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Dare County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 325
Construction valuation (2025): $177,577,686
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 325 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	325	$177,577,686
2024	371	$227,986,133
2023	430	$223,890,762
2022	577	$302,818,584
2021	569	$214,709,878
2020	450	$161,781,521
2019	359	$150,557,109
2018	337	$109,136,700
2017	306	$97,145,587
2016	325	$107,382,560
2015	268	$85,086,497

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.