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Surry County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 244
Construction valuation (2025): $54,838,424
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 236 · 2-unit 8 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	244	$54,838,424
2024	243	$53,589,853
2023	210	$44,379,239
2022	258	$48,208,522
2021	130	$22,327,464
2020	107	$18,377,220
2019	98	$16,831,473
2018	159	$26,534,111
2017	113	$25,598,416
2016	154	$24,972,600
2015	154	$21,616,732

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.