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Clark County

County housing permits · Washington

Clark County, WA building permits: new housing

3,484 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -8% on the year before, with $1.2B of construction value.

3,484
Housing units, last 12 months-8% vs. prior 12: $1.2B
Construction value: 37%
In 5+ unit buildings1,272 units: #3
Rankof 39

New housing units permitted per month

Places in Clark County

Vancouver1,465
Clark County Unincorporated Area1,185
Battle Ground283
Ridgefield257
Camas152
La Center73

Also see

Washington37,987

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	396 units	196 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	349 units	202 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	383 units	215 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	331 units	163 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	186 units	8 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	212 units	13 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	320 units	108 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	698 units	476 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	305 units	117 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	212 units	14 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	195 units	18 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	208 units	19 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	240 units	43 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	162 units	15 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	214 units	20 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	377 units	160 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	195 units	48 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	252 units	50 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	385 units	223 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	457 units	275 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	231 units	23 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	431 units	219 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	285 units	107 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	255 units	89 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	2,163	2,163	$1.1B
2 units	23	46	$8M
3–4 units	1	3	$443K
5+ units	46	1,272	$166M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	3,250	1,014	$1.3B
2024	3,594	1,361	$1.3B
2023	3,500	1,437	$1.2B

Key facts

Clark County, WA permitted 3,484 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $1,240,375,441 in construction value.
That is -8% compared with the 12 months before (3,795 units).
2,163 were single-family homes and 1,272 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (46 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $492,754.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 255 units were permitted.
It ranked #3 of 39 counties in Washington by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 3,250 units were permitted ($1.3B).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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