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Washington in 2004

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

In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +9.1%, against +9.2% for the United States and +2.7% in 2003.

50,089 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (36,489 single-family), +17.0% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.

+9.1%Washington index, 2003–2004US +9.2%
50,089housing units permitted in 200436,489 single-family
39 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county +8.3%
2,070,077units permitted nationally in 2004
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Counties in 2004

Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2004Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Whatcom County+17.6%2,4881,64710.5
Clallam County+16.9%5895737.5
Kitsap County+12.7%1,3661,3084.8
Garfield County+12.1%220.8
Walla Walla County+12.1%3201945.1
Thurston County+11.2%2,2532,0997.4
Pierce County+11.1%6,0264,4666.4
San Juan County+11.1%19017210.2
Jefferson County+10.9%37533711.0
Clark County+10.6%3,8553,2767.2
Mason County+10.4%5425087.6
Kittitas County+10.1%4674619.6
Island County+9.8%89069810.4
Skamania County+9.4%1161029.2
King County+8.7%11,9456,9475.1
Skagit County+8.5%8517706.4
Spokane County+8.5%3,9202,1087.0
Asotin County+8.4%1201165.3
Stevens County+8.4%1891873.8
Lewis County+8.3%3963374.5
Whitman County+8.3%3251066.7
Snohomish County+7.8%6,1644,9217.1
Columbia County+7.6%661.4
Ferry County+7.3%33334.4
Chelan County+6.4%4463855.4
Klickitat County+6.2%1261025.2
Pend Oreille County+6.1%67614.6
Grays Harbor County+5.9%3702944.7
Cowlitz County+5.2%4093833.6
Douglas County+5.1%2472415.3
Pacific County+4.7%1251175.1
Adams County+4.4%27271.3
Grant County+4.2%3972853.8
Lincoln County+3.9%42423.5
Franklin County+3.7%1,8281,10417.8
Wahkiakum County+3.6%23234.7
Yakima County+3.6%9397593.6
Benton County+3.2%1,4361,1136.5
Okanogan County+3.2%1791794.0

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.