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Mercer County, WV

Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025)
5
Construction valuation (2025)
$1,114,952
By structure type (2025)
1-unit 5 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

YearUnitsValuation
20255$1,114,952
20249$1,214,952
20238$757,475
20221$253,217
20215$771,288
20205$817,030
20194$617,030
20185$650,000
20175$650,000
20168$1,026,000
20154$726,000

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.