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Colorado in 2004

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

In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Colorado changed +3.0%, against +9.2% for the United States and +0.9% in 2003.

46,499 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (40,753 single-family), +17.5% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.

+3.0%Colorado index, 2003–2004US +9.2%
46,499housing units permitted in 200440,753 single-family
55 of 59counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.6%
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
Crowley County+24.7%440.7
San Juan County+17.2%202024.6
Saguache County+11.2%10610615.7
San Miguel County+10.8%12911716.6
La Plata County+10.4%75169213.2
Montrose County+9.0%49942011.2
Delta County+8.6%94742.9
Mesa County+8.3%1,5511,3669.5
Routt County+8.3%35632714.1
Rio Grande County+8.1%1001009.0
Ouray County+8.0%1038219.6
Rio Blanco County+7.1%39395.8
Phillips County+6.7%13132.9
Montezuma County+6.6%42361.6
Conejos County+6.5%47476.2
Moffat County+6.5%71715.4
Lake County+5.9%67678.9
Prowers County+5.9%880.7
Gunnison County+5.2%19719011.3
Kit Carson County+4.8%660.8
Custer County+4.6%10910919.5
El Paso County+4.2%6,4856,1758.6
Summit County+4.1%33030210.5
Archuleta County+4.0%24024016.8
Chaffee County+3.9%1681688.1
Gilpin County+3.9%767412.5
Morgan County+3.8%1431334.7
Alamosa County+3.6%54273.2
Garfield County+3.6%4984107.8
Teller County+3.6%28127711.4
Yuma County+3.6%220.2
Douglas County+3.5%5,0974,22712.8
Fremont County+3.3%2212214.4
Larimer County+3.3%3,2522,7188.6
Pueblo County+3.3%1,2201,1007.2
Denver County+3.2%4,0984,0985.5
Eagle County+3.2%75569013.9
Grand County+3.2%52747731.9
Jefferson County+3.1%2,3441,5994.0
Huerfano County+2.9%52527.4
Logan County+2.9%46462.2
Elbert County+2.7%2192197.2
Pitkin County+2.6%1121126.7
Bent County+2.5%10101.7
Arapahoe County+2.3%3,8483,0695.7
Park County+2.3%32132117.5
Clear Creek County+2.0%41414.6
Boulder County+1.9%1,3721,1254.2
Weld County+1.7%4,4143,80611.7
Broomfield County+1.6%7345679.3
Adams County+1.5%5,0584,3849.1
Hinsdale County+1.2%151519.9
Otero County+0.8%22221.2
Sedgwick County+0.7%220.9
Las Animas County+0.6%46463.2
Lincoln County0.0%550.9
Jackson County−2.5%10108.3
Washington County−5.8%440.8
Mineral County−7.3%191920.9
Dolores County—662.4

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.