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Washington in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed −9.6%, against −7.5% for the United States and −1.9% in 2008.

17,011 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,991 single-family), −41.2% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−9.6%Washington index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
17,011housing units permitted in 200912,991 single-family
4 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county −6.2%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Benton County+1.7%5495402.5
Franklin County+1.3%5425405.3
Asotin County+1.2%35291.6
Adams County+0.6%69573.2
Garfield County0.0%441.7
Lincoln County−0.4%45453.8
Yakima County−0.5%5084262.0
Okanogan County−1.0%1291292.9
Grant County−2.6%2282182.2
Pend Oreille County−3.3%74745.1
Douglas County−4.3%109952.3
Stevens County−4.6%86841.7
Walla Walla County−4.7%113871.8
Whitman County−4.9%79671.6
Klickitat County−5.0%91913.7
Ferry County−5.5%21212.8
San Juan County−5.6%1201206.5
Whatcom County−5.8%4604261.9
Spokane County−6.0%1,7868093.2
Chelan County−6.2%2462363.0
Wahkiakum County−6.3%11112.3
Kittitas County−6.6%1771753.6
Lewis County−6.6%2121322.4
Thurston County−6.7%1,3171,0834.3
Grays Harbor County−8.0%1661422.1
Skagit County−8.0%2902512.2
Island County−8.1%1981982.3
Columbia County−8.2%441.0
Jefferson County−8.2%106943.1
Mason County−8.5%1601492.2
Cowlitz County−8.9%1471471.3
Clallam County−9.1%1571492.0
Kitsap County−10.2%5625522.0
Pacific County−10.3%50482.1
Skamania County−10.3%32322.5
King County−11.1%3,1862,0031.4
Pierce County−11.1%2,0471,2432.2
Snohomish County−12.1%2,1861,7902.5
Clark County−12.6%7096901.3

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.