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Guilford County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,876
Construction valuation (2025): $746,857,624
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,738 · 2-unit 14 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 1,124

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,876	$746,857,624
2024	3,843	$830,449,928
2023	2,781	$599,560,215
2022	2,323	$510,084,256
2021	3,228	$703,183,009
2020	2,566	$503,314,592
2019	1,956	$421,311,396
2018	1,662	$381,470,741
2017	2,411	$471,895,667
2016	2,204	$437,302,739
2015	1,814	$386,055,085

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.