Housing units authorized by building permits in Charlottesville, VA
Housing units authorized by building permits in Charlottesville, VA was 889 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1,714.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 36 cities in 2025.
Housing units authorized by building permits in Charlottesville, VA, 2007 to 2025
All 19 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 889 Estimated |
| 2024 | 49 Estimated |
| 2023 | 59 Estimated |
| 2022 | 101 Estimated |
| 2021 | 191 Estimated |
| 2020 | 190 Estimated |
| 2019 | 88 Estimated |
| 2018 | 180 Estimated |
| 2017 | 193 Estimated |
| 2016 | 197 Estimated |
| 2015 | 231 Estimated |
| 2014 | 173 Estimated |
| 2013 | 329 Estimated |
| 2012 | 685 Estimated |
| 2011 | 146 Estimated |
| 2010 | 93 Estimated |
| 2009 | 105 Estimated |
| 2008 | 193 Estimated |
| 2007 | 268 Estimated |
Compared with Virginia and United States
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville, VA | 889 |
| Virginia | 33,094 |
| United States | 1,431,616 |
Rankings
- US states by housing units authorized by building permits
- US cities by housing units authorized by building permits
- Cities in Virginia by housing units authorized by building permits
Definition
Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.
Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Housing units authorized by building permits, Charlottesville, VA, 2007 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt
MLA 9
Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Housing units authorized by building permits, Charlottesville, VA, 2007 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/charlottesville-va. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Housing units authorized by building permits, Charlottesville, VA, 2007 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/charlottesville-va.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Housing units authorized by building permits, Charlottesville, VA, 2007 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/charlottesville-va (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_housing_units_authorized_by_2025,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation: Housing units authorized by building permits, Charlottesville, VA, 2007 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2025a.txt},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/charlottesville-va. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South\%20Region/so2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Questions
What is the housing units authorized by building permits in Charlottesville, VA?
Housing units authorized by building permits in Charlottesville, VA was 889 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1,714.3% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 36 cities in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest housing units authorized by building permits in Charlottesville, VA?
889 in 2025, the highest value since 2007 in this series.
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