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Benton County, WA

Name: Building Permits — Benton County, WA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,663
Construction valuation (2025): $412,657,904
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,012 · 2-unit 44 · 3-4 11 · 5+ 596

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,663	$412,657,904
2024	1,515	$438,904,603
2023	1,136	$320,338,179
2022	1,242	$360,805,386
2021	1,486	$446,545,186
2020	1,345	$373,673,487
2019	1,540	$367,276,170
2018	1,285	$322,651,645
2017	1,111	$278,846,874
2016	1,357	$320,438,674
2015	1,068	$274,880,138

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.