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Forsyth County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,875
Construction valuation (2025): $793,327,909
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,863 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 12

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,875	$793,327,909
2024	3,846	$1,188,523,800
2023	3,454	$691,228,089
2022	3,824	$705,310,902
2021	2,695	$518,771,452
2020	2,918	$561,583,314
2019	2,255	$411,761,481
2018	2,345	$385,752,529
2017	2,765	$451,713,347
2016	1,451	$220,561,438
2015	1,383	$174,256,870

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.