Housing units authorized by building permits in Norfolk, VA
Housing units authorized by building permits in Norfolk, VA was 156 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 64.4% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 36 cities in 2025.
Housing units authorized by building permits in Norfolk, VA, 2007 to 2025
All 19 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 156 Estimated |
| 2024 | 438 Estimated |
| 2023 | 1,427 Estimated |
| 2022 | 1,208 Estimated |
| 2021 | 1,473 Estimated |
| 2020 | 1,202 Estimated |
| 2019 | 819 Estimated |
| 2018 | 594 Estimated |
| 2017 | 633 Estimated |
| 2016 | 1,045 Estimated |
| 2015 | 931 Estimated |
| 2014 | 650 Estimated |
| 2013 | 991 Estimated |
| 2012 | 496 Estimated |
| 2011 | 519 Estimated |
| 2010 | 304 Estimated |
| 2009 | 587 Estimated |
| 2008 | 821 Estimated |
| 2007 | 349 Estimated |
Compared with Virginia and United States
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Norfolk, VA | 156 |
| 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, Norfolk, 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, Norfolk, 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/norfolk-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, Norfolk, 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/norfolk-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, Norfolk, 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/norfolk-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, Norfolk, 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/norfolk-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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What is the housing units authorized by building permits in Norfolk, VA?
Housing units authorized by building permits in Norfolk, VA was 156 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 64.4% from 2024. That is the 12th 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 Norfolk, VA?
1,473 in 2021, the highest value since 2007 in this series.