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Monongalia County, WV

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 22
Construction valuation (2025): $5,073,287
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 22 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	22	$5,073,287
2024	15	$2,968,938
2023	14	$3,405,856
2022	8	$1,032,999
2021	14	$3,261,321
2020	23	$6,811,215
2019	26	$4,765,600
2018	259	$31,720,850
2017	67	$6,402,600
2016	17	$2,720,770
2015	165	$8,616,731

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.