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Lincoln County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 785
Construction valuation (2025): $211,723,800
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 785 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	785	$211,723,800
2024	697	$193,969,732
2023	677	$204,266,675
2022	898	$211,212,761
2021	1,062	$223,167,467
2020	1,336	$225,734,499
2019	725	$147,436,695
2018	792	$157,736,677
2017	1,063	$186,465,764
2016	816	$176,591,442
2015	444	$74,268,023

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.