Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026
1,752 new home permits were issued in Lincoln, October 2024 through September 2026: about 876 a year and 25% of all permits. 914 new home permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 9% more than the 838 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is May. 68516 has the most, 437.
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.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 86 |
| Nov 2024 | 77 |
| Dec 2024 | 50 |
| Jan 2025 | 36 |
| Feb 2025 | 68 |
| Mar 2025 | 92 |
| Apr 2025 | 56 |
| May 2025 | 111 |
| Jun 2025 | 61 |
| Jul 2025 | 79 |
| Aug 2025 | 64 |
| Sep 2025 | 58 |
| Oct 2025 | 83 |
| Nov 2025 | 84 |
| Dec 2025 | 81 |
| Jan 2026 | 52 |
| Feb 2026 | 38 |
| Mar 2026 | 71 |
| Apr 2026 | 85 |
| May 2026 | 77 |
| Jun 2026 | 72 |
| Jul 2026 | 79 |
| Aug 2026 | 110 |
| Sep 2026 | 82 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). May is the busiest (129), January the quietest (60). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 60 |
| February | 73 |
| March | 112 |
| April | 97 |
| May | 129 |
| June | 91 |
| July | 108 |
| August | 119 |
| September | 96 |
| October | 116 |
| November | 110 |
| December | 90 |
The value written on the permit at application, from 1,595 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $300,000 |
| Middle half | $222,222–$400,000 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 1,752 new home permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Dwelling | 1,749 | 100% |
| Mobile Home Placement | 3 | under 1% |
Garages, sheds & shade structures (1,760)Remodels & repairs (1,372)Demolition (272)Additions (227)
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 We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.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.
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, "New home permits in Lincoln, NE", https://contractorrecords.com/lincoln/new-home-permits, 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 month · Season · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types.
Download the tables (CSV): New homes permits by month · New homes permits by calendar month (index) · New homes permits: declared value · New homes permits by ZIP code · New homes permits by permit type.