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Amherst County, VA

Name: Building Permits — Amherst County, VA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 112
Construction valuation (2025): $25,643,250
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 112 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	112	$25,643,250
2024	228	$39,170,046
2023	108	$24,107,791
2022	92	$20,933,814
2021	70	$17,437,373
2020	69	$15,704,650
2019	47	$8,894,195
2018	66	$14,000,831
2017	73	$13,627,584
2016	47	$8,700,719
2015	51	$8,027,379

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.