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Raleigh County, WV

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 50
Construction valuation (2025): $15,045,457
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 50 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	50	$15,045,457
2024	41	$10,965,847
2023	65	$14,788,641
2022	67	$17,510,703
2021	71	$15,706,943
2020	43	$8,071,471
2019	39	$6,214,675
2018	62	$11,416,578
2017	56	$11,210,052
2016	42	$7,346,699
2015	68	$13,373,776

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.