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Idaho in 1999

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

In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Idaho changed +1.8%, against +4.3% for the United States and +2.7% in 1998.

12,181 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,497 single-family), +4.4% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.

+1.8%Idaho index, 1998–1999US +4.3%
12,181housing units permitted in 199910,497 single-family
32 of 38counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.1%
1,663,533units permitted nationally in 1999
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Counties in 1999

Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1999Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Teton County+6.6%13710510.3
Adams County+5.8%565611.2
Caribou County+5.0%23233.2
Idaho County+4.7%660.3
Franklin County+4.2%77774.8
Gem County+3.7%87834.0
Lincoln County+3.1%14142.5
Jerome County+2.9%69692.6
Jefferson County+2.8%1051053.0
Ada County+2.6%4,4803,7668.2
Cassia County+2.5%61512.3
Boundary County+2.2%65574.6
Boise County+2.1%13413415.7
Bonneville County+2.1%8936086.6
Elmore County+1.8%1481345.0
Payette County+1.8%1731236.2
Shoshone County+1.5%21211.5
Bannock County+1.1%3082543.4
Bear Lake County+1.1%917613.5
Bingham County+1.1%1851633.6
Canyon County+1.1%2,1172,0287.7
Nez Perce County+1.1%103752.4
Power County+1.1%49175.9
Kootenai County+1.0%1,3671,2667.1
Fremont County+0.9%69694.9
Gooding County+0.8%96935.8
Latah County+0.8%91762.2
Bonner County+0.7%73471.3
Valley County+0.6%14213911.1
Twin Falls County+0.5%3413083.5
Washington County+0.2%27272.3
Blaine County+0.1%33225613.0
Oneida County−0.3%22224.3
Madison County−0.9%149872.7
Lemhi County−1.6%29293.4
Benewah County−1.9%31273.0
Clearwater County−2.0%15151.6
Minidoka County−4.7%39391.7
Butte County—331.1
Custer County—991.9
Lewis County—441.1
Owyhee County—44403.5

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.