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Electrical permits in the City of Vancouver, WA

Data through August 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

12,023 electrical permits were issued in the City of Vancouver, September 2024 through August 2026: about 6,012 a year and 64% of all permits. 6,199 electrical permits in the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026), 6% more than the 5,824 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is June.

What this file covers: Only mechanical, plumbing and electrical permits are counted: the city's public file stopped receiving most building permits in early 2025.

12,023permits issued
6,199last 12 months
Junbusiest month
23%finished
Aug 2026records through

Electrical permits by month

Permits issued each month, September 2024 through August 2026.

Sep 2024: 397Sep2024Oct 2024: 458Nov 2024: 398Dec 2024: 454Jan 2025: 480Jan2025Feb 2025: 465Mar 2025: 525Apr 2025: 550May 2025: 495Jun 2025: 563Jul 2025: 547JulAug 2025: 492Sep 2025: 521Oct 2025: 541Nov 2025: 375Dec 2025: 485Jan 2026: 551Jan2026Feb 2026: 456Mar 2026: 492Apr 2026: 475May 2026: 531Jun 2026: 649Jul 2026: 638JulAug 2026: 485
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MonthPermits
Sep 2024397
Oct 2024458
Nov 2024398
Dec 2024454
Jan 2025480
Feb 2025465
Mar 2025525
Apr 2025550
May 2025495
Jun 2025563
Jul 2025547
Aug 2025492
Sep 2025521
Oct 2025541
Nov 2025375
Dec 2025485
Jan 2026551
Feb 2026456
Mar 2026492
Apr 2026475
May 2026531
Jun 2026649
Jul 2026638
Aug 2026485

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When electrical permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). June is the busiest (121), November the quietest (77). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 103 (100 = an average month)February: 92 (100 = an average month)March: 102 (100 = an average month)April: 102 (100 = an average month)May: 102 (100 = an average month)June: 121 (100 = an average month)121July: 118 (100 = an average month)August: 98 (100 = an average month)September: 92 (100 = an average month)October: 100 (100 = an average month)November: 77 (100 = an average month)December: 94 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January103
February92
March102
April102
May102
June121
July118
August98
September92
October100
November77
December94

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How many electrical permits get finished

Permits issued Sep 2024–Aug 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Sep 2024–Aug 20255,824
Finished22.9%

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Other kinds of work here

How Vancouver 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

Electrical permits for other places in Portland. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Vancouver ArcGIS Online: Permits and Code Enforcement Data (public view), Permit Data layer, read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued September 2024 through August 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Mechanical, plumbing and electrical permits the City of Vancouver, Washington issues inside city limits. Building permits (new homes, remodels, additions, commercial buildings) and demolition permits are not counted: the city's public permit file stopped receiving most of them in early 2025. Water and sewer connections and right-of-way permits are not counted either. Unincorporated Clark County, Camas, Battle Ground and the other Clark County cities run their own permit offices and are not in this file, and neither is Vancouver, British Columbia.

  • The city's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Vancouver.
  • Only mechanical, plumbing and electrical permits are counted. Building permits nearly vanish from the city's public file after 2024, so new homes, remodels, roofing and other building work are not shown here.
  • The file had no permits issued after August 2026 when it was pulled, so the window ends there.
  • The file has no final inspection date, so we show no time to final. A permit counts as finished when the city marks it closed; many trade permits stay open in the file long after the work is done.
  • The file does not say whether a trade permit is for a home or a business, so no permit is counted as a home.
  • The file has no job value and no ZIP code we can publish, so we show no costs and no ZIP code pages.
  • Permits with the city's work type 'POR' count as other.

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Contractor Records, "Electrical permits in the City of Vancouver, WA", https://contractorrecords.com/vancouver-wa/electrical-permits, data through August 2026, from City of Vancouver Community Development, Building Division building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished.

Download the tables (CSV): Electrical permits by month · Electrical permits by calendar month (index) · Electrical permits: finished share.

Common questions

  • How many electrical permits does Vancouver issue a year?About 6,012 a year in the City of Vancouver: 12,023 permits issued September 2024 through August 2026, 6,199 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Vancouver file the most electrical permits?June (121 against an average month of 100); November is the quietest (77). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.