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Washington in 2019
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +5.8%, against +4.2% for the United States and +9.2% in 2018.
48,424 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (23,300 single-family), +1.4% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.
Counties in 2019
Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2019 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield County | +16.3% | 2 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Lincoln County | +12.5% | 48 | 46 | 4.0 |
| Grays Harbor County | +11.2% | 344 | 340 | 4.4 |
| Spokane County | +11.2% | 3,106 | 1,696 | 5.6 |
| Lewis County | +10.6% | 301 | 260 | 3.4 |
| Pend Oreille County | +10.5% | 50 | 50 | 3.5 |
| Benton County | +10.1% | 1,540 | 1,082 | 6.9 |
| Walla Walla County | +9.6% | 190 | 160 | 3.0 |
| Cowlitz County | +9.4% | 351 | 309 | 3.1 |
| Pacific County | +9.2% | 91 | 91 | 3.7 |
| Mason County | +9.1% | 293 | 291 | 4.1 |
| Ferry County | +9.0% | 27 | 27 | 3.6 |
| Stevens County | +8.9% | 194 | 192 | 3.9 |
| Douglas County | +8.6% | 349 | 248 | 7.5 |
| Columbia County | +8.2% | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Wahkiakum County | +8.2% | 16 | 16 | 3.3 |
| Franklin County | +8.0% | 601 | 574 | 5.9 |
| Clallam County | +7.9% | 287 | 275 | 3.7 |
| Adams County | +7.8% | 73 | 71 | 3.4 |
| Pierce County | +7.7% | 4,272 | 2,551 | 4.5 |
| Yakima County | +7.7% | 1,043 | 569 | 4.0 |
| Grant County | +7.6% | 489 | 441 | 4.6 |
| Skagit County | +7.6% | 518 | 436 | 3.9 |
| Whitman County | +7.5% | 415 | 128 | 8.6 |
| Whatcom County | +7.4% | 1,821 | 816 | 7.7 |
| Chelan County | +7.2% | 606 | 384 | 7.4 |
| Thurston County | +7.1% | 1,713 | 812 | 5.6 |
| Jefferson County | +6.9% | 174 | 174 | 5.1 |
| Kitsap County | +6.9% | 1,117 | 931 | 3.9 |
| Klickitat County | +6.6% | 112 | 102 | 4.6 |
| Kittitas County | +6.4% | 411 | 396 | 8.4 |
| Okanogan County | +5.8% | 156 | 154 | 3.4 |
| Island County | +5.4% | 369 | 351 | 4.3 |
| Clark County | +5.1% | 4,722 | 2,929 | 8.9 |
| Skamania County | +5.0% | 73 | 64 | 5.8 |
| Snohomish County | +4.4% | 4,408 | 2,409 | 5.1 |
| Asotin County | +4.2% | 86 | 29 | 3.8 |
| King County | +1.8% | 17,919 | 3,777 | 7.6 |
| San Juan County | +1.1% | 133 | 113 | 7.2 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
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.