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Harnett County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,205
Construction valuation (2025): $722,252,777
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,195 · 2-unit 10 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,205	$722,252,777
2024	2,231	$687,089,032
2023	1,086	$162,014,482
2022	1,041	$154,055,906
2021	1,032	$148,847,913
2020	911	$132,584,295
2019	639	$78,984,262
2018	597	$73,886,789
2017	650	$78,718,292
2016	678	$90,380,630
2015	747	$110,978,344

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.