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Bedford County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 355
Construction valuation (2025): $134,303,876
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 337 · 2-unit 14 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	355	$134,303,876
2024	294	$116,821,804
2023	285	$119,277,598
2022	168	$11,197,178
2021	141	$11,138,855
2020	144	$9,631,930
2019	53	$11,366,366
2018	82	$10,145,409
2017	179	$45,854,060
2016	288	$74,016,505
2015	302	$69,647,459

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.