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West Virginia in 1997

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 1997 the FHFA house price index for West Virginia changed +2.8%, against +3.8% for the United States and +3.4% in 1996.

4,104 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,881 single-family), +13.5% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.

+2.8%West Virginia index, 1996–1997US +3.8%
4,104housing units permitted in 19972,881 single-family
18 of 21counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.8%
1,441,136units permitted nationally in 1997
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Counties in 1997

Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1997Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Jackson County+9.8%50501.8
Marion County+6.5%16160.3
Marshall County+6.2%550.2
Mercer County+6.0%11110.2
Brooke County+5.5%17170.8
Ohio County+5.3%37370.9
Wood County+4.2%1801802.2
Kanawha County+3.8%1001000.6
Raleigh County+3.6%94941.3
Monongalia County+3.3%26260.2
Cabell County+2.8%36360.4
Wetzel County+2.2%660.4
Putnam County+2.1%2522524.4
Wayne County+1.9%75752.0
Greenbrier County+1.8%1551554.9
Randolph County+1.7%10100.4
Berkeley County+1.0%6286284.5
Harrison County+0.5%1171171.8
Hancock County−1.0%57572.1
Jefferson County−3.3%3233235.1
Upshur County−4.0%52522.2
Barbour County—770.5
Boone County—28281.4
Fayette County—1191193.1
Grant County—25252.3
Hampshire County—550.2
Hardy County—93936.5
Lewis County—770.4
Lincoln County—11110.6
Logan County—550.2
Mason County—10100.4
Mineral County—96963.6
Mingo County—660.3
Monroe County—110.1
Morgan County—92925.1
Nicholas County—12120.5
Pleasants County—881.1
Preston County—660.2
Roane County—110.1
Summers County—21211.8
Taylor County—330.2

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in West Virginia by year05,00010,0001995: 3,691 units (2,932 single-family, 759 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 3,616 units (2,908 single-family, 708 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 4,104 units (2,881 single-family, 1,223 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 3,834 units (3,088 single-family, 746 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 4,233 units (3,575 single-family, 658 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 3,763 units (3,295 single-family, 468 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 3,947 units (3,481 single-family, 466 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 4,890 units (4,506 single-family, 384 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 5,133 units (4,667 single-family, 466 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 5,716 units (5,115 single-family, 601 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 6,140 units (5,483 single-family, 657 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 5,645 units (5,160 single-family, 485 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 4,795 units (3,918 single-family, 877 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 3,481 units (2,560 single-family, 921 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 2,235 units (1,966 single-family, 269 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 2,395 units (1,796 single-family, 599 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 2,220 units (1,588 single-family, 632 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 2,718 units (1,763 single-family, 955 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 2,575 units (1,945 single-family, 630 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 2,677 units (1,908 single-family, 769 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 2,814 units (2,029 single-family, 785 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 2,544 units (1,994 single-family, 550 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 2,719 units (2,348 single-family, 371 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 2,887 units (2,341 single-family, 546 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 3,010 units (2,551 single-family, 459 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 3,204 units (2,803 single-family, 401 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 3,692 units (3,112 single-family, 580 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 3,406 units (2,947 single-family, 459 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 4,014 units (3,278 single-family, 736 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 4,192 units (3,515 single-family, 677 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 3,962 units (3,618 single-family, 344 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in West Virginia by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.