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Lincoln, NE building permits

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

7,020 building permits in the Lancaster County Assessor's permit file were issued in Lincoln from October 2024 to September 2026, about 3,510 a year. Garage, shed and shade structure permits lead with 1,760, then new homes (1,752) and remodels & repairs (1,372). 81% were for homes. The city's file doesn't name contractors, so we can't rank, compare or profile firms here: these pages show what was built, where and when.

What this file covers: The Lancaster County Assessor logs only permits that can change a property's assessed value, so stand-alone electrical, plumbing and HVAC permits are missing.

7,020permits issued
3,510a year
81%for homes
Sep 2026records through

What gets built here

Garages, sheds & shade structures

1,760permits
874last 12 mo

New homes

1,752permits
914last 12 mo

Remodels & repairs

1,372permits
703last 12 mo

Demolition

272permits
125last 12 mo

Additions

227permits
131last 12 mo

What this page can and can't show

  • ✓The permits in the Lancaster County Assessor's permit file, by kind of work, month and ZIP code.
  • ✓What the job was declared at on the permit.
  • Who did the work. The city's file doesn't name contractors, so we can't rank, compare or profile firms here.
  • Which permits were finished. The file carries no usable permit status, so it can't say which permits were finished.
  • Street addresses or owners. We publish counts and permit rows without them.

Building permits for properties with a Lincoln address, as logged by the Lancaster County Assessor. Lincoln Building & Safety issues permits for the city and the county around it, so a few rural properties with a Lincoln mailing address are included. The small towns of Lancaster County (Waverly, Hickman, Bennet, Firth and others) are not counted. Only permits that can change a property's assessed value are logged: no stand-alone electrical, plumbing or HVAC permits.

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Permits by kind of work

Permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, every kind of work with 100 or more. Last 12 months is Oct 2025–Sep 2026. Homes is the share issued as residential permits.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Garages, sheds & shade structures1,76025%874
New homes1,75225%914
Remodels & repairs1,37220%703
Demolition2724%125
Additions2273%131
Pools & spas1602%76
Roofing1242%77
Other1,35319%702

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Lincoln permit statistics →Lincoln permits by ZIP code →Lincoln, NE building permit search: Lincoln/Lancaster County Citizen Access →

Guides for Lincoln

Local permit rules and lookups, each with Lincoln's own permit numbers.

How these numbers are made

Source: Lancaster County Assessor, PublicAnalytics map service: Permits layer, read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The file carries no usable permit status, so it can't say which permits were finished, so no finished share is shown.

Building permits for properties with a Lincoln address, as logged by the Lancaster County Assessor. Lincoln Building & Safety issues permits for the city and the county around it, so a few rural properties with a Lincoln mailing address are included. The small towns of Lancaster County (Waverly, Hickman, Bennet, Firth and others) are not counted. Only permits that can change a property's assessed value are logged: no stand-alone electrical, plumbing or HVAC permits.

  • The Assessor's permit log names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Lincoln.
  • The Assessor logs only permits that can change assessed value: new homes, additions, remodels, decks, sheds, garages, pools, demolitions and some roofs. Electrical, plumbing and HVAC permits are not in the log, and re-roofs are mostly missing.
  • The log's status is the Assessor's own review, not a final inspection, and it has no final dates, so we show no finished share and no time to final; every permit is listed as open.
  • The value is the amount on the permit as logged by the Assessor.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Lincoln, NE building permits", https://contractorrecords.com/lincoln/, data through September 2026, from the City of Lincoln Building & Safety Department (as logged by the Lancaster County Assessor) building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · Browse the permits · Permits each month.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Permits in the last 12 months.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Lincoln issue a year?About 3,510 a year in Lincoln: 7,020 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 3,602 of them in the last 12 months. That counts the permits in the Lancaster County Assessor's permit file, homes and commercial, not denied or withdrawn applications; the file doesn't hold every permit the city issues (see what it covers above).
  • Can I find a contractor's permits in Lincoln?Not from this file: the city publishes its permits without the contractor's name, so we can't list or rank firms. Ask the contractor for the permit number of a past job.
  • What do people build most in Lincoln?Garages, sheds & shade structures: 1,760 of the 7,020 permits (25%), then new homes (1,752), remodels & repairs (1,372), October 2024 through September 2026.
  • How do I look up a building permit in Lincoln?Filter the permit list on this page by month, kind of work and ZIP code to see what was issued. For one property's permits, search the city's own records by address or permit number; we don't publish addresses. How to look up a permit in Lincoln →
  • How many permits were issued in Lincoln last month?310 in September 2026, the last full month on file; 3,602 over the last 12 months.

Browse the permits

Browse 7,020 permits

Every permit in the file issued October 2024 through September 2026, newest first. Pick a month, a kind of work or a ZIP code. Each row is one permit: no street address, no names.

The list loads as you reach it (7,020 permits).

IssuedKind of workCity permit typeZIP

Permits each month, the last 12 months

Permits issued each month and the kind of work with the most. A month opens its permits in the list above.

MonthPermitsTop kind of work
Sep 2026310Garages, sheds & shade structures (84)
Aug 2026361New homes (110)
Jul 2026360Garages, sheds & shade structures (99)
Jun 2026318Garages, sheds & shade structures (94)
May 2026309Garages, sheds & shade structures (100)
Apr 2026390Garages, sheds & shade structures (108)
Mar 2026294Remodels & repairs (76)
Feb 2026172Remodels & repairs (41)
Jan 2026231Remodels & repairs (55)
Dec 2025220New homes (81)
Nov 2025278New homes (84)
Oct 2025359Garages, sheds & shade structures (89)

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