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Washington in 1997

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

In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +4.3%, against +3.8% for the United States and +2.5% in 1996.

41,089 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (27,776 single-family), +3.8% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.

+4.3%Washington index, 1996–1997US +3.8%
41,089housing units permitted in 199727,776 single-family
35 of 37counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.0%
1,441,136units permitted nationally in 1997
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Counties in 1997

Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1997Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Klickitat County+7.2%68682.8
King County+7.1%5,4095,4092.3
Lincoln County+6.8%36363.0
Walla Walla County+6.4%1181181.9
Skamania County+5.7%69695.4
Clark County+5.2%3,5123,5126.6
Adams County+5.1%10100.5
Okanogan County+5.0%1581583.5
Pend Oreille County+5.0%50503.5
Snohomish County+4.7%4,1724,1724.8
Lewis County+4.6%2532532.9
Grays Harbor County+3.6%2352353.0
Jefferson County+3.6%2322326.8
Grant County+3.4%2632632.5
Cowlitz County+3.2%3003002.6
Pierce County+3.2%3,9313,9314.2
Thurston County+3.1%1,2981,2984.3
Wahkiakum County+3.1%18183.7
Clallam County+3.0%3663664.7
Franklin County+2.9%2712712.6
Columbia County+2.7%441.0
Mason County+2.5%3673675.2
Yakima County+2.4%4064061.6
Chelan County+2.2%2942943.6
Island County+1.8%6416417.5
Benton County+1.5%4974972.2
Pacific County+1.5%1011014.1
Stevens County+1.5%1251252.5
Douglas County+1.3%1241242.7
Whatcom County+1.3%9079073.8
Asotin County+0.9%59592.6
Kitsap County+0.9%9759753.4
Kittitas County+0.9%1701703.5
Skagit County+0.8%4904903.7
Spokane County+0.3%1,3351,3352.4
Whitman County−0.1%62621.3
San Juan County−6.2%42542522.9
Ferry County—25253.3
Garfield County—000.0

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.