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Washington in 2014

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

In 2014 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +8.0%, against +6.2% for the United States and +4.8% in 2013.

33,898 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (17,905 single-family), +2.8% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.

+8.0%Washington index, 2013–2014US +6.2%
33,898housing units permitted in 201417,905 single-family
34 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.4%
1,046,363units permitted nationally in 2014
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Counties in 2014

Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2014Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Snohomish County+11.8%3,4732,0794.0
Clark County+11.6%2,2401,5884.2
King County+10.6%14,7034,2156.3
Pierce County+8.4%3,7772,3714.0
Cowlitz County+8.1%1781601.5
Klickitat County+7.3%83783.4
Douglas County+6.3%1561473.4
Skamania County+5.9%34242.7
Chelan County+5.6%3042863.7
Stevens County+5.6%79791.6
Jefferson County+5.0%1211213.6
Okanogan County+4.9%1651603.6
Skagit County+4.8%2742622.1
Kitsap County+4.6%5985192.1
Thurston County+4.4%1,0039343.3
Whatcom County+4.2%1,0075424.3
Spokane County+3.9%1,8391,0143.3
Kittitas County+3.6%2832655.8
Columbia County+3.5%771.7
Asotin County+3.4%35331.6
Island County+3.1%2522522.9
Pend Oreille County+3.1%42422.9
Clallam County+2.9%1601602.0
Walla Walla County+2.8%2071833.3
Whitman County+2.7%218754.5
Lincoln County+2.3%30302.5
Grant County+1.9%2642302.5
Benton County+1.8%9427984.2
Lewis County+1.7%1641291.9
Franklin County+1.6%3222803.1
Yakima County+1.0%4423521.7
Mason County+0.8%1081081.5
Pacific County+0.7%63632.6
San Juan County+0.5%1091095.9
Garfield County−0.6%331.2
Wahkiakum County−0.9%11112.3
Grays Harbor County−1.1%1421401.8
Adams County−1.9%50462.3
Ferry County−5.5%10101.3

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.