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Scotland County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 59
Construction valuation (2025): $15,707,503
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 59 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	59	$15,707,503
2024	70	$15,600,791
2023	43	$12,261,619
2022	53	$12,446,045
2021	52	$10,049,160
2020	33	$6,802,612
2019	24	$3,332,509
2018	20	$3,614,639
2017	15	$1,796,009
2016	9	$3,359,003
2015	29	$2,907,286

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.