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Washington in 2016

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

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +10.8%, against +5.3% for the United States and +7.3% in 2015.

44,077 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (22,463 single-family), +9.2% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+10.8%Washington index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
44,077housing units permitted in 201622,463 single-family
39 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county +7.0%
1,206,642units permitted nationally in 2016
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Counties in 2016

Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2016Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
King County+13.4%17,6994,2547.5
Clark County+12.0%3,3102,6456.2
Wahkiakum County+12.0%15153.1
Jefferson County+11.6%2382347.0
Snohomish County+11.6%3,9252,7024.5
Pierce County+11.1%3,8652,4694.1
Island County+10.5%3733694.4
Columbia County+10.3%220.5
Kitsap County+10.0%1,0598623.7
Cowlitz County+9.8%3082732.7
Skagit County+9.4%5054203.8
Lewis County+9.2%2321562.6
Clallam County+8.7%2472433.2
Benton County+7.6%1,3579526.1
Spokane County+7.5%3,5961,6616.4
Whatcom County+7.5%1,1837185.0
Skamania County+7.4%38383.0
Thurston County+7.4%2,0811,0846.8
Kittitas County+7.0%3233046.6
Klickitat County+7.0%1231055.1
Grays Harbor County+6.9%2072072.6
Franklin County+6.8%5304965.2
Mason County+6.8%1661662.3
Walla Walla County+6.8%2181823.5
Stevens County+6.6%109992.2
Chelan County+6.5%3933854.8
Douglas County+6.3%1811583.9
Adams County+5.0%31281.4
Grant County+5.0%6502646.1
Yakima County+4.5%4224051.6
Pacific County+4.3%77773.2
Ferry County+3.8%21212.8
Okanogan County+3.7%1331332.9
Asotin County+3.5%32301.4
San Juan County+2.3%1241186.7
Pend Oreille County+1.9%59594.1
Whitman County+1.6%194784.0
Lincoln County+1.5%50504.2
Garfield County+1.1%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.