States › West Virginia › 2001
In 2001 the FHFA house price index for West Virginia changed +3.8%, against +6.7% for the United States and +2.8% in 2000.
3,947 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (3,481 single-family), +4.9% on 2000; the national total was 1,636,676.
+3.8% West Virginia index, 2000–2001 US +6.7%
3,947 housing units permitted in 2001 3,481 single-family
24 of 24 counties with a rising index median county +5.3%
1,636,676 units permitted nationally in 2001
Counties in 2001 Ranked by the county index change from 2000 to 2001 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2001; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in West Virginia by year 0 5,000 10,000 1995: 3,691 units (2,932 single-family, 759 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 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) 2000 2001: 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) 2005 2006: 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) 2010 2011: 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) 2015 2016: 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) 2020 2021: 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 year
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 .