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Washington in 1996

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

In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +2.5%, against +3.2% for the United States and +4.2% in 1995.

39,597 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (27,015 single-family), +3.8% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.

+2.5%Washington index, 1995–1996US +3.2%
39,597housing units permitted in 199627,015 single-family
30 of 37counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.9%
1,425,616units permitted nationally in 1996
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Counties in 1996

Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1996Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Adams County+12.3%18180.8
Klickitat County+8.2%77773.2
Pend Oreille County+6.5%66664.6
Wahkiakum County+6.2%16163.3
Grant County+5.9%2332332.2
Cowlitz County+5.6%4054053.5
Grays Harbor County+5.6%3413414.4
Yakima County+4.7%4094091.6
Island County+3.9%5855856.8
Stevens County+3.8%1481483.0
Clark County+3.6%2,3752,3754.5
Whitman County+3.5%85851.8
Lewis County+3.4%2922923.3
King County+3.3%4,5114,5111.9
Skagit County+2.6%5255253.9
Pacific County+2.4%1161164.8
Thurston County+2.2%1,7111,7115.6
Asotin County+2.1%83833.7
Kitsap County+1.9%1,5371,5375.4
Columbia County+1.7%551.2
Pierce County+1.7%3,7853,7854.0
Snohomish County+1.7%3,9393,9394.5
San Juan County+1.5%33233217.9
Spokane County+1.5%1,5641,5642.8
Chelan County+1.4%3253254.0
Mason County+1.4%3973975.6
Douglas County+1.1%1061062.3
Whatcom County+1.1%9499494.0
Jefferson County+0.7%2372377.0
Skamania County+0.2%55554.3
Okanogan County0.0%1931934.3
Benton County−0.3%5345342.4
Kittitas County−0.4%2582585.3
Lincoln County−0.9%32322.7
Franklin County−1.4%2582582.5
Walla Walla County−1.8%1151151.8
Clallam County−2.0%3723724.8
Ferry County—32324.3
Garfield County—220.8

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Washington by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 38,160 units (26,772 single-family, 11,388 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 39,597 units (27,015 single-family, 12,582 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 41,089 units (27,776 single-family, 13,313 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 45,727 units (28,644 single-family, 17,083 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 42,752 units (28,111 single-family, 14,641 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 39,021 units (25,471 single-family, 13,550 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 38,345 units (26,736 single-family, 11,609 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 40,200 units (30,239 single-family, 9,961 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 42,825 units (33,091 single-family, 9,734 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 50,089 units (36,489 single-family, 13,600 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 52,988 units (41,407 single-family, 11,581 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 50,033 units (35,611 single-family, 14,422 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 47,397 units (30,390 single-family, 17,007 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 28,919 units (17,440 single-family, 11,479 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 17,011 units (12,991 single-family, 4,020 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 20,691 units (14,702 single-family, 5,989 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 20,864 units (13,159 single-family, 7,705 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 28,118 units (16,508 single-family, 11,610 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 32,962 units (18,396 single-family, 14,566 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 33,898 units (17,905 single-family, 15,993 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 40,374 units (19,797 single-family, 20,577 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 44,077 units (22,463 single-family, 21,614 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 45,794 units (23,115 single-family, 22,679 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 47,746 units (23,676 single-family, 24,070 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 48,424 units (23,300 single-family, 25,124 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 43,881 units (23,542 single-family, 20,339 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 56,941 units (25,076 single-family, 31,865 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 49,030 units (20,400 single-family, 28,630 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 37,097 units (18,056 single-family, 19,041 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 37,778 units (19,136 single-family, 18,642 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 34,913 units (17,780 single-family, 17,133 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Washington 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.