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Polk County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 141
Construction valuation (2025): $48,689,575
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 141 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	141	$48,689,575
2024	143	$59,662,725
2023	153	$52,974,507
2022	227	$64,731,729
2021	135	$36,267,090
2020	94	$25,482,920
2019	84	$21,172,423
2018	79	$18,353,929
2017	93	$20,666,842
2016	74	$22,645,638
2015	61	$18,009,673

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.