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Colorado in 2003

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

In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Colorado changed +0.9%, against +4.5% for the United States and +4.2% in 2002.

39,569 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (33,837 single-family), −17.3% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.

+0.9%Colorado index, 2002–2003US +4.5%
39,569housing units permitted in 200333,837 single-family
48 of 53counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.7%
1,889,214units permitted nationally in 2003
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Counties in 2003

Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2003Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Washington County+9.3%11112.3
La Plata County+6.7%75664413.3
Lincoln County+4.7%550.9
Yuma County+4.4%990.9
Chaffee County+4.2%2011909.6
Montezuma County+4.0%27271.0
Las Animas County+3.9%74745.1
Mesa County+3.9%1,5891,4289.8
Montrose County+3.7%3683368.3
Rio Blanco County+3.4%23233.4
Alamosa County+3.3%36342.2
Moffat County+3.1%62584.7
Gunnison County+3.0%19614911.2
Lake County+2.8%62628.2
Morgan County+2.6%1251154.1
Ouray County+2.5%11010620.9
Rio Grande County+2.5%1011019.1
Teller County+2.4%2112118.5
Grand County+2.3%44338426.9
Hinsdale County+2.0%8810.6
Custer County+1.9%12912323.1
Pueblo County+1.9%1,2821,0787.6
Phillips County+1.8%992.0
Summit County+1.8%40725912.9
Weld County+1.8%3,9633,62410.5
Pitkin County+1.7%102946.1
Routt County+1.7%32130512.7
Delta County+1.6%64582.0
Otero County+1.6%45162.5
San Miguel County+1.6%968912.4
Fremont County+1.5%3042536.1
Huerfano County+1.5%51517.3
Clear Creek County+1.4%57536.3
Eagle County+1.4%5164669.5
Archuleta County+1.3%21921715.3
El Paso County+1.3%5,2385,0616.9
Denver County+1.2%3,0362,1224.1
Larimer County+1.2%3,0032,2848.0
Logan County+1.2%54422.6
Garfield County+1.0%3653195.8
Park County+0.9%30030016.4
Adams County+0.7%4,6784,0238.4
Elbert County+0.7%1661545.4
Jefferson County+0.7%1,4261,2032.5
Arapahoe County+0.6%3,3112,3524.9
Kit Carson County+0.5%530.7
Douglas County+0.4%3,6933,4959.2
Boulder County+0.1%1,4281,1574.3
Prowers County0.0%880.7
Broomfield County−0.3%6374058.0
Gilpin County−0.4%55559.1
Sedgwick County−0.5%110.4
Crowley County−7.2%110.2
Bent County—000.0
Conejos County—30304.0
Dolores County—772.8
Jackson County—141411.6
Mineral County—171718.7
Saguache County—838312.3
San Juan County—202024.6

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.