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Craven County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 553
Construction valuation (2025): $122,734,820
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 553 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	553	$122,734,820
2024	485	$108,656,886
2023	419	$87,207,573
2022	576	$135,417,103
2021	311	$91,752,797
2020	602	$115,625,787
2019	466	$70,088,836
2018	330	$54,790,160
2017	257	$41,991,282
2016	224	$36,774,702
2015	354	$41,428,134

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.