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West Virginia in 2002

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

In 2002 the FHFA house price index for West Virginia changed +2.2%, against +5.4% for the United States and +3.8% in 2001.

4,890 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,506 single-family), +23.9% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.

+2.2%West Virginia index, 2001–2002US +5.4%
4,890housing units permitted in 20024,506 single-family
30 of 35counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.7%
1,747,678units permitted nationally in 2002
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Counties in 2002

Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2002Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Jefferson County+8.7%67867410.7
Preston County+7.4%000.0
Berkeley County+6.7%1,4411,35110.3
Hampshire County+6.3%1641646.8
Fayette County+5.8%1731414.5
Boone County+5.1%13130.6
Marion County+4.6%19190.3
Lincoln County+4.5%40402.1
Logan County+4.5%820.3
Nicholas County+3.9%330.1
Greenbrier County+3.7%1441344.6
Mason County+3.7%12120.5
Mercer County+3.5%12120.2
Brooke County+3.0%16160.8
Randolph County+3.0%25250.9
Roane County+2.8%110.1
Monongalia County+2.7%71280.7
Wayne County+2.7%52521.4
Putnam County+2.6%2882365.1
Harrison County+2.5%1691692.6
Ohio County+2.2%16160.4
Cabell County+2.1%43300.5
Wood County+2.0%1921662.3
Mingo County+1.7%15150.7
Kanawha County+1.6%122610.7
Hancock County+1.4%48241.7
Raleigh County+1.1%1991972.8
Wetzel County+1.0%660.4
Mineral County+0.7%1051053.9
Morgan County+0.7%23123112.8
Jackson County−0.2%53531.9
Marshall County−0.7%660.2
Lewis County−1.2%000.0
Upshur County−2.5%1031034.3
Taylor County−2.7%330.2
Barbour County—12120.8
Grant County—12710611.5
Hardy County—1151158.0
Monroe County—110.1
Pleasants County—991.2
Summers County—27272.3

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.