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Morgan County, WV

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 130
Construction valuation (2025): $36,441,205
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 130 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	130	$36,441,205
2024	103	$26,908,850
2023	109	$24,225,002
2022	112	$28,976,392
2021	92	$16,182,499
2020	75	$9,845,380
2019	57	$10,368,192
2018	36	$6,434,450
2017	52	$7,316,241
2016	53	$6,913,720
2015	40	$6,169,187

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.