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In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed +6.7%, against +5.7% for the United States and +4.5% in 2017.
21,480 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,416 single-family), −0.8% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.
+6.7% Indiana index, 2017–2018 US +5.7%
21,480 housing units permitted in 2018 16,416 single-family
89 of 92 counties with a rising index median county +5.9%
1,328,827 units permitted nationally in 2018
Counties in 2018 Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2018 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Blackford County +17.8% 3 3 0.3 Vermillion County +12.5% 13 13 0.8 Pulaski County +11.3% 11 11 0.9 Benton County +11.0% 16 16 1.8 Miami County +10.7% 26 26 0.8 Cass County +10.4% 5 5 0.1 White County +9.7% 50 50 2.0 Martin County +9.6% 8 2 0.8 Noble County +9.5% 151 151 3.1 Perry County +9.0% 24 24 1.2 Marion County +8.9% 2,398 1,202 2.4 Johnson County +8.8% 843 839 4.8 Brown County +8.7% 84 84 5.3 Allen County +8.3% 1,641 1,155 4.1 Ohio County +8.3% 32 30 5.3 Morgan County +8.2% 183 173 2.4 Carroll County +8.1% 51 51 2.5 LaGrange County +8.1% 150 150 3.6 Henry County +8.0% 51 27 1.0 Clinton County +7.9% 32 28 1.0 St. Joseph County +7.7% 648 329 2.4 Crawford County +7.4% 0 0 0.0 Marshall County +7.4% 67 67 1.4 Spencer County +7.4% 40 40 2.0 Hendricks County +7.3% 935 893 4.8 Elkhart County +7.1% 351 351 1.7 Hancock County +7.1% 638 610 7.0 Jennings County +7.0% 50 50 1.8 Posey County +7.0% 53 53 2.1 Scott County +7.0% 27 27 1.1 DeKalb County +6.9% 119 119 2.7 Grant County +6.9% 74 74 1.1 LaPorte County +6.9% 140 134 1.3 Shelby County +6.9% 83 83 1.8 Wabash County +6.9% 25 21 0.8 Clark County +6.8% 753 460 5.8 Kosciusko County +6.8% 324 234 4.0 Putnam County +6.8% 142 140 3.7 Hamilton County +6.6% 3,005 2,694 7.8 Monroe County +6.6% 369 207 2.6 Starke County +6.6% 40 40 1.7 Madison County +6.5% 106 102 0.8 Whitley County +6.3% 184 133 5.3 Porter County +6.2% 578 484 3.3 Delaware County +6.1% 52 52 0.5 Tippecanoe County +6.1% 1,751 432 9.2 Floyd County +5.9% 206 206 2.5 Fulton County +5.9% 19 19 0.9 Jasper County +5.9% 97 97 2.9 Lake County +5.9% 1,287 1,236 2.6 Owen County +5.8% 48 48 2.2 Steuben County +5.8% 155 145 4.5 Dubois County +5.7% 72 70 1.6 Adams County +5.6% 91 83 2.5 Greene County +5.5% 0 0 0.0 Sullivan County +5.5% 22 22 1.1 Wells County +5.5% 59 55 2.0 Boone County +5.4% 477 471 5.9 Gibson County +5.3% 133 87 4.0 Harrison County +5.3% 96 96 2.4 Howard County +5.3% 349 277 4.2 Lawrence County +5.2% 19 17 0.4 Vanderburgh County +5.2% 267 257 1.5 Bartholomew County +5.1% 170 170 2.0 Jefferson County +5.1% 47 45 1.4 Warrick County +5.1% 241 197 3.6 Dearborn County +5.0% 115 90 2.2 Pike County +5.0% 0 0 0.0 Vigo County +5.0% 93 48 0.9 Randolph County +4.9% 16 16 0.7 Huntington County +4.8% 85 85 2.3 Tipton County +4.8% 25 25 1.6 Washington County +4.7% 69 69 2.4 Daviess County +4.6% 24 20 0.7 Montgomery County +4.5% 67 67 1.7 Wayne County +4.5% 122 43 1.8 Knox County +4.4% 37 33 1.0 Warren County +4.3% 18 18 2.1 Switzerland County +4.0% 61 61 6.1 Fountain County +3.4% 51 10 3.0 Decatur County +3.3% 58 58 2.2 Jackson County +2.7% 168 66 3.5 Parke County +2.4% 40 40 2.4 Ripley County +2.2% 97 69 3.3 Franklin County +2.1% 69 47 3.0 Newton County +2.1% 18 18 1.3 Clay County +1.4% 2 2 0.1 Orange County +1.2% 3 3 0.2 Union County +1.2% 7 7 1.0 Rush County −0.2% 18 18 1.1 Jay County −1.7% 19 19 0.9 Fayette County −3.0% 17 17 0.7
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 .