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McDowell County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 164
Construction valuation (2025): $79,411,267
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 164 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	164	$79,411,267
2024	175	$86,402,215
2023	186	$84,119,604
2022	182	$76,225,934
2021	194	$63,867,224
2020	128	$40,926,917
2019	127	$34,350,422
2018	122	$41,426,077
2017	112	$33,993,244
2016	81	$21,189,024
2015	142	$29,674,405

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.