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Roanoke County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 161
Construction valuation (2025): $51,459,051
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 161 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	161	$51,459,051
2024	360	$56,262,256
2023	139	$34,651,758
2022	114	$28,216,852
2021	192	$37,849,227
2020	163	$35,641,777
2019	162	$32,913,194
2018	159	$32,303,690
2017	168	$31,919,924
2016	154	$27,686,392
2015	337	$41,992,480

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.