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Jefferson County, WA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 218
Construction valuation (2025): $72,397,302
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 199 · 2-unit 16 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	218	$72,397,302
2024	147	$47,503,308
2023	158	$41,515,913
2022	269	$55,240,843
2021	274	$56,681,332
2020	157	$35,458,345
2019	174	$41,491,141
2018	143	$34,955,506
2017	172	$37,150,771
2016	238	$39,943,920
2015	156	$28,370,546

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.