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Colorado in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Colorado changed −1.1%, against −4.5% for the United States and +0.9% in 2007.

18,998 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,147 single-family), −35.5% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

−1.1%Colorado index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
18,998housing units permitted in 200811,147 single-family
27 of 58counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.5%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Jackson County+18.8%12129.9
Pitkin County+11.3%116807.0
Lake County+7.0%33334.4
Moffat County+6.8%41413.1
Eagle County+6.7%1771643.3
Summit County+6.0%35519611.3
Routt County+5.9%39217315.5
Yuma County+4.2%440.4
Custer County+3.9%53539.5
Garfield County+3.8%4012876.3
Mesa County+3.6%7846924.8
Rio Blanco County+2.4%65389.7
Huerfano County+2.3%33334.7
Montrose County+2.2%1971544.4
Montezuma County+1.8%31241.2
Chaffee County+1.7%1351356.5
Gunnison County+1.6%91845.2
La Plata County+1.6%3502906.2
Boulder County+1.4%1,0223053.1
Fremont County+1.4%96901.9
Las Animas County+1.3%33332.3
Saguache County+1.1%44446.5
Delta County+0.9%95453.0
Grand County+0.7%32623119.8
Hinsdale County+0.5%181823.9
Logan County+0.5%11110.5
Bent County+0.4%550.9
Otero County−0.3%660.3
Clear Creek County−0.5%15151.7
Denver County−0.5%3,1808374.3
Alamosa County−0.6%58293.5
Douglas County−0.7%1,3939263.5
Kit Carson County−0.8%110.1
Larimer County−1.0%1,2656493.4
Park County−1.0%1601608.7
Lincoln County−1.2%110.2
Jefferson County−1.3%5893741.0
Broomfield County−1.5%82719010.4
Gilpin County−1.6%47397.7
Rio Grande County−1.8%44444.0
Archuleta County−2.1%1538110.7
El Paso County−2.6%1,9851,5532.6
Ouray County−3.2%36346.8
Elbert County−3.6%57571.9
Arapahoe County−3.7%1,7647552.6
San Juan County−4.0%778.6
San Miguel County−4.2%1254616.1
Pueblo County−4.3%4163792.5
Morgan County−4.4%36361.2
Teller County−4.8%91913.7
Conejos County−5.0%15152.0
Phillips County−5.7%440.9
Weld County−5.8%9808522.6
Washington County−6.3%110.2
Sedgwick County−6.8%110.4
Mineral County−7.7%141415.4
Prowers County−8.0%660.5
Adams County−10.3%7826501.4
Crowley County—220.4
Dolores County—110.4

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.