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In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed −2.5%, against −1.8% for the United States and −6.6% in 2011.
28,118 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,508 single-family), +34.8% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.
−2.5% Washington index, 2011–2012 US −1.8%
28,118 housing units permitted in 2012 16,508 single-family
6 of 39 counties with a rising index median county −2.6%
829,658 units permitted nationally in 2012
Counties in 2012 Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2012 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Garfield County +2.7% 3 3 1.2 Adams County +1.9% 29 26 1.3 Franklin County +1.6% 531 374 5.2 Benton County +1.1% 1,094 897 4.9 Asotin County +0.8% 19 19 0.8 Lincoln County +0.5% 27 27 2.3 Ferry County 0.0% 15 15 2.0 Whitman County −0.2% 283 70 5.8 Stevens County −0.6% 71 67 1.4 King County −0.8% 11,614 3,864 5.0 Whatcom County −0.8% 637 488 2.7 Grant County −1.0% 275 251 2.6 Yakima County −1.4% 471 301 1.8 Walla Walla County −1.5% 150 102 2.4 Klickitat County −1.9% 78 78 3.2 Kittitas County −2.0% 195 180 4.0 Clark County −2.3% 1,558 1,190 2.9 Columbia County −2.3% 2 2 0.5 Douglas County −2.3% 92 92 2.0 Spokane County −2.6% 1,353 963 2.4 Pend Oreille County −3.0% 36 36 2.5 Chelan County −3.4% 207 205 2.5 Lewis County −3.4% 121 97 1.4 Cowlitz County −3.5% 132 132 1.1 Island County −3.5% 178 176 2.1 Skamania County −3.5% 23 23 1.8 Clallam County −3.6% 168 168 2.1 Okanogan County −3.7% 103 103 2.3 Snohomish County −4.1% 3,573 2,174 4.1 Kitsap County −4.4% 804 634 2.8 Mason County −4.4% 121 121 1.7 Skagit County −4.5% 229 227 1.7 San Juan County −4.7% 92 92 5.0 Grays Harbor County −4.8% 125 125 1.6 Pacific County −5.1% 130 130 5.3 Thurston County −5.2% 1,012 959 3.3 Jefferson County −5.4% 83 83 2.4 Pierce County −5.5% 2,479 2,009 2.6 Wahkiakum County −6.7% 5 5 1.0
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Washington by year 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 1995: 38,160 units (26,772 single-family, 11,388 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 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) 2000 2001: 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) 2005 2006: 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) 2010 2011: 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) 2015 2016: 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) 2020 2021: 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 year
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 .