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Northumberland County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 65
Construction valuation (2025): $22,772,496
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 65 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	65	$22,772,496
2024	60	$13,730,724
2023	59	$13,501,879
2022	63	$14,417,260
2021	61	$13,959,568
2020	50	$11,442,269
2019	46	$10,526,887
2018	42	$9,611,506
2017	75	$16,254,229
2016	68	$14,737,167
2015	57	$12,353,214

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.