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Idaho in 2019

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

In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Idaho changed +11.2%, against +4.2% for the United States and +12.1% in 2018.

17,716 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,978 single-family), +12.0% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.

+11.2%Idaho index, 2018–2019US +4.2%
17,716housing units permitted in 201912,978 single-family
42 of 42counties with a rising indexmedian county +10.5%
1,386,048units permitted nationally in 2019
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Counties in 2019

Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2019Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Lewis County+28.6%551.3
Bear Lake County+15.8%51517.6
Shoshone County+15.8%31292.2
Elmore County+14.7%75752.5
Washington County+14.7%38343.3
Canyon County+14.5%3,3202,48612.1
Valley County+14.2%19918115.5
Owyhee County+13.9%46443.6
Power County+13.4%881.0
Jefferson County+13.1%2692197.6
Bonneville County+12.9%8258176.1
Gooding County+12.9%40402.4
Caribou County+12.7%12121.7
Gem County+12.5%1381326.3
Ada County+12.4%7,0484,82812.9
Boise County+12.3%80809.4
Boundary County+11.9%73715.2
Clearwater County+11.5%23232.5
Payette County+11.4%70622.5
Bannock County+11.0%3072773.4
Adams County+10.8%661.2
Kootenai County+10.5%2,5261,57713.2
Bingham County+10.0%2381724.7
Franklin County+9.9%85855.3
Minidoka County+9.9%59512.6
Bonner County+9.7%1311182.4
Teton County+9.7%15514911.7
Fremont County+9.5%1281289.0
Madison County+9.5%3541596.4
Twin Falls County+9.2%7495137.7
Lincoln County+8.8%10101.8
Jerome County+8.6%86863.3
Custer County+8.4%420.9
Latah County+7.8%114882.7
Lemhi County+7.5%49495.8
Idaho County+7.0%550.3
Benewah County+6.8%40403.8
Butte County+6.7%220.7
Nez Perce County+6.7%95702.2
Blaine County+6.4%109834.3
Oneida County+5.5%18183.5
Cassia County+5.1%84823.2

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.