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Wilkes County, NC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 152
Construction valuation (2025): $52,095,327
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 152 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	152	$52,095,327
2024	134	$43,022,199
2023	141	$51,018,489
2022	135	$39,146,297
2021	169	$42,835,273
2020	110	$25,543,626
2019	92	$20,760,750
2018	94	$21,807,700
2017	120	$24,877,440
2016	144	$22,560,444
2015	159	$26,703,732

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.