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Catawba County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,944
Construction valuation (2025): $389,618,139
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,353 · 2-unit 150 · 3-4 7 · 5+ 434

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,944	$389,618,139
2024	2,016	$410,881,528
2023	1,592	$327,776,777
2022	1,698	$319,903,490
2021	1,082	$187,036,077
2020	917	$156,520,698
2019	852	$131,855,045
2018	742	$126,048,231
2017	498	$87,925,314
2016	335	$70,738,911
2015	348	$62,624,126

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.