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Fayette County, WV

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 27
Construction valuation (2025): $7,389,623
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 27 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	27	$7,389,623
2024	28	$6,932,308
2023	26	$6,243,925
2022	37	$5,413,010
2021	32	$3,868,746
2020	32	$3,209,303
2019	38	$4,956,043
2018	24	$3,376,820
2017	27	$3,055,603
2016	30	$3,318,625
2015	32	$4,254,783

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.