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Powhatan County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 127
Construction valuation (2025): $48,691,061
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 127 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	127	$48,691,061
2024	115	$30,656,620
2023	145	$36,597,074
2022	216	$67,701,089
2021	213	$57,451,243
2020	209	$46,721,583
2019	238	$54,926,429
2018	191	$45,223,669
2017	223	$41,277,853
2016	210	$40,255,895
2015	171	$41,425,936

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.