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Jacksonville, NC metro area

Metro area housing permits

Jacksonville, NC metro area building permits: new housing

1,978 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +49% on the year before, with $379M of construction value.

1,978
Housing units, last 12 months+49% vs. prior 12: $379M
Construction value: 22%
In 5+ unit buildings432 units: #133
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Jacksonville, NC metro area

Onslow County Unincorporated Area1,291
Jacksonville570
Holly Ridge town72

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	113 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	82 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	79 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	91 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	98 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	225 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	146 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	114 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	126 units	20 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	68 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	86 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	99 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	84 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	96 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	93 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	118 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	99 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	205 units	72 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	185 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	480 units	360 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	148 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	190 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	189 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	91 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	1,467	1,467	$330M
2 units	38	76	$9.4M
3–4 units	1	3	$848K
5+ units	18	432	$39M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,372	20	$299M
2024	1,246	0	$297M

Key facts

Jacksonville, NC metro area permitted 1,978 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $378,846,000 in construction value.
That is +49% compared with the 12 months before (1,327 units).
1,467 were single-family homes and 432 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (18 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $224,651.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 91 units were permitted.
It ranked #133 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,372 units were permitted ($299M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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