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Arlington County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,309
Construction valuation (2025): $285,815,647
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 224 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 1,085

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,309	$285,815,647
2024	621	$210,798,521
2023	1,274	$333,735,606
2022	1,877	$220,156,955
2021	3,323	$503,286,699
2020	553	$169,186,257
2019	743	$148,944,596
2018	2,756	$363,417,067
2017	2,884	$243,320,373
2016	1,914	$350,023,797
2015	652	$143,548,773

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.