State, one year
Indiana in 1996
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed +4.3%, against +3.2% for the United States and +5.5% in 1995.
37,219 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (29,863 single-family), +4.2% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.
Counties in 1996
Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1996 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County | +13.7% | 47 | 47 | 1.8 |
| Warren County | +12.9% | 57 | 57 | 6.7 |
| Lawrence County | +12.8% | 34 | 34 | 0.7 |
| Gibson County | +12.4% | 29 | 29 | 0.9 |
| Fountain County | +10.9% | 13 | 13 | 0.8 |
| Cass County | +9.7% | 75 | 75 | 2.0 |
| Perry County | +9.7% | 62 | 62 | 3.2 |
| Adams County | +9.4% | 118 | 118 | 3.2 |
| Carroll County | +9.4% | 84 | 84 | 4.1 |
| Starke County | +9.2% | 125 | 125 | 5.3 |
| Brown County | +8.9% | 173 | 173 | 11.0 |
| Fayette County | +8.8% | 89 | 89 | 3.8 |
| Posey County | +8.8% | 67 | 67 | 2.7 |
| Rush County | +8.4% | 45 | 45 | 2.7 |
| Washington County | +8.2% | 30 | 30 | 1.1 |
| Henry County | +7.8% | 160 | 160 | 3.3 |
| Noble County | +7.3% | 299 | 299 | 6.2 |
| Decatur County | +7.0% | 86 | 86 | 3.2 |
| Putnam County | +6.7% | 285 | 285 | 7.5 |
| Steuben County | +6.7% | 286 | 286 | 8.2 |
| Wayne County | +6.7% | 369 | 369 | 5.6 |
| Jackson County | +6.6% | 209 | 209 | 4.4 |
| Marshall County | +6.6% | 255 | 255 | 5.5 |
| Grant County | +6.5% | 176 | 176 | 2.6 |
| LaGrange County | +6.5% | 223 | 223 | 5.4 |
| Morgan County | +6.4% | 646 | 646 | 8.6 |
| Howard County | +6.3% | 335 | 335 | 4.0 |
| Jefferson County | +6.2% | 206 | 206 | 6.2 |
| Dearborn County | +6.0% | 393 | 393 | 7.6 |
| Floyd County | +6.0% | 406 | 406 | 4.9 |
| Madison County | +6.0% | 351 | 351 | 2.6 |
| Scott County | +5.8% | 104 | 104 | 4.2 |
| Vanderburgh County | +5.5% | 532 | 532 | 2.9 |
| Clinton County | +5.4% | 124 | 124 | 3.7 |
| Tipton County | +5.4% | 78 | 78 | 5.1 |
| Kosciusko County | +5.1% | 505 | 505 | 6.2 |
| Vigo County | +5.1% | 272 | 272 | 2.6 |
| White County | +5.0% | 112 | 112 | 4.5 |
| Greene County | +4.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Clark County | +4.8% | 664 | 664 | 5.1 |
| Elkhart County | +4.8% | 994 | 994 | 4.8 |
| St. Joseph County | +4.8% | 1,019 | 1,019 | 3.7 |
| Shelby County | +4.7% | 196 | 196 | 4.3 |
| Hancock County | +4.6% | 534 | 534 | 5.9 |
| Jasper County | +4.6% | 206 | 206 | 6.1 |
| Tippecanoe County | +4.5% | 744 | 744 | 3.9 |
| Fulton County | +4.4% | 35 | 35 | 1.7 |
| Ripley County | +4.4% | 176 | 176 | 6.0 |
| Warrick County | +4.4% | 383 | 383 | 5.7 |
| Jennings County | +4.3% | 117 | 117 | 4.2 |
| Newton County | +4.3% | 108 | 108 | 7.6 |
| Pulaski County | +4.3% | 8 | 8 | 0.6 |
| DeKalb County | +4.1% | 224 | 224 | 5.0 |
| Wabash County | +4.1% | 123 | 123 | 4.0 |
| Daviess County | +4.0% | 29 | 29 | 0.8 |
| Franklin County | +4.0% | 112 | 112 | 4.8 |
| LaPorte County | +4.0% | 518 | 518 | 4.7 |
| Dubois County | +3.9% | 176 | 176 | 4.0 |
| Marion County | +3.8% | 3,272 | 3,272 | 3.3 |
| Lake County | +3.6% | 1,573 | 1,573 | 3.1 |
| Hendricks County | +3.5% | 1,220 | 1,220 | 6.3 |
| Johnson County | +3.5% | 1,296 | 1,296 | 7.4 |
| Boone County | +3.4% | 343 | 343 | 4.3 |
| Allen County | +3.3% | 1,743 | 1,743 | 4.3 |
| Blackford County | +3.3% | 61 | 61 | 5.2 |
| Delaware County | +3.2% | 255 | 255 | 2.3 |
| Wells County | +3.1% | 117 | 117 | 4.1 |
| Harrison County | +2.9% | 262 | 262 | 6.5 |
| Bartholomew County | +2.8% | 360 | 360 | 4.2 |
| Porter County | +2.8% | 1,010 | 1,010 | 5.7 |
| Huntington County | +2.7% | 178 | 178 | 4.8 |
| Miami County | +2.7% | 97 | 97 | 2.8 |
| Hamilton County | +2.6% | 2,846 | 2,846 | 7.4 |
| Montgomery County | +2.2% | 167 | 167 | 4.3 |
| Monroe County | +1.9% | 639 | 639 | 4.5 |
| Benton County | +1.4% | 23 | 23 | 2.6 |
| Whitley County | +0.5% | 190 | 190 | 5.4 |
| Jay County | −0.3% | 50 | 50 | 2.5 |
| Knox County | −0.3% | 73 | 73 | 2.0 |
| Crawford County | — | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Martin County | — | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Ohio County | — | 37 | 37 | 6.2 |
| Orange County | — | 3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Owen County | — | 10 | 10 | 0.5 |
| Parke County | — | 36 | 36 | 2.2 |
| Pike County | — | 54 | 54 | 4.5 |
| Randolph County | — | 74 | 74 | 3.0 |
| Spencer County | — | 104 | 104 | 5.2 |
| Sullivan County | — | 27 | 27 | 1.3 |
| Switzerland County | — | 30 | 30 | 3.0 |
| Union County | — | 37 | 37 | 5.4 |
| Vermillion County | — | 45 | 45 | 2.9 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in Indiana 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.