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Southampton County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 49
Construction valuation (2025): $14,318,446
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 49 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	49	$14,318,446
2024	57	$15,233,848
2023	59	$9,113,977
2022	64	$9,881,039
2021	72	$11,145,540
2020	60	$9,205,500
2019	59	$9,343,945
2018	50	$8,063,862
2017	47	$7,450,898
2016	40	$5,891,858
2015	28	$4,155,408

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.