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Mathews County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 32
Construction valuation (2025): $11,483,000
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 32 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	32	$11,483,000
2024	37	$12,762,827
2023	14	$8,465,525
2022	23	$9,360,656
2021	43	$14,331,161
2020	31	$10,714,475
2019	9	$1,812,820
2018	19	$3,872,197
2017	17	$3,593,526
2016	26	$5,789,683
2015	22	$5,970,065

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.