Seattle, WA Building Permits

Seattle, WA New Residential Construction Building Permits

Seattle, WA building permits average per year since 2001 is 4,562. In 2014, there was a high number of building permits with 7,445 and a low number of building permits in 2009 of 778. 87.94% of the building permits are for All Multifamily housing units in 2014.

Seattle, WA Building Permits Issued By Year Details

Year All Permits Single Family 2-Unit
Multi-Family
3 & 4 Unit
Multi-Family
5+ Unit
Multi-Family
2014 7,445 898 310 234 6,003
2013 6,677 822 154 177 5,524
2012 7,297 498 90 134 6,575
2011 3,173 316 66 98 2,693
2010 2,697 241 84 109 2,263
2009 778 216 86 111 365
2008 4,851 595 496 506 3,254
2007 6,714 775 808 889 4,242
2006 6,847 482 324 614 5,427
2005 3,718 533 94 462 2,629
2004 3,544 754 100 246 2,444
2003 2,705 914 38 72 1,681
2002 3,770 886 0 13 2,871
2001 3,646 484 114 175 2,873

Building Permits County Compare

Building Permits By State in 2014

Year State Permits Issued
2014 Texas 167,082
2014 California 81,486
2014 Florida 76,270
2014 North Carolina 47,955
2014 New York 34,810
2014 Washington 33,030
2014 Georgia 32,490
2014 New Jersey 27,072
2014 Tennessee 27,029
2014 Arizona 26,683
2014 Virginia 26,476
2014 South Carolina 26,131
2014 Colorado 25,869
2014 Pennsylvania 23,925
2014 Illinois 19,933
2014 Ohio 19,188
2014 Indiana 17,119
2014 Utah 16,898
2014 Oregon 16,176
2014 Minnesota 15,485
2014 Louisiana 14,472
2014 Missouri 14,461
2014 Maryland 14,337
2014 Michigan 14,142
2014 Oklahoma 13,787
2014 Massachusetts 13,690
2014 Alabama 13,003
2014 Nevada 12,831
2014 Wisconsin 11,739
2014 North Dakota 9,654
2014 Iowa 9,103
2014 Idaho 7,869
2014 Arkansas 7,409
2014 Nebraska 7,035
2014 Kansas 7,030
2014 Mississippi 6,646
2014 Kentucky 6,566
2014 Delaware 5,145
2014 Connecticut 5,026
2014 New Mexico 4,292
2014 South Dakota 4,199
2014 Washington Dc 4,189
2014 Montana 3,516
2014 New Hampshire 3,206
2014 Hawaii 3,066
2014 Maine 2,459
2014 West Virginia 2,257
2014 Wyoming 1,577
2014 Vermont 1,037
2014 Alaska 990
2014 Rhode Island 923

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