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Washington in 2003

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

In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +2.7%, against +4.5% for the United States and +3.7% in 2002.

42,825 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (33,091 single-family), +6.5% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.

+2.7%Washington index, 2002–2003US +4.5%
42,825housing units permitted in 200333,091 single-family
38 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.8%
1,889,214units permitted nationally in 2003
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Counties in 2003

Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2003Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Whatcom County+6.3%2,3201,4939.8
Jefferson County+5.0%3002908.8
Walla Walla County+4.9%2852064.6
Kitsap County+4.8%1,4601,3765.2
Franklin County+4.1%1,14694211.2
Pierce County+4.1%5,1524,4005.4
Thurston County+4.0%2,0141,6706.6
Clallam County+3.8%5544837.1
Mason County+3.7%4824606.8
Skagit County+3.5%9047136.8
Klickitat County+3.4%1151074.7
Kittitas County+3.1%4313518.8
Pend Oreille County+3.1%58584.0
Stevens County+3.1%1521523.1
Island County+3.0%6565987.7
San Juan County+3.0%1801789.7
Skamania County+3.0%70705.5
Grays Harbor County+2.9%3292914.2
King County+2.8%9,8576,3544.2
Lewis County+2.8%3743064.2
Asotin County+2.7%46442.0
Snohomish County+2.5%5,5924,2496.4
Chelan County+2.4%4163475.1
Benton County+2.3%1,1039745.0
Whitman County+2.2%2541035.2
Clark County+2.1%4,0673,2987.6
Columbia County+1.9%661.4
Spokane County+1.9%2,5501,8864.6
Yakima County+1.8%6064942.3
Adams County+1.6%57572.7
Douglas County+1.6%2472145.3
Pacific County+1.4%75713.1
Grant County+1.2%3142793.0
Lincoln County+1.0%39393.3
Okanogan County+0.8%1381383.1
Cowlitz County+0.6%4363543.8
Ferry County+0.5%19192.5
Garfield County+0.1%000.0
Wahkiakum County−0.7%21214.3

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.