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Rowan County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 957
Construction valuation (2025): $370,474,799
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 943 · 2-unit 14 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	957	$370,474,799
2024	592	$222,156,670
2023	592	$226,005,083
2022	838	$254,990,937
2021	675	$193,255,569
2020	874	$224,461,050
2019	464	$141,160,442
2018	541	$146,069,035
2017	403	$123,014,391
2016	320	$104,030,601
2015	294	$74,172,602

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.