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In 2009 the FHFA house price index for District of Columbia changed −5.6%, against −7.5% for the United States and −5.8% in 2008.
1,126 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (151 single-family), +110.1% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.
−5.6% District of Columbia index, 2008–2009 US −7.5%
1,126 housing units permitted in 2009 151 single-family
0 of 1 counties with a rising index median county −5.6%
582,963 units permitted nationally in 2009
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.
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in District of Columbia by year 0 5,000 10,000 1995: 35 units (35 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 0 units (0 single-family, 0 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 15 units (11 single-family, 4 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 429 units (255 single-family, 174 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 683 units (319 single-family, 364 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 806 units (187 single-family, 619 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 896 units (131 single-family, 765 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 1,591 units (383 single-family, 1,208 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 1,427 units (152 single-family, 1,275 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 1,936 units (226 single-family, 1,710 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 2,860 units (125 single-family, 2,735 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 2,105 units (126 single-family, 1,979 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 1,910 units (576 single-family, 1,334 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 536 units (248 single-family, 288 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 1,126 units (151 single-family, 975 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 739 units (177 single-family, 562 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 4,612 units (227 single-family, 4,385 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 3,823 units (271 single-family, 3,552 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 3,255 units (333 single-family, 2,922 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 4,189 units (288 single-family, 3,901 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 4,956 units (255 single-family, 4,701 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 4,690 units (336 single-family, 4,354 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 6,037 units (352 single-family, 5,685 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 4,615 units (112 single-family, 4,503 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 5,945 units (168 single-family, 5,777 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 7,370 units (139 single-family, 7,231 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 4,740 units (376 single-family, 4,364 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 7,705 units (409 single-family, 7,296 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 3,020 units (166 single-family, 2,854 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 1,737 units (146 single-family, 1,591 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 1,591 units (181 single-family, 1,410 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in District of Columbia by year
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 .