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Indiana in 2002

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

In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed +2.0%, against +5.4% for the United States and +4.3% in 2001.

39,596 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (30,794 single-family), +1.2% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.

+2.0%Indiana index, 2001–2002US +5.4%
39,596housing units permitted in 200230,794 single-family
87 of 92counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.8%
1,747,678units permitted nationally in 2002
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Counties in 2002

Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2002Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Martin County+8.1%330.3
Parke County+6.2%45452.7
Union County+5.4%59218.6
Pike County+5.3%52524.3
Fountain County+4.3%15110.9
Washington County+3.8%33271.2
Harrison County+3.6%1981964.9
Owen County+3.6%110.0
Boone County+3.5%4314295.3
Lawrence County+3.3%35300.8
Brown County+3.2%1331318.4
Clark County+3.1%1,0617928.1
Miami County+3.1%146984.2
Hamilton County+2.9%4,3443,47911.2
Lake County+2.9%2,1581,5464.3
Steuben County+2.9%2622087.5
Floyd County+2.8%3413314.2
Daviess County+2.7%14140.4
Marion County+2.7%5,6443,8725.7
Dearborn County+2.6%3653407.1
Warrick County+2.5%4784107.2
Allen County+2.4%2,5051,9466.2
Cass County+2.4%64601.7
Marshall County+2.4%1751493.8
Randolph County+2.4%70682.9
Franklin County+2.3%1171115.0
Fulton County+2.3%22191.1
Delaware County+2.2%3132932.8
Monroe County+2.2%1,0425897.3
Noble County+2.2%2091994.4
Hendricks County+2.1%2,9282,42415.1
Newton County+2.1%39392.7
Pulaski County+2.1%52484.2
Tipton County+2.1%52523.4
Wabash County+2.1%1231234.0
Kosciusko County+2.0%7294389.0
Perry County+2.0%50502.6
Porter County+2.0%9528235.4
St. Joseph County+2.0%1,1817834.3
Vanderburgh County+2.0%1,0076955.5
Adams County+1.9%1401363.8
Jefferson County+1.9%95602.9
Johnson County+1.9%1,2441,1047.1
Morgan County+1.9%4934856.6
Ohio County+1.9%50348.3
Benton County+1.8%20202.3
Hancock County+1.8%94787410.4
LaGrange County+1.8%1571573.8
LaPorte County+1.8%4133923.7
Grant County+1.7%2111313.2
Posey County+1.7%1131134.5
Ripley County+1.7%2001586.8
Warren County+1.7%53536.3
Wayne County+1.7%1501172.3
Fayette County+1.6%127635.4
Greene County+1.6%000.0
Henry County+1.6%2291094.7
Madison County+1.6%4413333.3
Shelby County+1.6%1711433.7
Clay County+1.5%52522.0
Putnam County+1.5%1521384.0
Orange County+1.4%110.1
Elkhart County+1.3%1,6069897.7
Howard County+1.3%4483805.3
Whitley County+1.3%2532127.2
DeKalb County+1.2%1881884.2
Vigo County+1.2%3022852.8
Wells County+1.2%1551015.4
Dubois County+1.1%1701603.9
Huntington County+1.1%1761764.7
Spencer County+1.0%1131115.6
Rush County+0.9%90425.4
Tippecanoe County+0.9%1,2868516.8
Jackson County+0.8%1551353.3
Knox County+0.8%51491.4
Starke County+0.8%101974.3
Carroll County+0.7%1261266.1
Gibson County+0.7%34341.0
Bartholomew County+0.6%1311311.5
Jay County+0.4%59592.9
Montgomery County+0.4%1561404.0
Scott County+0.4%1771737.1
White County+0.4%98883.9
Clinton County+0.3%95932.9
Jennings County+0.3%1321324.8
Sullivan County+0.3%14140.7
Decatur County+0.2%2221028.4
Jasper County−0.3%2692267.9
Switzerland County−0.6%12212212.2
Vermillion County−0.7%31312.0
Crawford County−1.8%220.2
Blackford County−2.0%31312.6

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Indiana by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 35,715 units (27,905 single-family, 7,810 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 37,219 units (29,863 single-family, 7,356 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 35,241 units (28,118 single-family, 7,123 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 40,709 units (31,618 single-family, 9,091 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 41,469 units (33,408 single-family, 8,061 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 37,903 units (30,417 single-family, 7,486 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 39,117 units (32,376 single-family, 6,741 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 39,596 units (30,794 single-family, 8,802 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 39,421 units (31,891 single-family, 7,530 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 39,233 units (32,172 single-family, 7,061 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 38,476 units (32,116 single-family, 6,360 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 29,069 units (24,438 single-family, 4,631 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 23,841 units (19,232 single-family, 4,609 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 16,631 units (11,780 single-family, 4,851 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 12,555 units (9,666 single-family, 2,889 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 13,083 units (9,773 single-family, 3,310 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 12,618 units (9,324 single-family, 3,294 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 13,781 units (10,112 single-family, 3,669 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 17,950 units (12,089 single-family, 5,861 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 17,816 units (12,140 single-family, 5,676 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 18,483 units (12,646 single-family, 5,837 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 18,713 units (14,068 single-family, 4,645 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 21,664 units (16,075 single-family, 5,589 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 21,480 units (16,416 single-family, 5,064 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 22,309 units (16,308 single-family, 6,001 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 24,919 units (18,979 single-family, 5,940 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 29,860 units (22,225 single-family, 7,635 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 28,245 units (18,728 single-family, 9,517 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 27,055 units (17,046 single-family, 10,009 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 26,633 units (20,082 single-family, 6,551 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 29,076 units (19,877 single-family, 9,199 in multi-unit buildings)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.