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Carteret County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 471
Construction valuation (2025): $246,574,927
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 468 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	471	$246,574,927
2024	935	$279,373,944
2023	524	$223,923,644
2022	681	$268,444,117
2021	684	$242,269,258
2020	580	$140,275,335
2019	493	$121,572,744
2018	378	$98,905,674
2017	631	$126,720,354
2016	329	$85,041,353
2015	345	$78,329,576

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.