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Lewis County, WA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 431
Construction valuation (2025): $112,558,990
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 373 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 52 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	431	$112,558,990
2024	265	$54,503,978
2023	323	$56,318,951
2022	406	$58,591,147
2021	454	$66,160,151
2020	382	$64,695,013
2019	301	$48,267,626
2018	275	$45,363,323
2017	234	$35,183,933
2016	232	$30,562,428
2015	129	$18,029,089

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.