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Washington in 2013

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

In 2013 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +4.8%, against +3.4% for the United States and −2.5% in 2012.

32,962 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (18,396 single-family), +17.2% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.

+4.8%Washington index, 2012–2013US +3.4%
32,962housing units permitted in 201318,396 single-family
28 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.9%
990,822units permitted nationally in 2013
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Counties in 2013

Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2013Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Snohomish County+8.9%4,3481,9855.0
Clark County+8.3%2,9421,6995.5
King County+7.3%12,2774,4195.2
Wahkiakum County+6.2%12122.5
Ferry County+4.6%20202.7
Skamania County+4.3%26262.1
Whitman County+4.0%3801007.8
Douglas County+2.8%1291272.8
Pierce County+2.6%2,8922,3693.1
Chelan County+2.4%5772597.0
Adams County+2.3%54442.5
Whatcom County+2.1%9995684.2
Kittitas County+1.8%3442857.0
Klickitat County+1.8%94883.9
Skagit County+1.7%2832832.1
Walla Walla County+1.7%2411343.9
Island County+1.2%2212212.6
Stevens County+1.1%84661.7
Yakima County+1.0%3583001.4
Spokane County+0.9%1,6341,2992.9
Kitsap County+0.8%9136743.2
Thurston County+0.7%1,2899294.2
Cowlitz County+0.5%1951551.7
Asotin County+0.3%23211.0
Benton County+0.3%9308404.2
Jefferson County+0.3%1011013.0
Pend Oreille County+0.2%37372.6
Franklin County+0.1%3752453.7
San Juan County0.0%1091095.9
Grant County−0.2%2792362.6
Clallam County−0.4%1221221.6
Columbia County−0.5%771.7
Lewis County−0.5%95951.1
Okanogan County−0.7%130942.9
Grays Harbor County−1.1%1221221.6
Pacific County−1.2%1391395.7
Mason County−2.0%1351201.9
Lincoln County−3.4%45453.8
Garfield County−6.9%110.4

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.