Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Franklin County index 1976–2025
Franklin County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Franklin County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Pasco, Washington, covered 844 housing units (+12.4% year on year); the place lies in Franklin County.
312 of those units were single-family houses (37%), 19 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 513 in buildings of five or more units. That is 10.2 units per 1,000 residents, above the county's 8.7 and well above the state's 4.9.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 16,956 units, with the busiest year 2004 (1,755 units). Franklin County's FHFA house price index rose +111.8% over the ten years to 2025.
844units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+12.4% on the previous 12 months
312single-family units37% of the total
513units in 5+ unit buildings61% of the total
10.2units per 1,000 residentsFranklin County 8.7 · Washington 4.9
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Pasco by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Pasco
Franklin County
Washington
United States
All housing units
844
894
38,911
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
312 (37%)
362 (40%)
17,298 (44%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
2
2
1,294
34,814
3–4 units
17
17
618
17,298
5 or more units
513 (61%)
513 (57%)
19,701 (51%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
10.2
8.7
4.9
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+12.4%
+9.2%
+11.4%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Pasco by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
16,956 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2004. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Franklin County
FHFA's index for Franklin County rose +111.8% over the ten years to 2025 (+7.8% a year) and +0.5% in the latest year, against +113.0% and +1.8% for Washington. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Pasco, WA?
844 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 751 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Pasco?
312 single-family units, 2 in two-unit buildings, 17 in three- and four-unit buildings and 513 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Pasco compare with its county and state?
10.2 units per 1,000 residents in Pasco, 8.7 in Franklin County and 4.9 in Washington.
How have home prices moved in Franklin County?
FHFA's index for Franklin County rose +111.8% over the ten years to 2025 and +0.5% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 407000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.