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Ritchie County, WV

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 32
Construction valuation (2025): $9,411,687
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 32 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	32	$9,411,687
2024	26	$7,724,146
2023	19	$5,040,359
2022	16	$3,800,400
2021	23	$4,523,339
2020	18	$3,278,271
2019	14	$2,949,910
2018	54	$6,427,074
2017	57	$7,862,430
2016	9	$1,214,028
2015	29	$3,413,126

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.