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Rockingham County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 685
Construction valuation (2025): $141,768,838
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 504 · 2-unit 60 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 121

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	685	$141,768,838
2024	683	$155,471,625
2023	515	$117,772,712
2022	655	$151,207,763
2021	619	$184,156,012
2020	536	$157,786,325
2019	288	$95,191,030
2018	395	$113,680,005
2017	391	$79,109,140
2016	493	$117,600,670
2015	343	$70,136,580

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.