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Berkeley County, WV

Name: Building Permits — Berkeley County, WV
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,140
Construction valuation (2025): $253,794,919
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,104 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 30

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,140	$253,794,919
2024	1,460	$320,573,889
2023	1,378	$281,998,264
2022	1,493	$361,917,816
2021	1,344	$321,021,437
2020	1,383	$273,286,916
2019	1,261	$227,924,047
2018	1,083	$208,951,181
2017	949	$171,405,756
2016	755	$136,346,154
2015	658	$113,015,316

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.