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Beaufort County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 119
Construction valuation (2025): $45,756,436
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 119 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	119	$45,756,436
2024	216	$41,130,049
2023	248	$43,642,966
2022	245	$41,789,402
2021	229	$36,280,929
2020	168	$29,456,293
2019	162	$26,662,865
2018	140	$25,927,399
2017	179	$21,532,960
2016	216	$21,368,809
2015	148	$17,822,348

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.