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Cowlitz County, WA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 308
Construction valuation (2025): $104,322,303
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 298 · 2-unit 10 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	308	$104,322,303
2024	353	$105,473,555
2023	308	$99,739,334
2022	585	$122,046,689
2021	348	$85,156,880
2020	346	$83,978,786
2019	351	$74,603,165
2018	318	$67,852,665
2017	484	$64,615,799
2016	308	$65,525,185
2015	178	$34,768,534

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.