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Covington (Independent City), VA

Name: Building Permits — Covington (Independent City), VA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 5
Construction valuation (2025): $375,000
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 5 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	5	$375,000
2024	1	$90,000
2023	0	$0
2022	0	$0
2021	3	$277,500
2020	3	$566,000
2019	4	$766,034
2018	1	$99,999
2017	2	$275,000
2016	0	$0
2015	0	$0

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.