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Person County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 145
Construction valuation (2025): $40,963,188
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 145 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	145	$40,963,188
2024	113	$35,389,849
2023	190	$48,159,065
2022	152	$36,930,392
2021	129	$37,442,139
2020	168	$40,069,426
2019	112	$25,796,214
2018	105	$24,115,790
2017	90	$20,621,724
2016	82	$15,639,861
2015	64	$12,198,011

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.