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Wayne County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 954
Construction valuation (2025): $156,225,560
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 879 · 2-unit 12 · 3-4 9 · 5+ 54

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	954	$156,225,560
2024	605	$121,039,197
2023	538	$121,814,256
2022	418	$102,363,380
2021	482	$89,592,437
2020	414	$75,704,921
2019	323	$59,387,453
2018	275	$50,728,049
2017	280	$48,373,382
2016	269	$45,235,377
2015	248	$39,670,913

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.