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Colorado in 2011

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

In 2011 the FHFA house price index for Colorado changed −3.3%, against −4.4% for the United States and −4.2% in 2010.

13,502 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,723 single-family), +16.5% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.

−3.3%Colorado index, 2010–2011US −4.4%
13,502housing units permitted in 20118,723 single-family
11 of 57counties with a rising indexmedian county −3.2%
624,061units permitted nationally in 2011
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Counties in 2011

Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2011Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Bent County+5.3%110.2
Sedgwick County+5.2%000.0
Prowers County+4.4%220.2
Alamosa County+4.3%53313.2
Rio Grande County+4.1%14141.3
Washington County+3.2%110.2
Yuma County+3.0%310.3
Phillips County+2.2%220.5
Huerfano County+0.6%30304.3
Kit Carson County+0.1%000.0
Logan County+0.1%13130.6
Conejos County0.0%13131.7
Larimer County−0.4%1,1927023.2
Weld County−1.3%8897922.3
Denver County−1.4%2,6857033.6
Otero County−1.4%330.2
Rio Blanco County−1.4%16162.4
Teller County−1.5%55552.2
Custer County−1.6%666611.8
Broomfield County−1.8%2292292.9
Mineral County−1.8%999.9
Boulder County−2.0%6613902.0
Douglas County−2.1%1,2959633.2
Hinsdale County−2.1%9912.0
Elbert County−2.5%30301.0
Jackson County−2.5%221.7
Jefferson County−2.5%9584401.7
Clear Creek County−2.9%16161.8
Gilpin County−3.2%16162.6
Chaffee County−3.3%69693.3
La Plata County−3.3%1541522.7
Morgan County−3.3%10100.3
Pueblo County−3.4%1181140.7
Arapahoe County−3.6%8066141.2
El Paso County−3.6%2,2201,5612.9
Park County−3.6%73734.0
Fremont County−4.4%46460.9
Adams County−4.5%5655461.0
Delta County−4.7%5091.6
Archuleta County−4.9%36362.5
Lincoln County−5.3%440.7
Summit County−5.9%1541164.9
Ouray County−6.3%19193.6
Gunnison County−6.8%50502.9
Montezuma County−6.9%990.3
Lake County−7.1%17172.3
Las Animas County−7.6%22221.5
Montrose County−7.8%51511.1
Moffat County−8.3%10100.8
Grand County−9.6%1551289.4
San Miguel County−9.9%28253.6
Mesa County−10.6%3592892.2
Routt County−10.7%42401.7
Pitkin County−13.5%33292.0
Garfield County−13.7%33330.5
Eagle County−14.0%53511.0
Saguache County−19.9%25253.7
Crowley County—220.4
Dolores County—000.0
San Juan County—111.2

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.