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Indiana in 2006

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

In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed +1.9%, against +6.6% for the United States and +3.5% in 2005.

29,069 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (24,438 single-family), −24.4% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.

+1.9%Indiana index, 2005–2006US +6.6%
29,069housing units permitted in 200624,438 single-family
78 of 92counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.9%
1,838,903units permitted nationally in 2006
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Counties in 2006

Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2006Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Starke County+8.7%1811817.7
Jasper County+7.9%2442347.2
Crawford County+7.3%000.0
Orange County+7.1%40122.0
Vermillion County+6.1%34342.2
Owen County+5.8%1051054.8
Porter County+5.3%1,0529266.0
White County+5.1%74722.9
Marshall County+4.9%1401223.0
Newton County+4.9%72725.1
Posey County+4.9%72722.9
Lake County+4.5%2,1221,7694.2
Vigo County+4.3%3702133.5
Brown County+4.2%98986.2
LaPorte County+4.0%3823753.4
Harrison County+3.7%1481483.7
Elkhart County+3.6%9238894.4
Adams County+3.5%106902.9
Ripley County+3.5%2061457.0
Decatur County+3.3%1521025.7
Jefferson County+3.3%1031013.1
Dubois County+3.2%89852.0
Martin County+3.2%530.5
Monroe County+3.2%6325464.4
Jackson County+3.0%1581433.3
Knox County+3.0%330.1
LaGrange County+2.8%2322325.6
Warren County+2.8%46425.4
Kosciusko County+2.7%5013916.2
Bartholomew County+2.6%2812813.3
Floyd County+2.6%3242873.9
Noble County+2.6%1711653.6
Spencer County+2.5%72723.6
Carroll County+2.3%93554.5
Dearborn County+2.3%2622015.1
Fulton County+2.2%120646.0
Franklin County+2.1%79793.4
Hamilton County+2.1%3,8953,03010.1
Randolph County+2.1%89893.6
Clark County+2.0%7516585.8
Ohio County+2.0%32325.3
Boone County+1.9%5384466.7
Fountain County+1.9%11110.6
Hancock County+1.9%5945646.5
Montgomery County+1.9%85852.2
St. Joseph County+1.9%1,0305373.8
Vanderburgh County+1.9%5904793.2
Jay County+1.8%17170.8
Perry County+1.8%37371.9
Steuben County+1.8%2072075.9
Washington County+1.8%75732.6
Warrick County+1.7%5074627.6
Greene County+1.6%000.0
Cass County+1.5%45451.2
Sullivan County+1.4%15150.7
Switzerland County+1.4%11711711.7
Whitley County+1.4%1571514.5
Clay County+1.3%48241.8
Jennings County+1.1%1131074.1
Huntington County+0.9%94942.5
Parke County+0.9%52503.1
Johnson County+0.8%1,3201,1867.6
Scott County+0.8%138745.5
Wayne County+0.8%85811.3
Marion County+0.7%2,8912,1452.9
Wells County+0.7%67582.3
Allen County+0.6%1,3641,1673.4
Blackford County+0.6%14121.2
Putnam County+0.6%1151093.0
Wabash County+0.5%39391.3
Union County+0.4%13131.9
DeKalb County+0.3%1571533.5
Hendricks County+0.3%1,4161,3507.3
Lawrence County+0.3%21210.5
Morgan County+0.3%2942333.9
Shelby County+0.3%1801593.9
Tippecanoe County+0.2%8146544.3
Grant County+0.1%86841.3
Pike County−0.2%35352.9
Daviess County−0.4%97972.8
Tipton County−0.4%80565.2
Miami County−0.7%50501.4
Clinton County−1.0%49491.5
Gibson County−1.0%1311254.0
Pulaski County−1.4%34342.7
Benton County−1.5%11111.2
Fayette County−1.7%27271.1
Howard County−1.8%1141121.4
Delaware County−2.8%2081531.8
Rush County−3.0%38362.3
Madison County−3.5%3283142.4
Henry County−5.7%62621.3

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.