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Idaho in 2003

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

In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Idaho changed +2.5%, against +4.5% for the United States and +2.6% in 2002.

15,091 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,601 single-family), +11.9% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.

+2.5%Idaho index, 2002–2003US +4.5%
15,091housing units permitted in 200312,601 single-family
34 of 41counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.3%
1,889,214units permitted nationally in 2003
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Counties in 2003

Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2003Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Blaine County+9.9%28527111.2
Lincoln County+7.9%22223.9
Custer County+6.7%661.3
Valley County+6.5%21220416.5
Shoshone County+5.6%110.1
Minidoka County+4.6%22221.0
Bonner County+4.5%81571.5
Nez Perce County+4.3%109912.5
Adams County+3.8%565611.2
Elmore County+3.7%1311114.4
Bear Lake County+3.5%686810.1
Oneida County+3.4%19193.7
Kootenai County+3.1%1,8371,6749.6
Gem County+2.9%1071074.9
Bingham County+2.6%1841623.6
Bonneville County+2.6%9487847.0
Ada County+2.4%4,6793,9688.6
Bannock County+2.4%4013844.4
Jefferson County+2.4%2352356.7
Madison County+2.4%90019816.3
Lemhi County+2.3%46465.4
Fremont County+2.2%14413810.1
Twin Falls County+2.1%7785668.0
Power County+2.0%11111.3
Jerome County+1.9%77772.9
Latah County+1.8%123722.9
Canyon County+1.7%2,7662,46410.1
Gooding County+1.5%74574.5
Idaho County+1.3%440.2
Franklin County+1.2%62623.9
Boise County+0.6%11311313.2
Teton County+0.6%15515111.7
Cassia County+0.2%62622.3
Payette County+0.2%1391115.0
Washington County0.0%31272.7
Caribou County−1.1%12121.7
Boundary County−1.2%53533.8
Benewah County−1.6%21212.0
Clearwater County−1.8%17171.9
Owyhee County−4.0%59564.7
Butte County−4.3%551.8
Lewis County—661.6

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.