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Idaho in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Idaho changed +0.2%, against −1.8% for the United States and −8.7% in 2011.

6,265 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,036 single-family), +64.2% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

+0.2%Idaho index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
6,265housing units permitted in 20125,036 single-family
22 of 42counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.1%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Adams County+12.9%661.2
Owyhee County+12.2%16161.3
Boise County+10.7%25252.9
Lewis County+7.4%551.3
Canyon County+7.2%8665783.1
Ada County+4.9%2,6312,2504.8
Idaho County+4.6%220.1
Gem County+4.1%18180.8
Butte County+3.4%220.7
Valley County+3.1%59594.6
Franklin County+2.9%37372.3
Benewah County+2.5%990.9
Washington County+2.1%14141.2
Boundary County+1.7%35352.5
Jerome County+0.8%63632.4
Bannock County+0.7%1361361.5
Custer County+0.5%821.7
Latah County+0.5%186494.4
Fremont County+0.4%59594.2
Nez Perce County+0.2%14100.3
Cassia County+0.1%38361.4
Madison County+0.1%55471.0
Lemhi County−0.6%13131.5
Teton County−0.6%10100.8
Kootenai County−0.8%8785604.6
Twin Falls County−1.0%2742722.8
Bonneville County−1.1%3253252.4
Bonner County−1.4%74191.4
Shoshone County−1.4%330.2
Bingham County−1.9%67571.3
Payette County−2.2%49451.8
Minidoka County−2.4%60562.6
Jefferson County−2.5%54541.5
Oneida County−2.7%10102.0
Gooding County−2.9%14140.9
Bear Lake County−3.5%28284.2
Power County−3.6%991.1
Clearwater County−5.0%15151.6
Caribou County−6.5%881.1
Elmore County−7.8%49491.7
Lincoln County−8.3%330.5
Blaine County−9.0%31211.2

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.