St. John, IN: 341 countSt. John, IN341McCordsville, IN: 312 countMcCordsville, IN312Jeffersonville, IN: 293 countJeffersonville, IN293Evansville, IN: 286 countEvansville, IN286Clarksville, IN: 284 countClarksville, IN284Shelbyville, IN: 278 countShelbyville, IN278Speedway, IN: 276 countSpeedway, IN276West Lafayette, IN: 263 countWest Lafayette, IN263Cedar Lake, IN: 243 countCedar Lake, IN243Danville, IN: 240 countDanville, IN240La Porte, IN: 207 countLa Porte, IN207Avon, IN: 206 countAvon, IN206Crown Point, IN: 203 countCrown Point, IN203Plymouth, IN: 186 countPlymouth, IN186Washington, IN: 182 countWashington, IN182Zionsville, IN: 179 countZionsville, IN179Peru, IN: 178 countPeru, IN178Bargersville, IN: 143 countBargersville, IN143Kokomo, IN: 139 countKokomo, IN139Merrillville, IN: 117 countMerrillville, IN117Portage, IN: 117 countPortage, IN117Terre Haute, IN: 116 countTerre Haute, IN116Warsaw, IN: 112 countWarsaw, IN112Lebanon, IN: 107 countLebanon, IN107Franklin, IN: 101 countFranklin, IN101Goshen, IN: 88 countGoshen, IN88Valparaiso, IN: 84 countValparaiso, IN84Lawrence, IN: 83 countLawrence, IN83Lowell, IN: 67 countLowell, IN67Jasper, IN: 66 countJasper, IN66Westfield, IN: 1,792 countWestfield, IN1,792Fishers, IN: 1,650 countFishers, IN1,650Noblesville, IN: 1,063 countNoblesville, IN1,063Carmel, IN: 1,030 countCarmel, IN1,030Lafayette, IN: 560 countLafayette, IN560Greenfield, IN: 458 countGreenfield, IN458Greenwood, IN: 444 countGreenwood, IN444Whitestown, IN: 402 countWhitestown, IN402Brownsburg, IN: 361 countBrownsburg, IN361Plainfield, IN: 355 countPlainfield, IN355St. John, IN: 341 countSt. John, IN341McCordsville, IN: 312 countMcCordsville, IN312Jeffersonville, IN: 293 countJeffersonville, IN293Evansville, IN: 286 countEvansville, IN286Clarksville, IN: 284 countClarksville, IN284Shelbyville, IN: 278 countShelbyville, IN278Speedway, IN: 276 countSpeedway, IN276West Lafayette, IN: 263 countWest Lafayette, IN263Cedar Lake, IN: 243 countCedar Lake, IN243Danville, IN: 240 countDanville, IN240La Porte, IN: 207 countLa Porte, IN207Avon, IN: 206 countAvon, IN206Crown Point, IN: 203 countCrown Point, IN203Plymouth, IN: 186 countPlymouth, IN186Washington, IN: 182 countWashington, IN182Zionsville, IN: 179 countZionsville, IN179Peru, IN: 178 countPeru, IN178Bargersville, IN: 143 countBargersville, IN143Kokomo, IN: 139 countKokomo, IN139Merrillville, IN: 117 countMerrillville, IN117Portage, IN: 117 countPortage, IN117Terre Haute, IN: 116 countTerre Haute, IN116Warsaw, IN: 112 countWarsaw, IN112Lebanon, IN: 107 countLebanon, IN107Franklin, IN: 101 countFranklin, IN101Goshen, IN: 88 countGoshen, IN88Valparaiso, IN: 84 countValparaiso, IN84Lawrence, IN: 83 countLawrence, IN83Lowell, IN: 67 countLowell, IN67Jasper, IN: 66 countJasper, IN66
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Westfield, IN Estimated1,792-3.3%
2Fishers, IN Estimated1,650+128.2%
3Noblesville, IN Estimated1,0630%
4Carmel, IN Estimated1,030+9.2%
5Lafayette, IN Estimated560+7.9%
6Greenfield, IN Estimated458-27.8%
7Greenwood, IN Estimated444-24.7%
8Whitestown, IN Estimated402-5.4%
9Brownsburg, IN Estimated361-18.5%
10Plainfield, IN Estimated355+28.6%
11St. John, IN Estimated341-38%
12McCordsville, IN Estimated312-28.4%
13Jeffersonville, IN Estimated293-60.8%
14Evansville, IN Estimated286-19.7%
15Clarksville, IN Estimated284+1,570.6%
16Shelbyville, IN Estimated278+180.8%
17Speedway, IN Estimated276+13,700%
18West Lafayette, IN Estimated263+76.5%
19Cedar Lake, IN Estimated243-38.3%
20Danville, IN Estimated240+228.8%
21La Porte, IN Estimated207+2,857.1%
22Avon, IN Estimated206-28.2%
23Crown Point, IN Estimated203-25.9%
24Plymouth, IN Estimated186+17.7%
25Washington, IN Estimated182+366.7%
26Zionsville, IN Estimated179-38.7%
27Peru, IN Estimated178n/a
28Bargersville, IN Estimated143-40.2%
29Kokomo, IN Estimated139-17.8%
30Merrillville, IN Estimated117+207.9%
30Portage, IN Estimated117-18.2%
32Terre Haute, IN Estimated116+251.5%
33Warsaw, IN Estimated112-11.8%
34Lebanon, IN Estimated107-29.1%
35Franklin, IN Estimated101-42.3%
36Goshen, IN Estimated88+54.4%
37Valparaiso, IN Estimated84-46.8%
38Lawrence, IN Estimated83+69.4%
39Lowell, IN Estimated67-39.1%
40Jasper, IN Estimated66-10.8%
41Chesterton, IN Estimated64-44.8%
42Auburn, IN Estimated60+9.1%
43Anderson, IN Estimated54-19.4%
44Muncie, IN Estimated53+194.4%
45Marion, IN Estimated51+1,175%
46Schererville, IN Estimated50-35.1%
47New Albany, IN Estimated45-21.1%
48Mooresville, IN Estimated39-68.8%
49Huntington, IN Estimated37+60.9%
50Hobart, IN Estimated36-16.3%
51Greensburg, IN Estimated35-52.1%
52Seymour, IN Estimated33-44.1%
53Sellersburg, IN Estimated31-88.6%
54Columbia City, IN Estimated29-49.1%
54Yorktown, IN Estimated29-23.7%
56Michigan City, IN Estimated28-22.2%
57Elkhart, IN Estimated27-78%
57Frankfort, IN Estimated27+50%
57Kendallville, IN Estimated27-3.6%
57Richmond, IN Estimated27+12.5%
61Decatur, IN Estimated25-10.7%
61Martinsville, IN Estimated25-26.5%
63Mishawaka, IN Estimated24-40%
64Munster, IN Estimated23-30.3%
65Madison, IN Estimated20+42.9%
66Dyer, IN Estimated17-34.6%
67Bedford, IN Estimated16-48.4%
68Crawfordsville, IN Estimated10-73%
69Hammond, IN Estimated7-61.1%
70Gary, IN Estimated6-40%
71Highland, IN Estimated5+150%
72Griffith, IN Estimated4n/a
72New Castle, IN Estimated4+33.3%
72Wabash, IN Estimated4-42.9%
75Beech Grove, IN Estimated3-72.7%
76Vincennes, IN Estimated2+100%
77East Chicago, IN Estimated0n/a
77Lake Station, IN Estimated0n/a

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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 2022 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/mw2022a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/Midwest%20Region/mw2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/indiana-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Westfield, IN, with 1,792 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lake Station, IN, with 0 in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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