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Buncombe County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,028
Construction valuation (2025): $687,427,681
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 992 · 2-unit 18 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 1,018

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,028	$687,427,681
2024	3,613	$948,581,187
2023	2,594	$742,057,715
2022	2,012	$732,072,866
2021	2,793	$691,470,409
2020	2,546	$550,367,761
2019	2,096	$490,816,579
2018	1,667	$452,470,513
2017	1,900	$419,845,532
2016	2,422	$408,182,759
2015	1,353	$320,588,564

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.