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Washington in 2007

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

In 2007 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +6.7%, against +0.6% for the United States and +15.5% in 2006.

47,397 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (30,390 single-family), −5.3% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.

+6.7%Washington index, 2006–2007US +0.6%
47,397housing units permitted in 200730,390 single-family
39 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county +7.4%
1,398,415units permitted nationally in 2007
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Counties in 2007

Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2007Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Chelan County+17.1%6284727.7
Douglas County+16.8%47929510.3
Okanogan County+15.6%2262105.0
Ferry County+13.4%32324.3
Grant County+13.1%8086557.6
Asotin County+13.0%68583.0
Pend Oreille County+12.3%14714310.2
Garfield County+11.3%883.3
Stevens County+10.6%2522405.1
Lincoln County+9.6%59534.9
Skamania County+8.8%82826.5
Snohomish County+8.5%4,8533,6185.6
Pacific County+8.4%1621536.7
Cowlitz County+8.1%5784855.0
King County+7.8%15,4185,2066.6
Mason County+7.8%4354116.1
Spokane County+7.8%2,7772,1395.0
Walla Walla County+7.8%2292113.7
Lewis County+7.7%5074875.8
Kittitas County+7.4%54950811.2
Klickitat County+7.2%1341325.5
Adams County+6.9%52522.4
Columbia County+6.9%15153.6
Grays Harbor County+6.8%5034626.4
Whitman County+6.6%2981256.1
Pierce County+6.3%5,1323,5715.4
Yakima County+6.2%1,2241,0934.7
Island County+6.0%5194636.1
Skagit County+5.8%8077936.1
Jefferson County+5.6%2692697.9
Kitsap County+5.1%1,3701,2394.8
Thurston County+4.9%2,6032,0278.6
San Juan County+4.3%20715711.1
Clallam County+3.7%7324199.4
Whatcom County+3.1%1,2328585.2
Clark County+2.6%2,3501,8034.4
Benton County+2.5%1,0178184.6
Franklin County+2.5%5865785.7
Wahkiakum County+2.4%505010.3

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.