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Richmond County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 27
Construction valuation (2025): $7,639,328
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 25 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	27	$7,639,328
2024	24	$3,439,478
2023	25	$3,472,433
2022	26	$3,746,166
2021	26	$3,826,420
2020	22	$3,213,045
2019	23	$3,246,000
2018	28	$4,926,444
2017	17	$3,118,084
2016	35	$17,692,754
2015	8	$2,024,749

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.