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Idaho in 2020

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

In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Idaho changed +8.7%, against +3.0% for the United States and +11.2% in 2019.

19,130 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,969 single-family), +8.0% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.

+8.7%Idaho index, 2019–2020US +3.0%
19,130housing units permitted in 202014,969 single-family
42 of 42counties with a rising indexmedian county +8.0%
1,471,141units permitted nationally in 2020
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Counties in 2020

Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2020Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Lincoln County+14.9%15152.7
Adams County+13.9%11112.2
Gem County+13.5%1481466.8
Shoshone County+12.4%29292.1
Fremont County+11.6%1361369.6
Canyon County+11.2%3,3952,82712.3
Elmore County+11.1%86862.9
Bonneville County+10.3%8808686.5
Bonner County+10.2%2031593.7
Owyhee County+10.2%37372.9
Washington County+9.7%42423.6
Boise County+9.5%12211914.3
Kootenai County+9.5%2,9291,66915.3
Payette County+9.4%2502129.0
Ada County+9.0%6,0605,02911.1
Bingham County+8.9%3042205.9
Custer County+8.6%11112.4
Bannock County+8.5%7632868.3
Benewah County+8.3%48484.6
Jefferson County+8.0%2912678.2
Lemhi County+8.0%36324.2
Twin Falls County+8.0%9597979.8
Idaho County+7.9%880.4
Madison County+7.4%64832211.7
Jerome County+7.2%94943.6
Gooding County+7.1%32321.9
Blaine County+6.9%2211438.7
Oneida County+6.9%22224.3
Valley County+6.3%28628622.3
Cassia County+6.1%1121124.2
Franklin County+6.1%91915.7
Nez Perce County+6.1%99992.3
Boundary County+6.0%76765.4
Power County+5.8%991.1
Teton County+5.7%24721918.6
Caribou County+5.6%19192.6
Clearwater County+5.5%35333.8
Minidoka County+4.8%1731717.6
Latah County+4.6%1221062.9
Bear Lake County+3.3%63639.4
Butte County+2.6%220.7
Lewis County+2.1%992.4

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.