State, one year
Indiana in 1998
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed +3.4%, against +3.7% for the United States and +4.2% in 1997.
40,709 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (31,618 single-family), +15.5% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
Counties in 1998
Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1998 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackford County | +10.7% | 32 | 32 | 2.7 |
| Union County | +10.4% | 50 | 50 | 7.3 |
| Sullivan County | +9.6% | 41 | 41 | 2.0 |
| Perry County | +9.2% | 71 | 71 | 3.7 |
| Benton County | +8.3% | 28 | 28 | 3.2 |
| Daviess County | +7.7% | 24 | 24 | 0.7 |
| Gibson County | +7.4% | 17 | 17 | 0.5 |
| LaGrange County | +7.1% | 218 | 218 | 5.3 |
| Wayne County | +7.1% | 363 | 363 | 5.5 |
| Greene County | +7.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pulaski County | +6.6% | 64 | 64 | 5.1 |
| Putnam County | +6.6% | 159 | 159 | 4.2 |
| Grant County | +6.4% | 261 | 261 | 3.9 |
| Rush County | +6.2% | 72 | 72 | 4.3 |
| Steuben County | +6.2% | 266 | 266 | 7.6 |
| Fountain County | +5.7% | 6 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Clark County | +5.4% | 751 | 751 | 5.8 |
| DeKalb County | +5.4% | 228 | 228 | 5.1 |
| Fayette County | +5.4% | 105 | 105 | 4.5 |
| Jay County | +5.4% | 37 | 37 | 1.8 |
| Shelby County | +5.3% | 184 | 184 | 4.0 |
| Madison County | +5.2% | 313 | 313 | 2.3 |
| Posey County | +5.1% | 108 | 108 | 4.3 |
| Wells County | +5.1% | 125 | 125 | 4.3 |
| Jefferson County | +5.0% | 204 | 204 | 6.1 |
| Whitley County | +4.9% | 195 | 195 | 5.6 |
| Fulton County | +4.8% | 39 | 39 | 1.9 |
| Miami County | +4.8% | 90 | 90 | 2.6 |
| Noble County | +4.8% | 226 | 226 | 4.7 |
| Vanderburgh County | +4.8% | 685 | 685 | 3.8 |
| Warren County | +4.8% | 52 | 52 | 6.1 |
| Henry County | +4.6% | 192 | 192 | 3.9 |
| Delaware County | +4.5% | 239 | 239 | 2.1 |
| Huntington County | +4.5% | 171 | 171 | 4.6 |
| Brown County | +4.4% | 151 | 151 | 9.6 |
| LaPorte County | +4.4% | 492 | 492 | 4.4 |
| Clinton County | +4.3% | 119 | 119 | 3.6 |
| Floyd County | +4.3% | 447 | 447 | 5.4 |
| Randolph County | +4.3% | 68 | 68 | 2.8 |
| Harrison County | +4.1% | 254 | 254 | 6.3 |
| Warrick County | +3.8% | 430 | 430 | 6.4 |
| Decatur County | +3.6% | 112 | 112 | 4.2 |
| Elkhart County | +3.6% | 957 | 957 | 4.6 |
| Allen County | +3.5% | 1,947 | 1,947 | 4.8 |
| Dearborn County | +3.5% | 344 | 344 | 6.7 |
| Hancock County | +3.5% | 538 | 538 | 5.9 |
| Montgomery County | +3.5% | 112 | 112 | 2.9 |
| Starke County | +3.5% | 97 | 97 | 4.1 |
| Tipton County | +3.5% | 56 | 56 | 3.7 |
| Johnson County | +3.4% | 1,205 | 1,205 | 6.9 |
| Morgan County | +3.4% | 589 | 589 | 7.9 |
| Boone County | +3.3% | 461 | 461 | 5.7 |
| Cass County | +3.3% | 87 | 87 | 2.3 |
| Marion County | +3.3% | 4,400 | 4,400 | 4.4 |
| Clay County | +3.2% | 60 | 60 | 2.3 |
| Hamilton County | +3.2% | 3,338 | 3,338 | 8.6 |
| St. Joseph County | +3.2% | 937 | 937 | 3.4 |
| Scott County | +3.2% | 101 | 101 | 4.0 |
| Jasper County | +3.1% | 203 | 203 | 6.0 |
| Ripley County | +3.1% | 156 | 156 | 5.3 |
| Washington County | +3.1% | 35 | 35 | 1.2 |
| Kosciusko County | +3.0% | 431 | 431 | 5.3 |
| Orange County | +2.9% | 8 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Franklin County | +2.8% | 123 | 123 | 5.3 |
| Lawrence County | +2.8% | 24 | 24 | 0.5 |
| Wabash County | +2.8% | 74 | 74 | 2.4 |
| Dubois County | +2.7% | 233 | 233 | 5.3 |
| Howard County | +2.7% | 251 | 251 | 3.0 |
| Lake County | +2.7% | 1,415 | 1,415 | 2.8 |
| Porter County | +2.7% | 904 | 904 | 5.1 |
| Marshall County | +2.6% | 232 | 232 | 5.0 |
| Hendricks County | +2.5% | 1,583 | 1,583 | 8.2 |
| Newton County | +2.5% | 64 | 64 | 4.5 |
| Adams County | +2.4% | 128 | 128 | 3.5 |
| Monroe County | +2.4% | 465 | 465 | 3.2 |
| Tippecanoe County | +2.2% | 757 | 757 | 4.0 |
| Vermillion County | +2.2% | 37 | 37 | 2.4 |
| Vigo County | +1.9% | 391 | 391 | 3.7 |
| Jackson County | +1.8% | 142 | 142 | 3.0 |
| Bartholomew County | +1.6% | 342 | 342 | 4.0 |
| Knox County | +1.4% | 91 | 91 | 2.6 |
| Carroll County | +1.0% | 94 | 94 | 4.6 |
| Ohio County | +0.9% | 60 | 60 | 10.0 |
| Jennings County | +0.7% | 108 | 108 | 3.9 |
| Switzerland County | +0.5% | 31 | 31 | 3.1 |
| White County | +0.4% | 137 | 137 | 5.4 |
| Crawford County | — | 6 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Martin County | — | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Owen County | — | 13 | 13 | 0.6 |
| Parke County | — | 47 | 47 | 2.8 |
| Pike County | — | 57 | 57 | 4.7 |
| Spencer County | — | 171 | 171 | 8.5 |
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.