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Avery County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 151
Construction valuation (2025): $114,745,714
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 126 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 16

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	151	$114,745,714
2024	95	$100,143,310
2023	155	$132,347,363
2022	210	$160,888,688
2021	204	$133,011,415
2020	152	$72,901,250
2019	131	$52,117,800
2018	118	$54,330,958
2017	92	$40,684,499
2016	90	$35,122,824
2015	47	$22,111,429

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.