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Kanawha County, WV

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 97
Construction valuation (2025): $11,829,612
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 93 · 2-unit 4 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	97	$11,829,612
2024	98	$12,196,107
2023	151	$23,708,863
2022	130	$19,155,075
2021	221	$29,097,230
2020	272	$27,747,852
2019	253	$25,833,380
2018	82	$10,913,951
2017	125	$16,556,895
2016	164	$18,421,928
2015	256	$27,920,569

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.