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Lee County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 674
Construction valuation (2025): $125,230,990
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 674 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	674	$125,230,990
2024	602	$124,754,181
2023	541	$105,287,933
2022	307	$63,033,939
2021	259	$53,817,897
2020	245	$44,834,117
2019	185	$34,778,907
2018	158	$32,116,226
2017	188	$36,668,363
2016	98	$21,290,958
2015	81	$17,659,547

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.