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Arkansas in 2004

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

In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +5.6%, against +9.2% for the United States and +2.6% in 2003.

15,855 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,563 single-family), +6.8% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.

+5.6%Arkansas index, 2003–2004US +9.2%
15,855housing units permitted in 200410,563 single-family
60 of 66counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.7%
2,070,077units permitted nationally in 2004
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Counties in 2004

Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2004Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Montgomery County+16.6%000.0
Woodruff County+14.2%440.7
Madison County+10.0%37372.0
Washington County+9.9%3,2761,60012.1
Benton County+9.6%3,0902,1589.3
Hempstead County+8.2%5462.8
Sevier County+8.1%880.5
Fulton County+7.4%000.0
Little River County+7.4%330.3
Phillips County+7.3%220.1
Howard County+6.9%16161.3
Randolph County+6.7%50362.6
Yell County+6.6%19191.0
Arkansas County+5.7%23231.5
Pulaski County+5.7%3,1971,5967.9
Garland County+5.5%1401401.4
Marion County+5.3%32281.8
Lincoln County+5.2%220.2
Bradley County+5.0%10101.0
Sharp County+5.0%28281.5
Cleburne County+4.9%59412.3
Desha County+4.8%990.9
Miller County+4.8%111972.6
Ouachita County+4.6%10100.5
Faulkner County+4.5%9466887.1
Sebastian County+4.5%5483364.2
St. Francis County+4.3%41201.9
Grant County+4.2%60313.2
Clark County+4.1%27171.3
Baxter County+3.9%105592.4
Boone County+3.8%58581.5
Jefferson County+3.8%135832.1
White County+3.8%2051752.6
Carroll County+3.7%78382.7
Crittenden County+3.6%3032376.6
Franklin County+3.4%15150.8
Greene County+3.3%2091944.4
Independence County+3.1%24240.6
Saline County+3.1%6486484.9
Crawford County+3.0%2131953.4
Lonoke County+3.0%6726258.8
Conway County+2.8%16100.7
Hot Spring County+2.8%110.0
Logan County+2.7%1990.9
Perry County+2.6%220.2
Cleveland County+2.4%330.4
Columbia County+2.4%990.4
Craighead County+2.2%5214894.5
Newton County+2.1%220.3
Poinsett County+2.0%39391.7
Polk County+1.8%13130.7
Mississippi County+1.7%28240.7
Union County+1.2%24240.6
Johnson County+1.1%42401.6
Pope County+1.1%1691382.6
Izard County+0.7%13130.9
Pike County+0.6%000.0
Chicot County+0.3%10101.1
Stone County+0.2%19191.5
Van Buren County+0.1%14100.9
Drew County−0.1%27131.6
Ashley County−1.1%11110.6
Cross County−1.3%38382.3
Jackson County−2.3%770.4
Clay County−3.0%13110.9
Lawrence County−3.6%14140.9
Scott County—770.7
Searcy County—440.5

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Arkansas by year010,00020,0001995: 11,707 units (7,295 single-family, 4,412 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 11,144 units (7,671 single-family, 3,473 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 11,026 units (6,831 single-family, 4,195 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 10,021 units (7,160 single-family, 2,861 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 11,502 units (7,749 single-family, 3,753 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 9,203 units (6,927 single-family, 2,276 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 10,407 units (7,457 single-family, 2,950 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 12,436 units (8,007 single-family, 4,429 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 14,839 units (10,072 single-family, 4,767 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 15,855 units (10,563 single-family, 5,292 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 17,932 units (13,191 single-family, 4,741 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 13,885 units (10,769 single-family, 3,116 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 11,031 units (7,990 single-family, 3,041 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 8,810 units (5,219 single-family, 3,591 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 7,056 units (4,526 single-family, 2,530 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 7,177 units (4,648 single-family, 2,529 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 6,800 units (4,141 single-family, 2,659 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 8,231 units (5,417 single-family, 2,814 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 7,481 units (5,521 single-family, 1,960 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 7,666 units (5,257 single-family, 2,409 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 8,500 units (5,709 single-family, 2,791 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 9,474 units (6,816 single-family, 2,658 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 10,795 units (7,376 single-family, 3,419 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 10,179 units (7,354 single-family, 2,825 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 12,723 units (7,869 single-family, 4,854 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 12,493 units (8,802 single-family, 3,691 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 14,198 units (10,563 single-family, 3,635 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 14,364 units (9,473 single-family, 4,891 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 12,842 units (9,360 single-family, 3,482 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 13,684 units (9,819 single-family, 3,865 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 15,492 units (10,298 single-family, 5,194 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Arkansas 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.