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New Hanover County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,332
Construction valuation (2025): $560,697,748
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,208 · 2-unit 46 · 3-4 61 · 5+ 1,017

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,332	$560,697,748
2024	2,581	$610,976,177
2023	2,883	$634,797,312
2022	3,327	$757,552,316
2021	3,401	$805,209,972
2020	3,095	$697,906,975
2019	3,006	$643,379,863
2018	1,918	$533,232,031
2017	2,258	$615,048,056
2016	2,383	$451,755,147
2015	1,812	$315,603,937

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.