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Indiana in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed −0.5%, against −1.8% for the United States and −1.8% in 2011.

13,781 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,112 single-family), +9.2% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

−0.5%Indiana index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
13,781housing units permitted in 201210,112 single-family
37 of 92counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.4%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Pulaski County+3.2%18181.4
Perry County+2.8%23231.2
Newton County+2.5%13130.9
Ohio County+2.5%11111.8
Owen County+2.2%000.0
Wabash County+2.1%20200.7
Bartholomew County+2.0%2002002.3
Jackson County+1.6%120492.5
LaGrange County+1.5%1221223.0
Pike County+1.5%19191.6
Carroll County+1.1%000.0
Knox County+1.1%33290.9
Monroe County+1.1%4211722.9
White County+1.1%24241.0
Fayette County+1.0%440.2
Vermillion County+1.0%110.1
Dubois County+0.9%84491.9
Whitley County+0.8%53531.5
Decatur County+0.7%29291.1
Ripley County+0.7%79652.7
Crawford County+0.6%000.0
Tippecanoe County+0.6%5425082.8
Vanderburgh County+0.6%3032791.7
Boone County+0.5%4983686.2
Brown County+0.5%36342.3
Noble County+0.5%67671.4
Posey County+0.5%98463.9
Fountain County+0.4%640.4
Hendricks County+0.4%6465613.3
Huntington County+0.3%85372.3
DeKalb County+0.2%64641.4
Gibson County+0.2%56561.7
Spencer County+0.2%42422.1
Warrick County+0.2%2011483.0
Clay County+0.1%15130.6
Franklin County+0.1%23231.0
Jennings County+0.1%37371.3
Morgan County0.0%1201121.6
Clinton County−0.1%000.0
Shelby County−0.1%50311.1
Wells County−0.1%25250.9
Floyd County−0.2%1401381.7
Kosciusko County−0.2%2251242.8
Porter County−0.2%3983022.3
Jay County−0.3%17170.8
Vigo County−0.3%223802.1
Elkhart County−0.4%2212211.1
Hamilton County−0.4%2,1371,6445.5
Jefferson County−0.4%46461.4
Marion County−0.4%6045130.6
Allen County−0.5%1,1526162.9
Hancock County−0.5%2091932.3
Marshall County−0.6%50481.1
Clark County−0.7%4994333.8
St. Joseph County−0.7%5821592.1
Putnam County−0.8%100342.6
Grant County−1.0%36340.5
Jasper County−1.0%74682.2
Lawrence County−1.0%1170.2
Delaware County−1.2%260442.3
Miami County−1.2%13130.4
Starke County−1.3%45451.9
Tipton County−1.3%15111.0
Adams County−1.4%66481.8
Madison County−1.4%68660.5
Benton County−1.5%110.1
Howard County−1.5%162321.9
Lake County−1.5%8196751.6
Johnson County−1.6%5945143.4
Dearborn County−1.7%44440.9
Fulton County−1.7%13130.6
Harrison County−1.8%83732.1
Henry County−1.8%16160.3
Parke County−1.8%220.1
Steuben County−1.9%1071073.1
Warren County−1.9%000.0
Wayne County−1.9%24240.4
Daviess County−2.0%15150.4
Greene County−2.0%000.0
LaPorte County−2.0%3061222.7
Union County−2.1%771.0
Scott County−2.6%28281.1
Sullivan County−2.9%110.0
Rush County−3.2%11110.7
Montgomery County−4.2%40401.0
Randolph County−4.3%15150.6
Blackford County−4.7%420.3
Cass County−4.7%990.2
Martin County−4.8%220.2
Washington County−5.6%46461.6
Switzerland County−6.2%49494.9
Orange County−7.4%440.2

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.