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Stokes County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 256
Construction valuation (2025): $75,923,608
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 251 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 5

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	256	$75,923,608
2024	238	$78,074,581
2023	191	$49,579,616
2022	172	$51,810,019
2021	180	$221,518,390
2020	112	$28,563,197
2019	97	$23,448,359
2018	69	$29,479,106
2017	69	$16,881,791
2016	85	$17,131,333
2015	75	$15,476,489

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.