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Washington in 1999

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

In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +4.6%, against +4.3% for the United States and +5.5% in 1998.

42,752 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (28,111 single-family), −6.5% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.

+4.6%Washington index, 1998–1999US +4.3%
42,752housing units permitted in 199928,111 single-family
30 of 37counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.7%
1,663,533units permitted nationally in 1999
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Counties in 1999

Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1999Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
San Juan County+10.3%31131116.7
King County+7.8%11,9354,7805.1
Wahkiakum County+7.8%23234.7
Snohomish County+5.6%7,4404,3978.5
Jefferson County+4.4%2532477.4
Kittitas County+4.2%2272254.7
Pierce County+3.9%5,3664,4015.7
Island County+3.7%5925706.9
Kitsap County+3.5%1,1481,1284.1
Okanogan County+3.3%1961714.3
Skagit County+3.2%6525284.9
Lincoln County+3.1%42423.5
Skamania County+3.1%45433.6
Cowlitz County+2.6%5894315.1
Benton County+1.9%7707163.5
Pend Oreille County+1.9%64624.4
Thurston County+1.8%1,9631,4716.5
Yakima County+1.8%6594622.5
Clark County+1.7%3,7343,0237.0
Grant County+1.5%3492503.3
Whatcom County+1.3%1,4869366.3
Walla Walla County+1.2%1731312.8
Spokane County+0.9%2,2381,5494.0
Stevens County+0.9%1711713.4
Chelan County+0.7%3082713.8
Lewis County+0.6%3042223.5
Clallam County+0.5%3763374.8
Douglas County+0.2%1651403.6
Klickitat County+0.2%92823.8
Whitman County+0.2%83711.7
Mason County−0.1%3803645.3
Franklin County−0.2%2472472.4
Pacific County−1.0%69652.8
Asotin County−1.1%58542.6
Grays Harbor County−1.1%2171892.8
Columbia County−2.8%36108.7
Adams County−3.7%15150.7
Ferry County—28283.7
Garfield County—552.1

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.