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Essex County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 62
Construction valuation (2025): $13,991,170
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 62 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	62	$13,991,170
2024	38	$7,671,431
2023	33	$6,122,700
2022	41	$10,315,375
2021	44	$7,346,800
2020	36	$6,011,018
2019	33	$5,510,100
2018	40	$6,035,979
2017	29	$3,814,526
2016	24	$3,696,564
2015	18	$2,926,713

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.