State, one year
Indiana in 1999
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed +3.0%, against +4.3% for the United States and +3.4% in 1998.
41,469 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (33,408 single-family), +1.9% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
Counties in 1999
Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1999 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami County | +11.3% | 144 | 96 | 4.2 |
| Blackford County | +8.8% | 48 | 30 | 4.1 |
| Orange County | +8.1% | 31 | 8 | 1.6 |
| Switzerland County | +7.4% | 124 | 124 | 12.4 |
| Ohio County | +7.3% | 60 | 60 | 10.0 |
| Cass County | +7.2% | 92 | 92 | 2.4 |
| Grant County | +6.9% | 377 | 206 | 5.7 |
| Brown County | +6.6% | 172 | 172 | 10.9 |
| Harrison County | +6.3% | 321 | 252 | 7.9 |
| Perry County | +5.9% | 46 | 46 | 2.4 |
| Jay County | +5.8% | 78 | 78 | 3.9 |
| Kosciusko County | +5.8% | 501 | 436 | 6.2 |
| Adams County | +5.7% | 196 | 120 | 5.3 |
| Carroll County | +5.7% | 100 | 98 | 4.8 |
| Marshall County | +5.4% | 320 | 254 | 6.9 |
| Dubois County | +5.3% | 218 | 204 | 5.0 |
| Starke County | +5.3% | 138 | 104 | 5.9 |
| Dearborn County | +5.2% | 455 | 360 | 8.8 |
| Fulton County | +5.2% | 31 | 25 | 1.5 |
| Franklin County | +5.1% | 122 | 122 | 5.2 |
| Henry County | +5.0% | 244 | 172 | 5.0 |
| Spencer County | +5.0% | 179 | 179 | 8.9 |
| Washington County | +4.9% | 45 | 41 | 1.6 |
| Decatur County | +4.8% | 130 | 102 | 4.9 |
| Warrick County | +4.8% | 521 | 479 | 7.8 |
| Jefferson County | +4.7% | 232 | 180 | 7.0 |
| Jackson County | +4.5% | 281 | 176 | 5.9 |
| Shelby County | +4.5% | 203 | 188 | 4.4 |
| Tipton County | +4.5% | 46 | 44 | 3.0 |
| Vanderburgh County | +4.5% | 740 | 656 | 4.1 |
| Gibson County | +4.4% | 240 | 18 | 7.3 |
| Steuben County | +4.1% | 347 | 299 | 10.0 |
| Greene County | +4.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Martin County | +4.0% | 6 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Ripley County | +4.0% | 185 | 153 | 6.3 |
| Union County | +4.0% | 68 | 62 | 9.9 |
| LaGrange County | +3.9% | 218 | 218 | 5.3 |
| Posey County | +3.9% | 140 | 140 | 5.6 |
| Clark County | +3.8% | 820 | 717 | 6.3 |
| Wabash County | +3.8% | 102 | 99 | 3.3 |
| Lawrence County | +3.7% | 102 | 32 | 2.2 |
| White County | +3.5% | 145 | 145 | 5.8 |
| Clinton County | +3.3% | 84 | 81 | 2.5 |
| DeKalb County | +3.3% | 236 | 221 | 5.3 |
| Delaware County | +3.3% | 365 | 291 | 3.2 |
| Howard County | +3.3% | 521 | 359 | 6.2 |
| Jasper County | +3.2% | 250 | 218 | 7.4 |
| Montgomery County | +3.2% | 192 | 86 | 4.9 |
| Newton County | +3.2% | 78 | 78 | 5.5 |
| Noble County | +3.2% | 208 | 200 | 4.3 |
| Clay County | +3.1% | 83 | 83 | 3.1 |
| Elkhart County | +3.1% | 1,127 | 976 | 5.4 |
| Wells County | +3.1% | 195 | 137 | 6.8 |
| Marion County | +3.0% | 6,098 | 4,468 | 6.1 |
| Pike County | +3.0% | 82 | 82 | 6.8 |
| Fayette County | +2.8% | 94 | 86 | 4.0 |
| Floyd County | +2.8% | 542 | 452 | 6.6 |
| Boone County | +2.7% | 549 | 547 | 6.8 |
| Huntington County | +2.7% | 160 | 160 | 4.3 |
| St. Joseph County | +2.7% | 1,397 | 964 | 5.1 |
| Allen County | +2.6% | 2,667 | 2,035 | 6.6 |
| Knox County | +2.5% | 150 | 72 | 4.2 |
| Scott County | +2.5% | 230 | 103 | 9.2 |
| Wayne County | +2.5% | 163 | 157 | 2.5 |
| Hamilton County | +2.4% | 3,907 | 3,706 | 10.1 |
| Hendricks County | +2.4% | 1,891 | 1,821 | 9.8 |
| Whitley County | +2.4% | 446 | 384 | 12.7 |
| Madison County | +2.2% | 413 | 319 | 3.1 |
| Morgan County | +2.2% | 601 | 570 | 8.0 |
| Randolph County | +2.2% | 87 | 87 | 3.6 |
| Tippecanoe County | +2.1% | 1,493 | 798 | 7.8 |
| Pulaski County | +2.0% | 64 | 64 | 5.1 |
| Putnam County | +2.0% | 402 | 400 | 10.6 |
| Hancock County | +1.9% | 671 | 469 | 7.4 |
| Lake County | +1.9% | 2,200 | 1,639 | 4.4 |
| LaPorte County | +1.9% | 544 | 532 | 4.9 |
| Rush County | +1.9% | 55 | 55 | 3.3 |
| Porter County | +1.8% | 1,325 | 950 | 7.5 |
| Vigo County | +1.8% | 377 | 325 | 3.5 |
| Johnson County | +1.7% | 1,529 | 1,485 | 8.8 |
| Sullivan County | +1.7% | 44 | 20 | 2.1 |
| Jennings County | +1.6% | 212 | 212 | 7.7 |
| Warren County | +1.5% | 72 | 72 | 8.5 |
| Daviess County | +1.2% | 26 | 26 | 0.8 |
| Monroe County | +1.2% | 1,013 | 573 | 7.1 |
| Bartholomew County | +1.0% | 300 | 298 | 3.5 |
| Fountain County | +0.8% | 8 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Benton County | 0.0% | 27 | 25 | 3.0 |
| Vermillion County | 0.0% | 36 | 36 | 2.3 |
| Owen County | −0.5% | 8 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Crawford County | — | 7 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Parke County | — | 47 | 47 | 2.8 |
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.