Charleston, SC Building Permits
Charleston, SC New Residential Construction Building Permits
Charleston, SC building permits average per year since 2001 is 1,131. In 2005, there was a high number of building permits with 2,187 and a low number of building permits in 2009 of 561. 61.35% of the building permits are for Single Family housing units in 2014.
Charleston, SC Building Permits Issued By Year Details
| Year | All Permits | Single Family | 2-Unit Multi-Family |
3 & 4 Unit Multi-Family |
5+ Unit Multi-Family |
| 2014 | 978 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 378 |
| 2013 | 927 | 576 | 0 | 0 | 351 |
| 2012 | 815 | 477 | 0 | 0 | 338 |
| 2011 | 615 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 223 |
| 2010 | 564 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
| 2009 | 561 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 162 |
| 2008 | 1,071 | 508 | 0 | 0 | 563 |
| 2007 | 1,119 | 878 | 0 | 0 | 241 |
| 2006 | 1,381 | 888 | 30 | 43 | 420 |
| 2005 | 2,187 | 1,176 | 0 | 11 | 1,000 |
| 2004 | 1,528 | 1,122 | 0 | 0 | 406 |
| 2003 | 1,724 | 1,003 | 0 | 23 | 698 |
| 2002 | 1,433 | 1,053 | 10 | 24 | 346 |
| 2001 | 926 | 782 | 6 | 15 | 123 |
Building Permits County Compare
Building Permits By State in 2014
| Year | State | Permits Issued |
| 2014 | Texas | 167,082 |
| 2014 | California | 81,486 |
| 2014 | Florida | 76,270 |
| 2014 | North Carolina | 47,955 |
| 2014 | New York | 34,810 |
| 2014 | Washington | 33,030 |
| 2014 | Georgia | 32,490 |
| 2014 | New Jersey | 27,072 |
| 2014 | Tennessee | 27,029 |
| 2014 | Arizona | 26,683 |
| 2014 | Virginia | 26,476 |
| 2014 | South Carolina | 26,131 |
| 2014 | Colorado | 25,869 |
| 2014 | Pennsylvania | 23,925 |
| 2014 | Illinois | 19,933 |
| 2014 | Ohio | 19,188 |
| 2014 | Indiana | 17,119 |
| 2014 | Utah | 16,898 |
| 2014 | Oregon | 16,176 |
| 2014 | Minnesota | 15,485 |
| 2014 | Louisiana | 14,472 |
| 2014 | Missouri | 14,461 |
| 2014 | Maryland | 14,337 |
| 2014 | Michigan | 14,142 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma | 13,787 |
| 2014 | Massachusetts | 13,690 |
| 2014 | Alabama | 13,003 |
| 2014 | Nevada | 12,831 |
| 2014 | Wisconsin | 11,739 |
| 2014 | North Dakota | 9,654 |
| 2014 | Iowa | 9,103 |
| 2014 | Idaho | 7,869 |
| 2014 | Arkansas | 7,409 |
| 2014 | Nebraska | 7,035 |
| 2014 | Kansas | 7,030 |
| 2014 | Mississippi | 6,646 |
| 2014 | Kentucky | 6,566 |
| 2014 | Delaware | 5,145 |
| 2014 | Connecticut | 5,026 |
| 2014 | New Mexico | 4,292 |
| 2014 | South Dakota | 4,199 |
| 2014 | Washington Dc | 4,189 |
| 2014 | Montana | 3,516 |
| 2014 | New Hampshire | 3,206 |
| 2014 | Hawaii | 3,066 |
| 2014 | Maine | 2,459 |
| 2014 | West Virginia | 2,257 |
| 2014 | Wyoming | 1,577 |
| 2014 | Vermont | 1,037 |
| 2014 | Alaska | 990 |
| 2014 | Rhode Island | 923 |
