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Moore County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,077
Construction valuation (2025): $257,502,761
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,043 · 2-unit 14 · 3-4 20 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,077	$257,502,761
2024	942	$209,342,154
2023	872	$245,816,571
2022	982	$272,063,898
2021	919	$240,854,176
2020	1,021	$229,016,512
2019	836	$181,052,860
2018	762	$168,248,811
2017	720	$155,850,976
2016	731	$152,889,668
2015	562	$128,094,432

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.