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Washington in 2023

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

In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +1.2%, against +5.7% for the United States and +17.0% in 2022.

37,097 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (18,056 single-family), −24.3% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.

+1.2%Washington index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
37,097housing units permitted in 202318,056 single-family
35 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.4%
1,511,102units permitted nationally in 2023
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Counties in 2023

Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2023Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
San Juan County+14.9%99915.3
Wahkiakum County+11.6%27255.5
Adams County+8.8%57512.7
Pacific County+8.5%81773.3
Grant County+6.8%4393734.2
Douglas County+6.5%2712195.8
Whitman County+6.1%258565.3
Skamania County+5.9%61614.8
Island County+5.0%2242242.6
Yakima County+4.4%6504532.5
Klickitat County+4.1%100944.1
Okanogan County+4.1%2292195.1
Mason County+3.4%2652653.7
Chelan County+3.1%3152863.8
Clallam County+3.1%2111782.7
Jefferson County+2.6%1581584.7
Skagit County+2.5%4861653.7
Asotin County+2.4%43391.9
Benton County+2.4%1,1367175.1
Pend Oreille County+2.4%62624.3
Clark County+2.1%3,5001,9766.6
Franklin County+2.0%9233739.0
Snohomish County+1.9%3,4872,3264.0
Stevens County+1.8%2822825.7
Thurston County+1.5%1,5128165.0
Kittitas County+1.3%4143708.5
Lewis County+1.1%3232863.7
Lincoln County+1.0%83836.9
Whatcom County+1.0%8945713.8
Grays Harbor County+0.8%2802663.6
Pierce County+0.7%3,1351,7323.3
Spokane County+0.7%3,6211,4246.5
Walla Walla County+0.7%2751774.4
King County+0.2%10,6012,2384.5
Cowlitz County+0.1%3082882.7
Kitsap County−0.3%2,2581,0068.0
Columbia County−0.4%220.5
Ferry County−6.4%22222.9
Garfield County−12.6%552.1

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.