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Colorado in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Colorado changed −1.6%, against −7.5% for the United States and −1.1% in 2008.

9,355 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,261 single-family), −50.8% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−1.6%Colorado index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
9,355housing units permitted in 20097,261 single-family
15 of 58counties with a rising indexmedian county −2.3%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Prowers County+9.0%110.1
Washington County+6.9%771.5
Phillips County+5.1%771.6
Rio Grande County+3.8%14141.3
Otero County+2.8%330.2
Saguache County+2.8%39375.8
Adams County+2.4%4934770.9
Mineral County+2.4%777.7
Chaffee County+1.7%91914.4
Hinsdale County+1.7%9912.0
Lincoln County+1.3%731.2
Huerfano County+1.2%35355.0
Denver County+0.6%8884851.2
Alamosa County+0.3%30301.8
Arapahoe County+0.1%1,1725641.7
Conejos County0.0%17172.3
Rio Blanco County0.0%26263.9
San Miguel County−0.4%44315.7
Custer County−0.6%606010.7
Broomfield County−0.8%1601602.0
Boulder County−1.0%3451361.1
Pueblo County−1.1%3771842.2
Jefferson County−1.2%3792880.7
Larimer County−1.2%4513611.2
Kit Carson County−1.4%110.1
Las Animas County−1.4%18181.3
Logan County−1.6%15150.7
Weld County−1.9%7617182.0
Teller County−2.1%36361.5
Lake County−2.3%000.0
El Paso County−2.5%1,3331,3171.8
Fremont County−2.5%46460.9
Delta County−2.6%13130.4
Clear Creek County−2.7%880.9
Yuma County−3.1%000.0
Grand County−3.4%1401308.5
Montrose County−3.4%118872.6
Douglas County−3.6%8515802.1
Montezuma County−3.7%16160.6
Park County−3.7%1061065.8
Ouray County−3.8%21134.0
Elbert County−4.2%39391.3
Summit County−4.2%78652.5
Jackson County−4.6%775.8
Morgan County−5.0%19170.6
Moffat County−5.2%21211.6
La Plata County−5.5%2331924.1
Routt County−5.5%70702.8
Mesa County−5.9%3653632.2
Gilpin County−6.0%16162.6
Garfield County−6.4%78721.2
Gunnison County−6.4%87875.0
Sedgwick County−7.1%110.4
Archuleta County−7.8%42422.9
Eagle County−8.4%78561.4
Bent County−9.5%330.5
San Juan County−12.1%444.9
Pitkin County−12.5%27271.6
Crowley County—110.2
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.