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Northampton County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 15
Construction valuation (2025): $6,174,951
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 15 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	15	$6,174,951
2024	17	$7,320,950
2023	18	$5,721,859
2022	23	$9,246,965
2021	32	$8,786,217
2020	30	$9,155,241
2019	20	$5,561,186
2018	23	$6,763,623
2017	38	$8,948,219
2016	15	$3,700,587
2015	25	$4,825,803

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.