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Brunswick County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 4,457
Construction valuation (2025): $1,258,101,331
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 4,454 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	4,457	$1,258,101,331
2024	6,093	$1,460,000,934
2023	6,663	$1,482,600,684
2022	4,929	$1,312,626,567
2021	5,249	$1,191,010,769
2020	3,720	$809,396,095
2019	3,352	$749,096,335
2018	2,926	$703,160,990
2017	3,342	$750,548,336
2016	2,428	$592,005,825
2015	2,325	$536,126,446

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.