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Chesterfield County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,194
Construction valuation (2025): $450,626,099
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,576 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 618

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,194	$450,626,099
2024	2,307	$417,235,467
2023	3,194	$563,720,726
2022	3,233	$544,649,160
2021	3,831	$578,604,859
2020	3,116	$474,030,923
2019	3,202	$446,538,392
2018	2,260	$375,002,276
2017	2,228	$383,370,490
2016	1,713	$332,706,647
2015	1,263	$244,214,666

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.