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Indiana in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed −0.6%, against −4.5% for the United States and +1.1% in 2007.

16,631 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,780 single-family), −30.2% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

−0.6%Indiana index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
16,631housing units permitted in 200811,780 single-family
30 of 92counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.5%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Martin County+8.0%660.6
Rush County+4.5%25251.5
Washington County+4.5%50461.8
Starke County+4.1%58582.5
Crawford County+2.9%000.0
Daviess County+2.6%62131.8
Lawrence County+2.6%14140.3
Switzerland County+2.5%61616.1
Fulton County+2.2%24241.2
Ripley County+2.0%54441.8
Newton County+1.7%32322.3
Randolph County+1.7%18180.7
Bartholomew County+1.3%1921922.2
Monroe County+1.2%5262773.7
Jefferson County+1.1%45451.4
Vermillion County+1.1%14140.9
Marshall County+0.9%1091092.3
Kosciusko County+0.8%2362122.9
Steuben County+0.8%1171173.4
Warrick County+0.8%2391863.6
Jackson County+0.7%150663.2
Huntington County+0.6%75642.0
Greene County+0.5%000.0
Tippecanoe County+0.4%5914683.1
LaPorte County+0.3%1801741.6
Scott County+0.3%50442.0
Adams County+0.2%65531.8
Fountain County+0.2%770.4
Madison County+0.2%95790.7
Clark County+0.1%3563022.7
Hamilton County0.0%2,2441,5745.8
Putnam County0.0%54521.4
Knox County−0.1%41391.2
Floyd County−0.2%1781242.2
Harrison County−0.2%67671.7
Jennings County−0.2%57572.1
Miami County−0.2%23230.7
Wells County−0.2%65452.3
Clay County−0.3%35111.3
Hendricks County−0.3%9106404.7
Johnson County−0.3%7964594.6
LaGrange County−0.3%1041042.5
Lake County−0.3%9746291.9
Posey County−0.3%46461.8
Pike County−0.4%18181.5
Benton County−0.5%550.6
Brown County−0.5%19519512.4
Clinton County−0.5%44441.3
Jay County−0.5%15150.7
Morgan County−0.5%105951.4
Perry County−0.5%53432.7
St. Joseph County−0.7%6702882.5
White County−0.8%85853.4
Elkhart County−0.9%4893392.3
Decatur County−1.0%52342.0
Spencer County−1.0%49492.4
Blackford County−1.1%660.5
Whitley County−1.1%110983.1
Dubois County−1.2%1421143.2
Porter County−1.2%3953642.2
DeKalb County−1.3%74741.7
Hancock County−1.3%3881684.3
Henry County−1.4%20200.4
Orange County−1.4%3281.6
Wayne County−1.4%54520.8
Jasper County−1.5%1201183.5
Noble County−1.5%79791.6
Allen County−1.6%8416282.1
Ohio County−1.6%16162.7
Vanderburgh County−1.6%3272131.8
Owen County−1.7%50502.3
Boone County−1.8%3062893.8
Franklin County−1.8%82483.5
Wabash County−1.8%18180.6
Dearborn County−1.9%106822.1
Warren County−1.9%21212.5
Sullivan County−2.0%330.1
Gibson County−2.1%1021023.1
Marion County−2.2%1,8958411.9
Vigo County−2.4%153991.4
Shelby County−2.7%89771.9
Cass County−3.0%30300.8
Delaware County−3.2%75710.7
Union County−3.2%831.2
Grant County−3.4%46460.7
Parke County−3.4%27271.6
Carroll County−3.9%64643.1
Montgomery County−3.9%43371.1
Tipton County−4.0%11110.7
Fayette County−4.3%440.2
Howard County−4.3%46460.5
Pulaski County−6.6%23231.8

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.