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Wetzel County, WV

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2
Construction valuation (2025): $850,000
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2	$850,000
2024	0	$0
2023	1	$286,433
2022	0	$0
2021	5	$1,103,425
2020	59	$5,186,100
2019	54	$4,746,600
2018	50	$4,395,000
2017	45	$3,955,500
2016	18	$1,055,000
2015	19	$1,050,135

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.