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Hanover County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 511
Construction valuation (2025): $120,516,933
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 279 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 232

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	511	$120,516,933
2024	447	$138,161,803
2023	481	$143,702,068
2022	564	$169,188,823
2021	789	$231,400,282
2020	690	$155,718,216
2019	992	$150,186,092
2018	487	$98,254,751
2017	597	$141,526,243
2016	584	$117,846,581
2015	637	$118,329,950

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.