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Housing units authorized by building permits in Washington

Housing units authorized by building permits in Washington was 34,913 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.6% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count34,913 Estimated
Change on 2024-7.6%
Rank10th of 51US states ranked
Series high56,9412021
Series low17,0112009

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Housing units authorized by building permits in Washington, 2000 to 2025

10K20K30K40K50K60K20002004200820122016202020252000: 39,021 count2001: 38,345 count2002: 40,200 count2003: 42,825 count2004: 50,089 count2005: 52,988 count2006: 50,033 count2007: 47,397 count2008: 28,919 count2009: 17,011 count2010: 20,691 count2011: 20,864 count2012: 28,118 count2013: 32,962 count2014: 33,898 count2015: 40,374 count2016: 44,077 count2017: 45,794 count2018: 47,746 count2019: 48,424 count2020: 43,881 count2021: 56,941 count2022: 49,030 count2023: 37,097 count2024: 37,778 count2025: 34,913 count
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 26 values
Periodcount
202534,913 Estimated
202437,778 Estimated
202337,097 Estimated
202249,030 Estimated
202156,941 Estimated
202043,881 Estimated
201948,424 Estimated
201847,746 Estimated
201745,794 Estimated
201644,077 Estimated
201540,374 Estimated
201433,898 Estimated
201332,962 Estimated
201228,118 Estimated
201120,864 Estimated
201020,691 Estimated
200917,011 Estimated
200828,919 Estimated
200747,397 Estimated
200650,033 Estimated
200552,988 Estimated
200450,089 Estimated
200342,825 Estimated
200240,200 Estimated
200138,345 Estimated
200039,021 Estimated

Compared with United States

Place2025
Washington34,913
United States1,431,616

Rankings

Definition

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states (Housing units authorized by building permits, Washington, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Washington, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/washington. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Housing units authorized by building permits, Washington, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/washington.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Washington, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the housing units authorized by building permits in Washington?

Housing units authorized by building permits in Washington was 34,913 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.6% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing units authorized by building permits in Washington?

56,941 in 2021, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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