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Unincorporated Kitsap County, WA building permit statistics

Data through September 2026 · updated 23 Oct 2026

6,613 building permits issued in unincorporated Kitsap County, October 2024 through September 2026: about 3,306 a year. The biggest kind of work is HVAC, with 1,280. 3,338 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), about the same as the 3,275 in the 12 months before. 75% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is July.

6,613permits issued
3,338last 12 months
+2%vs the 12 months before
75%for homes
Julbusiest month
Sep 2026records through

By kind of work

Permits issued October 2024 through September 2026. Last 12 months is Oct 2025–Sep 2026; the 12 months before is Oct 2024–Sep 2025. Homes is the share issued as residential permits. Busiest month is the calendar month with the most permits on average.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo12 mo beforeChangeHomesBusiest month
HVAC1,28019%671609+10%94%October
Remodels & repairs1,21418%583631−8%100%May
New homes66810%342326+5%100%June
Plumbing5278%247280−12%91%August
Roofing3946%256138+86%94%March
Garages, sheds & shade structures3656%181184−2%100%July
Electrical1843%78106−26%100%November
Solar1813%71110−35%76%October
Demolition1382%6573−11%87%July
Other1,47022%764706+8%3%December

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: additions (95), ADUs & casitas (66), fences & walls (29), pools & spas (2).

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By year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window. Per year scales a part year to 12 months.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)38553,420
2025123,2343,234
2026 (through September)92,5243,365

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By month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.

Oct 2024: 343Oct2024Nov 2024: 260Dec 2024: 252Jan 2025: 246Jan2025Feb 2025: 234Mar 2025: 257Apr 2025: 246May 2025: 296Jun 2025: 264Jul 2025: 270JulAug 2025: 304Sep 2025: 303Oct 2025: 284Nov 2025: 219Dec 2025: 311Jan 2026: 235Jan2026Feb 2026: 186Mar 2026: 269Apr 2026: 280May 2026: 256Jun 2026: 306Jul 2026: 384JulAug 2026: 303Sep 2026: 305
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024343
Nov 2024260
Dec 2024252
Jan 2025246
Feb 2025234
Mar 2025257
Apr 2025246
May 2025296
Jun 2025264
Jul 2025270
Aug 2025304
Sep 2025303
Oct 2025284
Nov 2025219
Dec 2025311
Jan 2026235
Feb 2026186
Mar 2026269
Apr 2026280
May 2026256
Jun 2026306
Jul 2026384
Aug 2026303
Sep 2026305

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When each kind of work is filed

Permits by calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line), October 2024 through September 2026. Kinds of work do not all peak together. Each month is counted twice (once a year), so one unusual month still moves these numbers.

HVAC

1,280 permits · busiest October, quietest November

January: 84 (100 = an average month)February: 97 (100 = an average month)March: 104 (100 = an average month)April: 101 (100 = an average month)May: 97 (100 = an average month)June: 98 (100 = an average month)July: 114 (100 = an average month)August: 106 (100 = an average month)September: 97 (100 = an average month)October: 126 (100 = an average month)126November: 76 (100 = an average month)December: 101 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Remodels & repairs

1,214 permits · busiest May, quietest February

January: 68 (100 = an average month)February: 62 (100 = an average month)March: 65 (100 = an average month)April: 115 (100 = an average month)May: 147 (100 = an average month)147June: 121 (100 = an average month)July: 127 (100 = an average month)August: 114 (100 = an average month)September: 118 (100 = an average month)October: 101 (100 = an average month)November: 72 (100 = an average month)December: 91 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

New homes

668 permits · busiest June, quietest February

January: 90 (100 = an average month)February: 61 (100 = an average month)March: 110 (100 = an average month)April: 77 (100 = an average month)May: 106 (100 = an average month)June: 135 (100 = an average month)135July: 129 (100 = an average month)August: 101 (100 = an average month)September: 122 (100 = an average month)October: 106 (100 = an average month)November: 72 (100 = an average month)December: 92 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Plumbing

527 permits · busiest August, quietest March

January: 98 (100 = an average month)February: 123 (100 = an average month)March: 77 (100 = an average month)April: 112 (100 = an average month)May: 89 (100 = an average month)June: 87 (100 = an average month)July: 125 (100 = an average month)August: 130 (100 = an average month)130September: 80 (100 = an average month)October: 118 (100 = an average month)November: 82 (100 = an average month)December: 80 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Roofing

394 permits · busiest March, quietest June

January: 97 (100 = an average month)February: 82 (100 = an average month)March: 213 (100 = an average month)213April: 79 (100 = an average month)May: 85 (100 = an average month)June: 49 (100 = an average month)July: 58 (100 = an average month)August: 128 (100 = an average month)September: 164 (100 = an average month)October: 79 (100 = an average month)November: 82 (100 = an average month)December: 82 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Garages, sheds & shade structures

