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Idaho in 1998

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

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Idaho changed +2.7%, against +3.7% for the United States and +2.7% in 1997.

11,667 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,277 single-family), +12.9% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+2.7%Idaho index, 1997–1998US +3.7%
11,667housing units permitted in 199810,277 single-family
29 of 33counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.1%
1,612,260units permitted nationally in 1998
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Counties in 1998

Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1998Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Adams County+16.7%686813.6
Benewah County+8.7%29292.8
Franklin County+8.1%1071076.7
Oneida County+7.8%41418.1
Gooding County+6.9%89895.4
Bear Lake County+5.9%727210.7
Power County+5.9%15151.8
Bannock County+5.1%2672672.9
Bingham County+4.6%1421422.8
Elmore County+4.6%1611615.5
Fremont County+4.5%98986.9
Jefferson County+3.6%1471474.2
Cassia County+3.5%45451.7
Twin Falls County+3.5%3013013.1
Bonneville County+3.3%5225223.8
Caribou County+3.1%24243.3
Valley County+3.1%1041048.1
Blaine County+3.0%2462469.6
Madison County+3.0%90901.6
Kootenai County+2.9%1,1681,1686.1
Idaho County+2.7%220.1
Gem County+2.6%79793.6
Ada County+2.5%3,6993,6996.8
Payette County+2.1%1321324.7
Bonner County+1.9%68681.2
Canyon County+1.8%1,8461,8466.7
Washington County+1.5%35353.0
Shoshone County+1.3%29292.1
Minidoka County+0.9%31311.4
Nez Perce County0.0%82821.9
Latah County−0.6%86862.1
Jerome County−1.0%71712.7
Clearwater County−5.0%10101.1
Boise County—10910912.8
Boundary County—53533.8
Butte County—220.7
Custer County—991.9
Lemhi County—34344.0
Lewis County—330.8
Lincoln County—11112.0
Owyhee County—40403.2
Teton County—85856.4

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.