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Mecklenburg County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 7,496
Construction valuation (2025): $1,492,166,236
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 3,747 · 2-unit 76 · 3-4 22 · 5+ 3,651

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	7,496	$1,492,166,236
2024	11,969	$2,625,202,192
2023	14,435	$2,782,987,859
2022	13,107	$2,488,925,018
2021	14,375	$2,406,168,003
2020	11,067	$2,024,695,703
2019	12,429	$1,992,048,844
2018	14,049	$2,112,945,293
2017	11,216	$1,657,153,702
2016	9,759	$1,509,314,576
2015	9,056	$1,345,474,128

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.