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Stafford County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 450
Construction valuation (2025): $148,135,211
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 419 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 31

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	450	$148,135,211
2024	361	$127,471,125
2023	541	$148,581,496
2022	759	$241,886,343
2021	977	$276,792,932
2020	964	$238,166,543
2019	913	$231,118,431
2018	1,048	$255,777,712
2017	1,227	$257,505,814
2016	1,370	$246,899,764
2015	785	$177,427,119

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.