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Swain County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 94
Construction valuation (2025): $34,724,535
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 84 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	94	$34,724,535
2024	77	$25,489,187
2023	89	$31,340,498
2022	116	$35,057,369
2021	212	$30,170,044
2020	83	$17,341,736
2019	77	$17,070,525
2018	65	$13,575,750
2017	56	$7,983,500
2016	91	$14,398,360
2015	52	$10,159,575

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.