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Douglas County, WA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 303
Construction valuation (2025): $82,949,323
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 225 · 2-unit 10 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 68

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	303	$82,949,323
2024	230	$78,795,054
2023	271	$83,162,365
2022	232	$86,012,413
2021	329	$95,843,213
2020	321	$71,482,955
2019	349	$72,394,942
2018	217	$56,566,403
2017	187	$47,451,444
2016	181	$44,147,399
2015	221	$41,535,413

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.