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Gaston County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,343
Construction valuation (2025): $876,777,398
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,153 · 2-unit 16 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 174

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,343	$876,777,398
2024	2,069	$759,499,986
2023	1,578	$537,947,573
2022	1,639	$427,743,804
2021	2,184	$532,939,791
2020	1,728	$455,710,439
2019	1,396	$439,591,357
2018	1,230	$343,562,185
2017	1,136	$317,556,872
2016	1,104	$293,399,990
2015	1,361	$268,299,861

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.