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Colorado in 1999

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

In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Colorado changed +7.5%, against +4.3% for the United States and +4.8% in 1998.

49,313 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (38,410 single-family), −3.6% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.

+7.5%Colorado index, 1998–1999US +4.3%
49,313housing units permitted in 199938,410 single-family
48 of 51counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.4%
1,663,533units permitted nationally in 1999
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Counties in 1999

Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1999Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Denver County+11.9%3,3791,7064.6
Prowers County+11.9%93487.8
Pitkin County+11.2%26315915.8
Grand County+10.7%48538129.4
Custer County+10.5%909016.1
Routt County+9.9%48030119.0
Broomfield County+9.2%000.0
Adams County+8.8%3,7303,2006.7
Lake County+8.8%43435.7
Boulder County+8.5%2,9922,3399.1
Arapahoe County+8.4%5,7994,1828.6
Eagle County+8.4%88153516.2
Jefferson County+8.3%2,7631,9864.8
Park County+8.2%38838821.2
Summit County+8.0%48828115.5
Garfield County+7.8%63555910.0
Phillips County+6.8%20204.5
Douglas County+6.7%7,1645,56917.9
Elbert County+6.7%2912879.5
Washington County+6.5%881.7
Gilpin County+6.2%818113.3
Rio Grande County+6.2%94928.5
Hinsdale County+6.0%131317.3
Larimer County+5.6%3,5912,5839.5
Moffat County+5.6%44443.4
Lincoln County+5.4%13132.3
Delta County+5.2%94512.9
Weld County+5.0%3,5573,3819.4
Morgan County+4.9%108943.6
Alamosa County+4.8%78784.7
Archuleta County+4.7%27125018.9
Kit Carson County+4.7%57278.1
Mesa County+4.6%1,3621,2328.4
Pueblo County+3.9%1,4371,1738.5
Clear Creek County+3.7%88829.8
El Paso County+3.6%5,5374,3757.3
Teller County+3.4%30330312.2
Rio Blanco County+3.3%18182.7
Fremont County+3.1%4163968.3
La Plata County+2.9%4013857.0
Logan County+2.9%55492.7
Las Animas County+2.8%89896.2
Chaffee County+2.5%21821410.5
Montrose County+2.2%3202727.2
Gunnison County+2.0%30928117.7
Otero County+1.4%29291.6
San Miguel County+1.4%14513418.7
Montezuma County+0.1%23210.9
Huerfano County−1.1%11511516.4
Ouray County−1.1%686612.9
Yuma County−2.5%14141.4
Bent County—14142.4
Conejos County—18118124.0
Crowley County—440.7
Dolores County—662.4
Jackson County—161613.2
Mineral County—131314.3
Saguache County—11911917.7
San Juan County—444.9
Sedgwick County—220.9

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Colorado by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 38,622 units (28,404 single-family, 10,218 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 41,135 units (30,361 single-family, 10,774 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 43,053 units (31,941 single-family, 11,112 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 51,156 units (36,107 single-family, 15,049 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 49,313 units (38,410 single-family, 10,903 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 54,596 units (38,588 single-family, 16,008 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 55,007 units (36,437 single-family, 18,570 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 47,871 units (34,993 single-family, 12,878 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 39,569 units (33,837 single-family, 5,732 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 46,499 units (40,753 single-family, 5,746 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 45,891 units (40,140 single-family, 5,751 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 38,343 units (30,365 single-family, 7,978 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 29,454 units (20,516 single-family, 8,938 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 18,998 units (11,147 single-family, 7,851 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 9,355 units (7,261 single-family, 2,094 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 11,591 units (8,790 single-family, 2,801 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 13,502 units (8,723 single-family, 4,779 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 23,301 units (12,617 single-family, 10,684 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 27,517 units (15,772 single-family, 11,745 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 28,686 units (17,095 single-family, 11,591 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 31,871 units (20,025 single-family, 11,846 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 38,974 units (21,577 single-family, 17,397 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 40,673 units (24,338 single-family, 16,335 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 42,627 units (26,134 single-family, 16,493 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 38,633 units (24,756 single-family, 13,877 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 40,469 units (26,636 single-family, 13,833 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 56,524 units (30,246 single-family, 26,278 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 48,341 units (23,691 single-family, 24,650 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 39,404 units (19,641 single-family, 19,763 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 32,185 units (20,434 single-family, 11,751 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 33,754 units (17,406 single-family, 16,348 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Colorado 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.