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Washington in 2025

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

In 2025 the FHFA house price index for Washington changed +1.8%, against +2.8% for the United States and +4.1% in 2024.

34,913 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (17,780 single-family), −7.6% on 2024; the national total was 1,431,616.

+1.8%Washington index, 2024–2025US +2.8%
34,913housing units permitted in 202517,780 single-family
35 of 39counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.5%
1,431,616units permitted nationally in 2025
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Counties in 2025

Ranked by the county index change from 2024 to 2025 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2025; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2025Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Pend Oreille County+11.0%58584.0
Garfield County+5.7%000.0
Lincoln County+5.1%67595.6
Walla Walla County+5.0%1631612.6
Mason County+4.8%2042002.9
Asotin County+4.4%37331.6
Klickitat County+4.4%102964.2
Pacific County+4.4%64642.6
Skagit County+4.1%3731682.8
Cowlitz County+3.7%3082982.7
Lewis County+3.6%4313734.9
Yakima County+3.6%7136022.8
Benton County+3.1%1,6631,0127.5
Grays Harbor County+3.1%2242012.9
San Juan County+3.0%81814.4
Pierce County+2.9%3,7821,7174.0
Clallam County+2.7%2932553.7
Kitsap County+2.7%1,7806316.3
Spokane County+2.6%2,9761,3755.3
Chelan County+2.5%7833059.6
Thurston County+2.3%1,6697435.5
Island County+2.2%2091812.4
Adams County+2.1%33311.5
Whatcom County+2.1%1,2146075.1
Clark County+2.0%3,2502,1906.1
Columbia County+1.6%551.2
Kittitas County+1.6%2882405.9
Jefferson County+1.5%2181996.4
Snohomish County+1.3%3,3721,9093.9
Whitman County+1.0%26220.5
Douglas County+0.9%3032256.5
King County+0.9%8,5052,5103.6
Grant County+0.7%4313744.1
Skamania County+0.7%55554.3
Franklin County+0.5%7683697.5
Okanogan County−1.5%2292055.1
Wahkiakum County−1.5%21134.3
Stevens County−1.8%1961963.9
Ferry County−17.8%19172.5

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.