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Lincoln County, WV

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 11
Construction valuation (2025): $2,030,794
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 11 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	11	$2,030,794
2024	12	$1,592,000
2023	18	$2,826,750
2022	0	$0
2021	7	$1,674,706
2020	23	$2,966,479
2019	18	$2,321,592
2018	18	$2,321,592
2017	16	$2,063,637
2016	14	$1,805,682
2015	13	$1,676,705

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.