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West Virginia in 2005
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2005 the FHFA house price index for West Virginia changed +9.6%, against +12.4% for the United States and +5.7% in 2004.
6,140 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,483 single-family), +7.4% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.
Counties in 2005
Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2005 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire County | +29.4% | 293 | 293 | 12.2 |
| Berkeley County | +23.0% | 1,935 | 1,866 | 13.9 |
| Summers County | +22.5% | 31 | 31 | 2.7 |
| Monroe County | +21.7% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Jefferson County | +21.0% | 527 | 527 | 8.4 |
| Hardy County | +19.0% | 166 | 166 | 11.6 |
| Taylor County | +15.0% | 5 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Monongalia County | +14.6% | 117 | 39 | 1.1 |
| Morgan County | +13.0% | 257 | 257 | 14.3 |
| Roane County | +12.5% | 99 | 99 | 7.4 |
| Preston County | +11.5% | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mineral County | +11.0% | 131 | 131 | 4.9 |
| Greenbrier County | +10.2% | 193 | 193 | 6.1 |
| Fayette County | +9.8% | 119 | 119 | 3.1 |
| Pleasants County | +9.8% | 7 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Mason County | +9.6% | 5 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Upshur County | +9.5% | 60 | 60 | 2.5 |
| Harrison County | +9.2% | 223 | 141 | 3.5 |
| Raleigh County | +9.2% | 391 | 291 | 5.4 |
| Boone County | +6.7% | 16 | 16 | 0.8 |
| Marion County | +6.2% | 28 | 28 | 0.5 |
| Wayne County | +6.2% | 64 | 64 | 1.7 |
| Cabell County | +6.0% | 241 | 125 | 2.6 |
| Jackson County | +5.3% | 15 | 15 | 0.5 |
| Ohio County | +5.2% | 39 | 23 | 1.0 |
| Putnam County | +4.0% | 274 | 263 | 4.8 |
| Wood County | +3.8% | 222 | 202 | 2.7 |
| Brooke County | +3.3% | 23 | 23 | 1.1 |
| Randolph County | +3.3% | 10 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Kanawha County | +3.2% | 329 | 192 | 1.9 |
| Marshall County | +2.9% | 11 | 11 | 0.4 |
| Mercer County | +1.7% | 24 | 24 | 0.4 |
| Logan County | +0.9% | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Hancock County | +0.5% | 25 | 25 | 0.9 |
| Nicholas County | −1.2% | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Lincoln County | −1.6% | 24 | 24 | 1.3 |
| Wetzel County | −5.3% | 5 | 5 | 0.4 |
| Lewis County | −6.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mingo County | −6.3% | 4 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Barbour County | — | 4 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Grant County | — | 92 | 72 | 8.3 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
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.