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Arizona in 2012

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Arizona changed +4.3%, against −1.8% for the United States and −10.8% in 2011.

21,726 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,189 single-family), +67.0% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

+4.3%Arizona index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
21,726housing units permitted in 201216,189 single-family
7 of 14counties with a rising indexmedian county −1.0%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Maricopa County+8.8%14,13110,1893.0
Pinal County+8.8%1,8361,7423.4
Mohave County+2.7%3453231.5
La Paz County+2.2%620.4
Yavapai County+2.1%4524441.8
Graham County+1.3%82772.0
Navajo County+0.8%93910.8
Gila County−1.0%51510.9
Coconino County−1.9%8182065.7
Yuma County−2.1%6485542.9
Pima County−2.2%2,8412,1752.6
Cochise County−2.6%3662782.9
Santa Cruz County−6.1%34340.7
Apache County−9.4%21210.3

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Arizona by year050,000100,0001995: 52,714 units (39,879 single-family, 12,835 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 53,715 units (41,311 single-family, 12,404 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 57,762 units (44,373 single-family, 13,389 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 63,930 units (50,540 single-family, 13,390 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 65,109 units (53,240 single-family, 11,869 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 61,485 units (48,844 single-family, 12,641 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 62,496 units (51,839 single-family, 10,657 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 66,031 units (55,798 single-family, 10,233 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 74,996 units (65,845 single-family, 9,151 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 90,644 units (80,778 single-family, 9,866 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 90,851 units (80,804 single-family, 10,047 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 65,363 units (55,633 single-family, 9,730 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 49,642 units (37,666 single-family, 11,976 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 26,082 units (19,153 single-family, 6,929 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 14,474 units (12,826 single-family, 1,648 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 12,370 units (10,755 single-family, 1,615 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 13,007 units (10,306 single-family, 2,701 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 21,726 units (16,189 single-family, 5,537 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 25,209 units (18,386 single-family, 6,823 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 26,997 units (16,841 single-family, 10,156 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 28,910 units (22,311 single-family, 6,599 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 35,578 units (24,853 single-family, 10,725 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 39,472 units (28,072 single-family, 11,400 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 41,664 units (32,127 single-family, 9,537 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 46,580 units (33,981 single-family, 12,599 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 60,342 units (42,277 single-family, 18,065 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 65,334 units (46,561 single-family, 18,773 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 61,531 units (37,288 single-family, 24,243 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 58,433 units (34,429 single-family, 24,004 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 59,616 units (41,944 single-family, 17,672 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 51,532 units (33,371 single-family, 18,161 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Arizona by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.