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Washington in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed −1.9%, against −4.5% for the United States and +6.7% in 2007.

28,919 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (17,440 single-family), −39.0% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

−1.9%Washington index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
28,919housing units permitted in 200817,440 single-family
19 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county 0.0%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Columbia County+9.8%771.7
Adams County+7.1%36341.7
Okanogan County+4.3%2302245.1
Grant County+4.1%6623436.3
Ferry County+2.3%25253.3
Yakima County+1.9%7606172.9
Benton County+1.8%6256062.8
Walla Walla County+1.6%1451392.3
Franklin County+1.5%4764764.6
Chelan County+1.3%3113053.8
Lincoln County+1.2%30302.5
Douglas County+1.1%1781353.8
Stevens County+1.0%1361222.7
Wahkiakum County+0.9%22204.5
San Juan County+0.7%18918410.2
Whitman County+0.7%104802.1
Pacific County+0.6%87823.6
Whatcom County+0.3%6695362.8
Grays Harbor County+0.2%3342504.3
Spokane County0.0%2,4061,1734.3
Klickitat County−0.1%88883.6
Pend Oreille County−0.7%1181188.2
Island County−1.3%3293293.8
Jefferson County−1.4%1371374.0
Mason County−1.4%2502363.5
Skagit County−1.4%4383973.3
Thurston County−1.4%1,3611,2124.5
Kittitas County−1.5%2822585.8
Asotin County−1.8%53492.4
Lewis County−1.9%2772433.1
Cowlitz County−2.0%2762682.4
Clallam County−2.6%2892553.7
Snohomish County−2.7%2,7061,8403.1
King County−2.9%10,4563,0294.5
Pierce County−3.3%2,3501,8052.5
Garfield County−3.4%10104.1
Kitsap County−3.4%7836822.8
Skamania County−4.1%43433.4
Clark County−4.3%1,2411,0532.3

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.