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Clark County, WA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,250
Construction valuation (2025): $1,299,482,305
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,190 · 2-unit 30 · 3-4 16 · 5+ 1,014

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,250	$1,299,482,305
2024	3,594	$1,323,439,825
2023	3,500	$1,155,057,966
2022	4,194	$1,359,619,256
2021	5,602	$1,531,071,219
2020	5,022	$1,129,933,005
2019	4,722	$1,029,526,828
2018	3,598	$848,318,515
2017	3,787	$760,966,804
2016	3,310	$775,340,056
2015	3,472	$671,144,217

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.