Housing permits · North Carolina

Pender County Unincorporated Area, NC building permits: new housing

736 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +10% on the year before, with $192M of construction value.

736
Housing units, last 12 months+10% vs. prior 12: $192M
Construction value: 15%
In 5+ unit buildings111 units: 12.9
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 56,858

New housing units permitted per month

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	72 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	58 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	56 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	54 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	82 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	81 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	65 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	56 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	44 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	39 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	63 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	51 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	41 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	64 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	55 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	73 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	70 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	67 units	9 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	101 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	61 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	64 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	49 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	40 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	623	623	$187M
2 units	1	2	$237K
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	18	111	$4.6M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	679	54	$182M
2024	723	0	$194M
2023	824	0	$188M

Key facts

Pender County Unincorporated Area, NC permitted 736 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $191,812,587 in construction value.
That is +10% compared with the 12 months before (670 units).
623 were single-family homes and 111 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (18 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $300,052.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 40 units were permitted.
It ranked #34 of 227 permit-issuing places in North Carolina by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 679 units were permitted ($182M).

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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Nearby places

Brunswick County Unincorporated Area3,037
New Hanover County Unincorporated Area2,299
Leland town1,026
Surf City town314
Belville town218
Sunset Beach town195
Oak Island town157
Shallotte town155
Calabash town131
Southport104
Boiling Spring Lakes78
Ocean Isle Beach town61

Also see

Building size

Buildings

Units

Value

Single-family

623

$187M

2 units

$237K

3–4 units

—

5+ units

111

$4.6M

Year

Housing units

In 5+ unit buildings

Value

2025

679

$182M

2024

723

$194M

2023

824

$188M

Key facts

Pender County Unincorporated Area, NC permitted 736 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $191,812,587 in construction value.

That is +10% compared with the 12 months before (670 units).

623 were single-family homes and 111 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (18 buildings).

The average single-family home permitted was valued at $300,052.

In September 2026, the latest month published, 40 units were permitted.

It ranked #34 of 227 permit-issuing places in North Carolina by housing units permitted in the period.

In 2025, the full year, 679 units were permitted ($182M).