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Nelson County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 62
Construction valuation (2025): $19,073,977
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 62 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	62	$19,073,977
2024	66	$20,898,280
2023	65	$18,449,103
2022	70	$19,868,262
2021	82	$23,274,250
2020	71	$20,152,094
2019	46	$14,620,098
2018	45	$14,302,270
2017	51	$12,982,174
2016	51	$13,414,161
2015	59	$13,778,593

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.