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Wayne County, WV

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 61
Construction valuation (2025): $4,888,929
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 61 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	61	$4,888,929
2024	68	$5,413,353
2023	62	$4,751,515
2022	65	$4,939,580
2021	71	$5,398,202
2020	78	$6,140,961
2019	27	$2,396,516
2018	28	$2,478,195
2017	25	$2,189,144
2016	21	$1,851,169
2015	16	$1,325,477

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.