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Idaho in 1997

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

In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Idaho changed +2.7%, against +3.8% for the United States and +2.5% in 1996.

10,337 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,838 single-family), −3.9% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.

+2.7%Idaho index, 1996–1997US +3.8%
10,337housing units permitted in 19978,838 single-family
29 of 31counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.7%
1,441,136units permitted nationally in 1997
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Counties in 1997

Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1997Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Washington County+7.9%25252.2
Blaine County+7.7%2422429.5
Jerome County+7.7%48481.8
Caribou County+7.5%22223.0
Gooding County+7.3%55553.3
Minidoka County+6.9%75753.3
Shoshone County+6.5%21211.5
Bear Lake County+6.4%54548.0
Benewah County+6.3%27272.6
Fremont County+5.7%67674.7
Payette County+5.5%1241244.5
Clearwater County+4.8%34343.7
Canyon County+4.6%1,4621,4625.3
Power County+4.6%220.2
Jefferson County+4.4%1121123.2
Franklin County+3.7%90905.7
Bingham County+3.6%1111112.2
Bonneville County+3.5%4034033.0
Twin Falls County+3.5%2812812.9
Gem County+3.3%82823.8
Madison County+3.2%1121122.0
Nez Perce County+3.0%74741.7
Latah County+2.8%69691.6
Valley County+2.8%1211219.4
Bannock County+2.4%2632632.9
Ada County+2.0%3,0763,0765.6
Cassia County+0.7%38381.4
Bonner County+0.6%37370.7
Kootenai County+0.5%1,0491,0495.5
Idaho County−1.4%660.3
Elmore County−2.4%1381384.7
Adams County—989819.5
Boise County—12312314.4
Boundary County—55553.9
Butte County—000.0
Custer County—991.9
Lemhi County—36364.2
Lewis County—882.2
Lincoln County—15152.7
Oneida County—39397.7
Owyhee County—32322.5
Teton County—72725.4

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Idaho by year010,00020,00030,0001995: 10,666 units (8,366 single-family, 2,300 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 10,755 units (9,180 single-family, 1,575 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 10,337 units (8,838 single-family, 1,499 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 11,667 units (10,277 single-family, 1,390 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 12,181 units (10,497 single-family, 1,684 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 10,915 units (9,681 single-family, 1,234 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 11,820 units (9,738 single-family, 2,082 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 13,488 units (10,845 single-family, 2,643 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 15,091 units (12,601 single-family, 2,490 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 18,108 units (15,273 single-family, 2,835 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 21,578 units (19,172 single-family, 2,406 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 17,075 units (14,789 single-family, 2,286 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 12,105 units (9,551 single-family, 2,554 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 6,470 units (5,673 single-family, 797 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 4,863 units (4,274 single-family, 589 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 4,153 units (3,568 single-family, 585 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 3,815 units (3,163 single-family, 652 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 6,265 units (5,036 single-family, 1,229 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 8,110 units (6,360 single-family, 1,750 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 8,797 units (6,293 single-family, 2,504 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 9,954 units (7,784 single-family, 2,170 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 12,165 units (9,739 single-family, 2,426 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 14,183 units (11,019 single-family, 3,164 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 15,824 units (12,176 single-family, 3,648 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 17,716 units (12,978 single-family, 4,738 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 19,130 units (14,969 single-family, 4,161 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 21,732 units (16,154 single-family, 5,578 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 18,706 units (11,912 single-family, 6,794 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 17,919 units (12,081 single-family, 5,838 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 17,630 units (14,821 single-family, 2,809 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 17,944 units (14,112 single-family, 3,832 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Idaho 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.