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Spotsylvania County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 681
Construction valuation (2025): $224,531,661
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 681 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	681	$224,531,661
2024	707	$258,452,502
2023	1,089	$283,233,979
2022	1,652	$304,980,804
2021	1,615	$318,185,898
2020	1,411	$278,585,349
2019	1,308	$250,970,153
2018	1,588	$281,980,683
2017	959	$210,032,682
2016	420	$109,564,284
2015	390	$102,359,963

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.