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In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed +5.5%, against +4.2% for the United States and +6.7% in 2018.
22,309 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,308 single-family), +3.9% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.
+5.5% Indiana index, 2018–2019 US +4.2%
22,309 housing units permitted in 2019 16,308 single-family
89 of 92 counties with a rising index median county +5.2%
1,386,048 units permitted nationally in 2019
Counties in 2019 Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2019 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Daviess County +12.2% 26 16 0.8 Jackson County +9.6% 166 62 3.5 Ohio County +9.3% 22 22 3.7 Union County +8.4% 11 11 1.6 Madison County +8.1% 284 228 2.1 Henry County +7.9% 54 54 1.1 Pike County +7.9% 0 0 0.0 Jay County +7.6% 16 16 0.8 Jennings County +7.4% 87 79 3.1 Wabash County +7.4% 35 33 1.1 Fayette County +7.3% 11 11 0.5 Allen County +7.1% 1,838 1,212 4.6 Brown County +7.0% 69 69 4.4 Randolph County +7.0% 15 15 0.6 Switzerland County +6.9% 60 60 6.0 Decatur County +6.6% 57 57 2.1 Lawrence County +6.6% 28 28 0.6 Monroe County +6.5% 732 226 5.1 Ripley County +6.5% 97 70 3.3 Jefferson County +6.4% 44 44 1.3 Adams County +6.3% 53 41 1.4 Johnson County +6.3% 839 813 4.8 Tippecanoe County +6.3% 1,297 449 6.8 Marion County +6.2% 2,508 1,234 2.5 Starke County +6.2% 64 64 2.7 Hancock County +6.1% 566 562 6.2 Kosciusko County +5.9% 316 227 3.9 Miami County +5.9% 26 26 0.8 Boone County +5.8% 748 506 9.3 Hamilton County +5.8% 3,122 2,402 8.1 Floyd County +5.7% 207 207 2.5 LaPorte County +5.7% 115 113 1.0 Montgomery County +5.7% 77 74 2.0 Owen County +5.7% 30 30 1.4 Dearborn County +5.6% 148 117 2.9 Hendricks County +5.6% 1,053 872 5.4 Vanderburgh County +5.6% 338 304 1.9 Whitley County +5.6% 118 118 3.4 Fountain County +5.5% 53 10 3.1 Lake County +5.5% 1,287 1,207 2.6 Orange County +5.5% 52 3 2.6 Rush County +5.5% 33 17 2.0 Tipton County +5.5% 26 26 1.7 Putnam County +5.4% 213 121 5.6 Steuben County +5.4% 147 141 4.2 Clinton County +5.2% 42 40 1.3 Howard County +5.2% 239 87 2.8 Newton County +5.2% 21 21 1.5 St. Joseph County +5.2% 323 323 1.2 Bartholomew County +5.1% 189 189 2.2 Clark County +5.0% 904 592 6.9 Shelby County +5.0% 52 52 1.1 Wells County +5.0% 53 49 1.8 Carroll County +4.9% 37 37 1.8 Elkhart County +4.9% 350 339 1.7 Franklin County +4.9% 46 44 2.0 Warrick County +4.9% 433 263 6.5 DeKalb County +4.6% 150 150 3.4 Wayne County +4.6% 53 53 0.8 LaGrange County +4.5% 158 158 3.8 Marshall County +4.5% 73 71 1.6 Greene County +4.4% 0 0 0.0 Harrison County +4.4% 112 112 2.8 Morgan County +4.4% 267 261 3.6 Porter County +4.3% 549 495 3.1 Gibson County +4.2% 141 93 4.3 Jasper County +4.2% 116 112 3.4 Huntington County +3.9% 70 70 1.9 Delaware County +3.8% 58 58 0.5 Cass County +3.7% 37 37 1.0 Vigo County +3.7% 41 17 0.4 Clay County +3.6% 7 7 0.3 Spencer County +3.5% 54 49 2.7 Fulton County +3.4% 18 18 0.9 White County +3.3% 25 25 1.0 Martin County +3.2% 4 2 0.4 Washington County +3.2% 41 41 1.4 Grant County +3.1% 64 62 1.0 Scott County +3.1% 32 32 1.3 Dubois County +2.9% 169 67 3.8 Crawford County +2.7% 0 0 0.0 Noble County +2.6% 107 107 2.2 Parke County +2.5% 24 24 1.4 Knox County +2.2% 35 31 1.0 Pulaski County +2.2% 14 10 1.1 Benton County +1.5% 3 3 0.3 Posey County +1.1% 48 48 1.9 Perry County +0.9% 31 31 1.6 Sullivan County +0.2% 5 5 0.2 Vermillion County 0.0% 10 10 0.6 Warren County −1.3% 13 13 1.5 Blackford County −1.4% 3 3 0.3
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 .