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Washington in 2000

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

In 2000 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +6.4%, against +8.3% for the United States and +4.6% in 1999.

39,021 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (25,471 single-family), −8.7% on 1999; the national total was 1,592,267.

+6.4%Washington index, 1999–2000US +8.3%
39,021housing units permitted in 200025,471 single-family
30 of 37counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.4%
1,592,267units permitted nationally in 2000
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Counties in 2000

Ranked by the county index change from 1999 to 2000 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2000; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2000Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
King County+10.7%11,7264,4835.0
San Juan County+9.6%39236821.1
Snohomish County+7.7%6,1113,8217.0
Jefferson County+6.0%2742528.1
Pierce County+6.0%4,6883,7535.0
Franklin County+5.9%2812812.7
Kitsap County+5.8%1,1111,1053.9
Skagit County+5.7%6775645.1
Pend Oreille County+4.9%91476.3
Pacific County+4.5%63592.6
Kittitas County+4.4%3152166.5
Island County+4.3%5695406.6
Benton County+3.8%7376853.3
Walla Walla County+3.6%1991623.2
Whatcom County+3.4%1,6251,0696.9
Columbia County+3.3%3889.2
Thurston County+3.3%1,2991,1394.3
Clallam County+2.4%3793714.8
Okanogan County+2.4%2191934.8
Mason County+2.3%4043645.7
Grays Harbor County+1.6%2201862.8
Clark County+1.5%3,2052,6436.0
Adams County+1.4%27271.3
Chelan County+1.4%2662523.2
Whitman County+1.4%247635.1
Yakima County+1.2%4843331.9
Grant County+0.9%2221882.1
Lewis County+0.7%1841822.1
Spokane County+0.6%2,0941,3283.8
Klickitat County+0.4%86823.5
Cowlitz County0.0%5143494.5
Skamania County−0.2%36362.8
Asotin County−0.9%50462.2
Stevens County−1.7%1311312.6
Douglas County−2.2%1271152.7
Lincoln County−2.3%33332.8
Wahkiakum County−7.1%12122.5
Ferry County—46316.1
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.