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Lenoir County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 131
Construction valuation (2025): $26,025,636
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 127 · 2-unit 4 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	131	$26,025,636
2024	148	$28,114,918
2023	171	$28,043,253
2022	294	$41,390,088
2021	112	$17,809,531
2020	107	$15,803,189
2019	90	$10,942,204
2018	93	$9,259,275
2017	29	$4,159,869
2016	112	$13,005,935
2015	38	$6,341,058

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.