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Columbus County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 55
Construction valuation (2025): $13,667,983
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 55 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	55	$13,667,983
2024	55	$13,667,983
2023	13	$2,476,137
2022	33	$6,594,477
2021	20	$2,834,457
2020	78	$14,143,646
2019	53	$6,630,755
2018	47	$5,625,121
2017	89	$7,797,609
2016	35	$4,306,975
2015	31	$4,112,002

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.