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Alexander County, NC

Name: Building Permits — Alexander County, NC
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 103
Construction valuation (2025): $17,679,202
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 103 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	103	$17,679,202
2024	113	$19,395,628
2023	109	$18,709,058
2022	115	$19,738,914
2021	134	$23,000,128
2020	117	$20,082,202
2019	93	$15,962,776
2018	97	$25,050,403
2017	87	$22,392,045
2016	43	$15,106,042
2015	65	$17,069,584

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.