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Washington in 1998

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

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +5.5%, against +3.7% for the United States and +4.3% in 1997.

45,727 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (28,644 single-family), +11.3% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+5.5%Washington index, 1997–1998US +3.7%
45,727housing units permitted in 199828,644 single-family
36 of 37counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.1%
1,612,260units permitted nationally in 1998
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Counties in 1998

Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1998Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
San Juan County+14.3%27527514.8
King County+8.9%5,3755,3752.3
Snohomish County+7.3%4,3134,3135.0
Adams County+6.6%21211.0
Klickitat County+6.3%70702.9
Pacific County+5.8%99994.1
Pierce County+5.1%4,4194,4194.7
Asotin County+4.6%56562.5
Kittitas County+4.6%2162164.4
Cowlitz County+4.5%4454453.9
Island County+4.4%6376377.4
Clark County+4.3%3,3283,3286.3
Skagit County+4.3%4854853.6
Skamania County+4.3%51514.0
Lincoln County+4.1%36363.0
Grays Harbor County+3.9%1801802.3
Mason County+3.8%3853855.4
Kitsap County+3.4%9769763.4
Franklin County+3.1%2132132.1
Lewis County+2.6%1971972.2
Thurston County+2.6%1,4241,4244.7
Pend Oreille County+2.5%63634.4
Clallam County+2.4%3423424.4
Whatcom County+2.3%9219213.9
Yakima County+2.3%3913911.5
Douglas County+2.1%1281282.8
Benton County+2.0%6236232.8
Chelan County+2.0%2962963.6
Spokane County+1.8%1,6341,6342.9
Stevens County+1.8%1411412.8
Jefferson County+1.5%2512517.4
Grant County+1.1%2452452.3
Whitman County+0.8%1021022.1
Columbia County+0.7%441.0
Wahkiakum County+0.3%11112.3
Walla Walla County+0.3%1161161.9
Okanogan County−0.1%1481483.3
Ferry County—26263.5
Garfield County—110.4

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.