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Washington County, VA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 191
Construction valuation (2025): $50,249,678
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 117 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 72

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	191	$50,249,678
2024	106	$33,854,116
2023	100	$27,399,217
2022	94	$31,113,855
2021	101	$26,288,664
2020	86	$23,633,177
2019	63	$13,569,528
2018	65	$14,364,950
2017	68	$15,584,621
2016	74	$15,951,629
2015	63	$14,559,043

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.