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Berkeley County, SC

Name: Building Permits — Berkeley County, SC
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,299
Construction valuation (2025): $651,639,753
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,802 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 495

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,299	$651,639,753
2024	3,169	$977,997,379
2023	2,904	$823,704,815
2022	3,236	$806,381,650
2021	3,121	$695,610,077
2020	2,967	$609,646,924
2019	2,281	$459,131,990
2018	2,337	$508,976,145
2017	1,813	$405,303,979
2016	1,964	$416,861,607
2015	1,960	$395,506,163

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.