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Indiana in 2004

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

In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed +2.4%, against +9.2% for the United States and +1.4% in 2003.

39,233 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (32,172 single-family), −0.5% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.

+2.4%Indiana index, 2003–2004US +9.2%
39,233housing units permitted in 200432,172 single-family
91 of 92counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.5%
2,070,077units permitted nationally in 2004
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Counties in 2004

Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2004Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Gibson County+7.1%2252026.8
Martin County+6.9%330.3
Sullivan County+6.7%770.3
Pike County+6.5%53534.4
Jay County+6.1%41412.0
Ohio County+6.1%42427.0
Union County+6.0%32324.7
Marshall County+5.7%1741623.7
Monroe County+5.5%1,1356567.9
Greene County+5.0%000.0
Owen County+5.0%330.1
LaGrange County+4.7%1871874.5
Brown County+4.6%32322.0
Pulaski County+4.6%38383.0
Washington County+4.5%120974.2
Ripley County+4.4%2181767.4
Clay County+4.3%32261.2
Dubois County+4.2%2652316.0
Franklin County+4.2%1201185.2
Kosciusko County+4.2%4994716.2
Fulton County+4.1%68683.4
Lake County+4.1%2,8552,0845.7
Scott County+4.1%1461025.8
Vigo County+4.0%5182514.9
Dearborn County+3.9%3292956.4
Orange County+3.9%440.2
Jefferson County+3.8%1421424.3
Wells County+3.8%102983.5
Carroll County+3.6%1261266.1
Floyd County+3.6%3733504.5
Jackson County+3.6%1751733.7
Porter County+3.6%1,2861,2037.3
Putnam County+3.6%1571394.1
Vanderburgh County+3.6%1,0246395.6
Crawford County+3.5%220.2
Fountain County+3.5%660.4
LaPorte County+3.5%5124194.6
Steuben County+3.4%3073078.8
St. Joseph County+3.2%1,1408964.2
Boone County+3.1%5725667.1
Warrick County+2.9%5915078.8
Whitley County+2.9%2651997.6
Delaware County+2.7%3592893.2
Rush County+2.7%114486.8
Bartholomew County+2.6%2782783.2
Knox County+2.6%54541.5
Adams County+2.5%1281023.5
Perry County+2.5%46462.4
Posey County+2.5%1021024.1
Switzerland County+2.5%13813813.7
Daviess County+2.4%21210.6
Hamilton County+2.4%4,2523,94511.0
Harrison County+2.4%2152155.3
Wabash County+2.3%76742.5
Jennings County+2.1%1341304.9
Blackford County+2.0%64185.5
Elkhart County+2.0%1,1631,0835.6
Parke County+2.0%42422.5
Decatur County+1.8%110984.1
Jasper County+1.7%2321936.8
Marion County+1.7%5,1353,0115.2
Hancock County+1.6%8908609.8
Howard County+1.6%2682473.2
White County+1.6%80803.2
Benton County+1.5%20202.3
Cass County+1.5%65651.7
Clinton County+1.5%54481.6
Huntington County+1.4%1531534.1
Shelby County+1.4%3031456.6
Spencer County+1.4%96964.8
Tipton County+1.4%38382.5
Wayne County+1.4%2111613.2
Allen County+1.3%2,2701,8225.6
Clark County+1.3%1,0219697.8
DeKalb County+1.3%2052054.6
Newton County+1.2%43433.0
Johnson County+0.9%1,6621,4389.5
Warren County+0.9%37374.4
Morgan County+0.8%3453174.6
Henry County+0.7%1681033.4
Starke County+0.7%38121.6
Tippecanoe County+0.7%1,3651,1887.2
Randolph County+0.6%54542.2
Grant County+0.4%1221221.8
Lawrence County+0.4%36260.8
Vermillion County+0.4%32322.1
Hendricks County+0.3%2,0071,81410.4
Noble County+0.3%2081984.3
Madison County+0.1%5555554.1
Miami County+0.1%48481.4
Montgomery County+0.1%1791654.6
Fayette County−2.1%71713.0

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.