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Lancaster County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 116
Construction valuation (2025): $40,389,375
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 100 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 8 · 5+ 6

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	116	$40,389,375
2024	127	$40,845,263
2023	95	$30,484,491
2022	68	$26,768,540
2021	48	$16,731,033
2020	29	$11,248,923
2019	27	$7,221,834
2018	51	$13,999,439
2017	46	$15,444,677
2016	42	$14,295,193
2015	18	$7,300,341

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.