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West Virginia in 2013

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

In 2013 the FHFA house price index for West Virginia changed +1.5%, against +3.4% for the United States and −0.7% in 2012.

2,575 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,945 single-family), −5.3% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.

+1.5%West Virginia index, 2012–2013US +3.4%
2,575housing units permitted in 20131,945 single-family
28 of 40counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.6%
990,822units permitted nationally in 2013
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Counties in 2013

Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2013Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Lincoln County+9.6%12120.6
Brooke County+8.6%15150.7
Marshall County+6.7%000.0
Boone County+6.3%16160.8
Hancock County+5.5%18180.6
Monroe County+5.5%000.0
Hampshire County+5.3%55552.3
Lewis County+4.3%000.0
Wetzel County+4.2%2041.5
Jefferson County+4.1%2362303.7
Berkeley County+3.9%5245243.8
Raleigh County+3.0%1111111.5
Logan County+2.7%110.0
Monongalia County+2.7%136261.3
Morgan County+2.6%47472.6
Ohio County+2.6%32230.8
Wood County+2.3%79791.0
Greenbrier County+2.2%63632.0
Roane County+1.8%37372.8
Harrison County+1.6%90581.4
Jackson County+1.6%220.1
Putnam County+1.4%1351222.4
Hardy County+1.3%33332.3
Mercer County+1.3%35350.6
Kanawha County+0.9%324711.9
Marion County+0.5%1790.3
Mingo County+0.3%000.0
Fayette County+0.1%31310.8
Cabell County−0.4%2401202.6
Upshur County−0.6%61442.6
Mason County−1.3%330.1
Preston County−1.3%110.0
Mineral County−2.1%43431.6
Nicholas County−2.1%000.0
Wayne County−2.4%13130.3
Pleasants County−2.6%220.3
Randolph County−3.7%1350.5
Summers County−3.8%17171.5
Taylor County−5.1%550.3
Barbour County−7.6%640.4
Grant County—54244.9

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.