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Idaho in 2004

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

In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Idaho changed +6.7%, against +9.2% for the United States and +2.5% in 2003.

18,108 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,273 single-family), +20.0% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.

+6.7%Idaho index, 2003–2004US +9.2%
18,108housing units permitted in 200415,273 single-family
39 of 42counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.9%
2,070,077units permitted nationally in 2004
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Counties in 2004

Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2004Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Blaine County+23.1%38529515.1
Valley County+18.8%37536429.2
Bonner County+15.1%157732.9
Kootenai County+12.9%2,3652,09012.3
Shoshone County+11.6%6834.8
Latah County+10.5%290986.9
Lemhi County+10.5%58536.8
Clearwater County+8.3%19192.1
Jefferson County+7.4%3482619.9
Power County+7.4%21212.5
Nez Perce County+7.2%106842.5
Adams County+7.0%838316.6
Franklin County+6.9%77774.8
Elmore County+6.5%2802329.5
Boundary County+6.3%57574.1
Fremont County+6.1%20620614.5
Ada County+5.8%5,7885,20410.6
Lewis County+5.3%10102.7
Bonneville County+5.2%1,3921,09310.3
Owyhee County+5.1%56564.4
Bingham County+5.0%2401884.7
Lincoln County+4.9%34346.1
Oneida County+4.5%14142.8
Benewah County+4.4%23232.2
Madison County+4.4%55119710.0
Gooding County+4.3%89795.4
Bannock County+4.0%5604336.1
Bear Lake County+3.8%717110.6
Gem County+3.7%1311316.0
Canyon County+3.4%2,8172,34910.2
Teton County+3.4%24521618.5
Payette County+3.2%1351324.9
Boise County+3.1%10310312.1
Jerome County+3.0%95953.6
Twin Falls County+2.8%6906607.1
Washington County+2.8%31312.7
Idaho County+2.5%440.2
Minidoka County+1.2%25251.1
Butte County+0.3%551.8
Custer County−0.1%551.1
Cassia County−0.2%53532.0
Caribou County−2.4%10101.4

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.