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Island County, WA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 209
Construction valuation (2025): $75,744,197
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 181 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 20 · 5+ 6

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	209	$75,744,197
2024	402	$116,444,687
2023	224	$76,072,533
2022	394	$112,060,652
2021	401	$113,811,846
2020	445	$105,419,892
2019	369	$99,190,452
2018	391	$96,860,169
2017	408	$108,148,941
2016	373	$97,855,303
2015	281	$73,732,673

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.