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Johnston County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,002
Construction valuation (2025): $849,470,513
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,633 · 2-unit 4 · 3-4 7 · 5+ 358

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,002	$849,470,513
2024	2,783	$860,428,858
2023	2,387	$520,144,772
2022	2,974	$625,365,339
2021	3,520	$696,570,168
2020	3,447	$587,243,257
2019	2,651	$449,128,805
2018	2,550	$425,974,600
2017	2,255	$386,245,411
2016	2,007	$340,479,895
2015	1,545	$265,634,824

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.