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Clay County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 108
Construction valuation (2025): $42,136,779
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 108 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	108	$42,136,779
2024	143	$53,813,441
2023	128	$45,211,258
2022	124	$37,416,584
2021	87	$20,828,529
2020	86	$17,726,665
2019	65	$16,152,290
2018	73	$17,770,474
2017	45	$11,571,229
2016	0	$0
2015	39	$9,595,786

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.