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Watauga County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 536
Construction valuation (2025): $300,571,435
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 238 · 2-unit 10 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 284

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	536	$300,571,435
2024	296	$176,607,328
2023	469	$189,068,332
2022	540	$206,249,781
2021	355	$61,238,056
2020	217	$105,890,376
2019	488	$118,689,611
2018	331	$94,123,816
2017	325	$85,881,294
2016	198	$56,266,854
2015	397	$85,633,808

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.