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Indiana in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed −2.1%, against −7.5% for the United States and −0.6% in 2008.

12,555 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,666 single-family), −24.5% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−2.1%Indiana index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
12,555housing units permitted in 20099,666 single-family
13 of 92counties with a rising indexmedian county −2.0%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Pulaski County+2.5%18181.4
Fayette County+1.7%11110.5
Pike County+1.5%21211.7
Carroll County+1.1%38321.8
Spencer County+1.0%37371.8
Fulton County+0.5%19190.9
Greene County+0.5%000.0
Bartholomew County+0.3%1251251.5
Knox County+0.2%34341.0
Orange County+0.2%26101.3
Sullivan County+0.2%220.1
Monroe County+0.1%2651951.8
Randolph County+0.1%16160.7
Jennings County0.0%45451.6
White County0.0%45451.8
Warren County−0.1%16161.9
Wells County−0.2%34341.2
Parke County−0.3%22221.3
Tippecanoe County−0.3%4364092.3
Owen County−0.5%41411.9
Union County−0.5%771.0
Dubois County−0.6%96702.2
Daviess County−0.7%880.2
Jackson County−0.7%80591.7
Delaware County−0.9%44440.4
Putnam County−1.0%42421.1
Jefferson County−1.1%55551.7
Shelby County−1.1%52371.1
Fountain County−1.2%660.4
Adams County−1.3%46461.3
Allen County−1.4%7156551.8
Floyd County−1.4%1311291.6
Marion County−1.4%1,0926381.1
Tipton County−1.4%880.5
Lawrence County−1.5%990.2
Wabash County−1.5%34341.1
Harrison County−1.6%82822.0
Jay County−1.6%78183.9
Steuben County−1.6%74742.1
Perry County−1.7%29291.5
Morgan County−1.8%77751.0
Vanderburgh County−1.8%2631911.4
Madison County−1.9%69610.5
Posey County−1.9%36361.4
Decatur County−2.0%115514.3
Howard County−2.0%73110.9
Johnson County−2.0%6782643.9
Clinton County−2.1%16160.5
Crawford County−2.1%000.0
Franklin County−2.1%48482.1
Grant County−2.1%47430.7
Hendricks County−2.1%7456173.8
Huntington County−2.1%29290.8
Marshall County−2.1%100822.1
Noble County−2.1%72721.5
Clark County−2.2%3753412.9
Warrick County−2.2%1741722.6
Clay County−2.5%990.3
Hamilton County−2.5%2,1821,3535.6
Hancock County−2.5%2981493.3
Henry County−2.5%18180.4
St. Joseph County−2.5%2612121.0
Boone County−2.6%2682603.3
Brown County−2.6%16616610.5
Kosciusko County−2.6%2001722.5
Ripley County−2.7%68662.3
Vigo County−2.7%103971.0
Wayne County−2.7%29290.4
Benton County−2.8%12121.4
LaPorte County−2.8%1381141.2
Vermillion County−2.8%16161.0
Whitley County−2.8%135753.9
Porter County−2.9%2952491.7
DeKalb County−3.0%51511.1
Elkhart County−3.0%1851370.9
Miami County−3.0%10100.3
Gibson County−3.3%75752.3
Jasper County−3.3%91912.7
Montgomery County−3.3%32320.8
Blackford County−3.8%330.3
Dearborn County−3.8%96841.9
Scott County−3.8%21130.8
Starke County−3.9%59592.5
Cass County−4.1%12120.3
LaGrange County−4.1%65651.6
Martin County−4.1%110.1
Lake County−4.8%6876361.4
Switzerland County−5.4%44444.4
Rush County−6.3%12120.7
Ohio County−6.7%881.3
Newton County−8.1%15151.1
Washington County−9.9%34301.2

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.