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Davidson County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,216
Construction valuation (2025): $406,843,765
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 941 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 15 · 5+ 254

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,216	$406,843,765
2024	990	$326,209,288
2023	1,077	$352,578,169
2022	1,075	$347,150,770
2021	878	$244,797,321
2020	768	$215,816,903
2019	688	$181,980,088
2018	585	$162,045,936
2017	698	$168,654,604
2016	1,061	$144,939,659
2015	389	$100,708,754

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.