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Burke County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 588
Construction valuation (2025): $150,369,916
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 479 · 2-unit 38 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 71

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	588	$150,369,916
2024	422	$88,378,432
2023	432	$91,812,474
2022	543	$82,127,963
2021	402	$59,926,704
2020	302	$50,778,311
2019	290	$48,814,817
2018	285	$44,747,474
2017	187	$33,405,397
2016	184	$32,158,693
2015	224	$31,899,984

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.