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Ashe County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 195
Construction valuation (2025): $83,294,746
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 193 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	195	$83,294,746
2024	191	$73,314,156
2023	166	$56,491,289
2022	171	$62,272,768
2021	131	$40,840,116
2020	118	$33,799,119
2019	115	$31,163,462
2018	94	$20,505,047
2017	95	$22,879,807
2016	84	$16,882,989
2015	77	$16,293,882

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.