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Franklin County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 735
Construction valuation (2025): $217,605,758
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 735 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	735	$217,605,758
2024	948	$272,167,687
2023	843	$235,176,940
2022	945	$242,127,708
2021	1,141	$271,839,731
2020	913	$207,863,322
2019	918	$185,298,089
2018	736	$120,665,419
2017	590	$99,001,761
2016	457	$73,863,577
2015	353	$62,299,223

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.