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Cherokee County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 239
Construction valuation (2025): $70,336,794
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 239 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	239	$70,336,794
2024	232	$62,998,658
2023	280	$61,528,692
2022	263	$57,021,904
2021	229	$47,766,069
2020	247	$39,416,877
2019	190	$29,081,213
2018	198	$29,809,957
2017	164	$23,414,220
2016	184	$26,453,950
2015	132	$21,219,573

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.