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Orange County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 666
Construction valuation (2025): $181,443,602
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 299 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 365

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	666	$181,443,602
2024	375	$168,986,185
2023	1,011	$262,009,906
2022	485	$179,208,803
2021	912	$205,055,662
2020	465	$126,890,761
2019	495	$143,069,736
2018	1,242	$256,380,040
2017	1,002	$211,842,708
2016	496	$131,498,231
2015	691	$171,906,826

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.