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Henderson County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,093
Construction valuation (2025): $369,561,019
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 686 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 407

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,093	$369,561,019
2024	1,610	$467,973,932
2023	775	$313,294,294
2022	1,080	$338,808,842
2021	790	$257,308,403
2020	572	$167,751,677
2019	619	$154,588,767
2018	834	$150,675,663
2017	596	$141,008,809
2016	555	$110,111,952
2015	616	$110,927,764

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.