365 permits · busiest July, quietest February

January: 108 (100 = an average month)February: 39 (100 = an average month)March: 122 (100 = an average month)April: 89 (100 = an average month)May: 85 (100 = an average month)June: 66 (100 = an average month)July: 158 (100 = an average month)158August: 95 (100 = an average month)September: 95 (100 = an average month)October: 158 (100 = an average month)November: 105 (100 = an average month)December: 79 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Electrical

184 permits · busiest November, quietest July

January: 72 (100 = an average month)February: 98 (100 = an average month)March: 98 (100 = an average month)April: 72 (100 = an average month)May: 98 (100 = an average month)June: 65 (100 = an average month)July: 26 (100 = an average month)August: 143 (100 = an average month)September: 65 (100 = an average month)October: 124 (100 = an average month)November: 202 (100 = an average month)202December: 137 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Solar

181 permits · busiest October, quietest March

January: 80 (100 = an average month)February: 53 (100 = an average month)March: 33 (100 = an average month)April: 133 (100 = an average month)May: 73 (100 = an average month)June: 113 (100 = an average month)July: 146 (100 = an average month)August: 139 (100 = an average month)September: 80 (100 = an average month)October: 206 (100 = an average month)206November: 73 (100 = an average month)December: 73 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
The same numbers as a table
Kind of workJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
HVAC849710410197981141069712676101
Remodels & repairs6862651151471211271141181017291
New homes9061110771061351291011221067292
Plumbing98123771128987125130801188280
Roofing978221379854958128164798282
Garages, sheds & shade structures10839122898566158959515810579
Electrical7298987298652614365124202137
Solar80533313373113146139802067373

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Homes and everything else

How the county classed each permit. Other covers commercial buildings, signs, towers and similar work.

Permit classPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Homes (residential)4,98375%2,487
Other1,63025%851

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How many permits get finished

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, so each has had at least 12 months to reach a final. Finished means the county recorded a final inspection or marked it complete. The file doesn't mark permits expired, so a lapsed permit still reads open.

StatusPermitsShare
Finished2,16566.1%
Still open1,11033.9%

How long each kind of permit takes →

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How Kitsap County compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

Nearby permit data

Permit statistics for other places in Seattle and Puget Sound. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

Seattle, WABellevue, WAKing County, WAEverett, WATacoma, WAPierce County, WAAuburn, WA

How these numbers are made

Source: Kitsap County DCD, Permit Activity DCD Permits (ArcGIS: Permit_Activity_DCD_Permits_view), read 23 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Permits Kitsap County Community Development issues for unincorporated land only: Silverdale, Kingston, Manchester, Hansville, Seabeck, Olalla, the county parts of the Port Orchard, Bremerton and Poulsbo growth areas, and the rural county. Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo and Bainbridge Island issue their own permits and are not in this file.

  • The county's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for this county.
  • Electrical permits in unincorporated Kitsap County come from the Washington Department of Labor & Industries, not the county, so electrical work (other than generators filed with gas piping) is not in this file.
  • The county files heating, cooling and plumbing under one mechanical-and-plumbing permit; we split it by the work described.
  • Solar permits are filed with the county fire marshal; a solar permit counts as a home when its parcel is residential.
  • The file has no expired status: a permit that lapsed without a final still shows as issued, so it counts as open here.
  • The file has no ZIP code, so there are no ZIP code pages.
  • Job value is the value declared on the permit. A final date is the county's finaled date.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Unincorporated Kitsap County, WA building permit statistics", https://contractorrecords.com/kitsap-county/permit-statistics, data through September 2026, from Kitsap County Department of Community Development building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · By year · By month · When each kind of work is filed · Homes and everything else · How many get finished.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Permits by year · Permits by month · Permits by calendar month (index) · Homes and other permits · Finished, open and expired.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Kitsap County issue a year?About 3,306 a year in unincorporated Kitsap County: 6,613 permits over 24 months, October 2024 through September 2026. 3,338 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), about the same as the 3,275 in the 12 months before.
  • Are building permits up or down in Kitsap County?3,338 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), about the same as the 3,275 in the 12 months before. Roofing permits grew most (138 to 256); remodel and repair permits fell most (631 to 583).
  • What is the busiest month for permits in Kitsap County?July, counting every kind of work (119 against an average month of 100). February is the quietest (76). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
  • What share of Kitsap County permits are for homes?75%: 4,983 of the 6,613 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026 were residential permits.
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