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In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed +4.5%, against +5.4% for the United States and +3.5% in 2016.
21,664 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,075 single-family), +15.8% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.
+4.5% Indiana index, 2016–2017 US +5.4%
21,664 housing units permitted in 2017 16,075 single-family
86 of 92 counties with a rising index median county +4.0%
1,281,977 units permitted nationally in 2017
Counties in 2017 Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2017 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Newton County +13.6% 19 19 1.3 Orange County +13.2% 2 2 0.1 Warren County +9.9% 29 29 3.4 Rush County +8.7% 15 15 0.9 Carroll County +8.4% 60 60 2.9 Washington County +8.4% 48 46 1.7 Crawford County +8.1% 0 0 0.0 Parke County +8.0% 39 39 2.3 Fountain County +7.9% 58 7 3.4 Madison County +7.3% 169 109 1.3 Jay County +7.0% 15 15 0.7 Franklin County +6.6% 47 47 2.0 Marion County +6.4% 1,632 987 1.6 Clark County +6.2% 554 554 4.2 Harrison County +6.1% 120 120 3.0 Shelby County +6.1% 197 77 4.3 Steuben County +6.0% 159 151 4.6 Fulton County +5.9% 14 14 0.7 Monroe County +5.8% 557 266 3.9 Fayette County +5.7% 3 3 0.1 Wells County +5.7% 64 58 2.2 Pike County +5.6% 25 25 2.1 Elkhart County +5.5% 560 366 2.7 Tippecanoe County +5.4% 899 490 4.7 Tipton County +5.4% 9 9 0.6 Pulaski County +5.3% 11 11 0.9 Allen County +5.2% 1,522 1,046 3.8 Cass County +5.1% 27 27 0.7 Brown County +5.0% 79 79 5.0 DeKalb County +4.8% 154 146 3.5 Floyd County +4.8% 231 231 2.8 Hamilton County +4.8% 3,089 2,457 8.0 Martin County +4.8% 6 2 0.6 Hendricks County +4.7% 1,504 1,117 7.8 Lawrence County +4.7% 16 10 0.4 St. Joseph County +4.7% 825 345 3.0 Howard County +4.6% 92 90 1.1 Boone County +4.5% 539 421 6.7 Henry County +4.5% 34 34 0.7 Putnam County +4.4% 103 91 2.7 Ripley County +4.4% 90 58 3.1 Hancock County +4.3% 528 470 5.8 Johnson County +4.2% 1,097 805 6.3 LaGrange County +4.2% 152 152 3.7 Posey County +4.2% 54 54 2.2 Owen County +4.1% 47 47 2.1 Lake County +4.0% 1,399 1,324 2.8 Morgan County +4.0% 142 142 1.9 Whitley County +4.0% 136 118 3.9 Blackford County +3.9% 3 3 0.3 Montgomery County +3.9% 57 57 1.5 Scott County +3.9% 47 47 1.9 Spencer County +3.9% 44 44 2.2 Kosciusko County +3.8% 277 179 3.4 Decatur County +3.7% 54 54 2.0 Jasper County +3.4% 84 84 2.5 Vigo County +3.4% 252 25 2.4 Bartholomew County +3.3% 204 204 2.4 White County +3.3% 35 35 1.4 Dearborn County +3.2% 130 122 2.5 Delaware County +3.2% 72 68 0.6 Gibson County +3.2% 148 88 4.5 Randolph County +3.2% 17 17 0.7 Clay County +3.1% 0 0 0.0 Huntington County +3.0% 71 65 1.9 Noble County +3.0% 109 109 2.3 Vanderburgh County +3.0% 319 299 1.8 Vermillion County +2.9% 0 0 0.0 Benton County +2.8% 17 17 1.9 Jennings County +2.8% 45 45 1.6 Jefferson County +2.7% 37 37 1.1 LaPorte County +2.7% 157 147 1.4 Marshall County +2.6% 133 133 2.9 Porter County +2.6% 710 515 4.0 Clinton County +2.5% 121 44 3.6 Adams County +2.3% 85 71 2.3 Jackson County +2.2% 182 69 3.8 Wabash County +2.1% 35 35 1.1 Warrick County +1.8% 516 235 7.7 Knox County +1.6% 43 39 1.2 Sullivan County +1.5% 23 23 1.1 Dubois County +1.2% 83 71 1.9 Grant County +1.0% 54 54 0.8 Ohio County +0.9% 21 21 3.5 Wayne County +0.6% 115 41 1.7 Starke County +0.5% 50 50 2.1 Daviess County −0.1% 23 23 0.7 Switzerland County −0.1% 62 62 6.2 Union County −0.5% 7 7 1.0 Greene County −0.6% 0 0 0.0 Miami County −1.8% 20 20 0.6 Perry County −1.8% 31 31 1.6
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Indiana by year 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 1995: 35,715 units (27,905 single-family, 7,810 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 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) 2000 2001: 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) 2005 2006: 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) 2010 2011: 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) 2015 2016: 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) 2020 2021: 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 year
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 .