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In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed +4.1%, against +3.0% for the United States and +5.5% in 2019.
24,919 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (18,979 single-family), +11.7% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
+4.1% Indiana index, 2019–2020 US +3.0%
24,919 housing units permitted in 2020 18,979 single-family
90 of 92 counties with a rising index median county +3.9%
1,471,141 units permitted nationally in 2020
Counties in 2020 Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2020 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Benton County +8.3% 3 3 0.3 Clinton County +8.3% 48 48 1.4 Blackford County +7.0% 3 3 0.3 Parke County +6.5% 41 41 2.5 Decatur County +6.4% 96 96 3.6 Shelby County +6.3% 82 82 1.8 Washington County +6.3% 59 59 2.1 Grant County +6.2% 76 76 1.1 Spencer County +6.2% 71 71 3.5 Warren County +6.2% 31 31 3.7 Owen County +6.0% 31 31 1.4 Rush County +6.0% 14 14 0.8 Allen County +5.9% 1,694 1,428 4.2 Cass County +5.8% 29 29 0.8 Newton County +5.5% 28 28 2.0 Pulaski County +5.5% 15 11 1.2 Lawrence County +5.4% 31 29 0.7 Clay County +5.3% 9 9 0.3 Fulton County +5.3% 15 15 0.7 Marion County +5.3% 2,344 1,209 2.4 Putnam County +5.3% 164 164 4.3 Fayette County +5.2% 19 19 0.8 Miami County +5.2% 32 32 0.9 Clark County +4.9% 1,414 787 10.8 Jennings County +4.9% 77 53 2.8 Madison County +4.9% 274 272 2.0 Boone County +4.8% 692 670 8.6 Floyd County +4.8% 276 276 3.4 Tipton County +4.7% 28 28 1.8 Johnson County +4.6% 1,114 970 6.4 Morgan County +4.6% 329 319 4.4 Hendricks County +4.5% 1,371 1,349 7.1 White County +4.5% 38 38 1.5 Crawford County +4.4% 0 0 0.0 DeKalb County +4.4% 133 133 3.0 Elkhart County +4.4% 488 373 2.3 Howard County +4.4% 162 132 1.9 Huntington County +4.4% 75 75 2.0 Noble County +4.4% 142 132 3.0 St. Joseph County +4.4% 286 286 1.0 Sullivan County +4.4% 5 5 0.2 Bartholomew County +4.3% 169 169 2.0 Wabash County +4.3% 39 39 1.3 Montgomery County +4.2% 76 76 2.0 Delaware County +4.0% 171 116 1.5 Dearborn County +3.9% 142 124 2.8 Greene County +3.9% 0 0 0.0 Jefferson County +3.9% 50 50 1.5 Perry County +3.9% 38 34 2.0 Ripley County +3.9% 113 79 3.8 Steuben County +3.9% 163 161 4.7 Scott County +3.8% 40 40 1.6 Starke County +3.8% 59 59 2.5 Tippecanoe County +3.8% 1,317 401 6.9 Lake County +3.7% 1,512 1,408 3.0 LaPorte County +3.7% 120 118 1.1 Porter County +3.7% 580 544 3.3 Posey County +3.6% 52 52 2.1 Wayne County +3.6% 34 34 0.5 Hancock County +3.5% 761 743 8.4 Marshall County +3.5% 254 98 5.5 Monroe County +3.5% 619 252 4.3 Dubois County +3.4% 85 75 1.9 Franklin County +3.4% 58 58 2.5 Vigo County +3.4% 58 26 0.5 Brown County +3.3% 60 60 3.8 Vermillion County +3.3% 27 27 1.7 Gibson County +3.2% 159 94 4.8 Warrick County +3.1% 331 327 5.0 Kosciusko County +3.0% 341 256 4.2 Pike County +3.0% 0 0 0.0 Wells County +2.9% 57 55 2.0 Harrison County +2.8% 83 83 2.1 Jasper County +2.8% 149 149 4.4 Jay County +2.8% 20 20 1.0 Whitley County +2.8% 92 92 2.6 Fountain County +2.7% 58 7 3.4 Hamilton County +2.6% 3,807 2,567 9.8 Ohio County +2.6% 20 20 3.3 Jackson County +2.5% 181 96 3.8 Orange County +2.5% 9 5 0.5 Henry County +2.3% 57 57 1.2 LaGrange County +2.3% 124 124 3.0 Vanderburgh County +2.2% 675 462 3.7 Union County +2.0% 12 12 1.7 Carroll County +1.7% 46 46 2.2 Knox County +1.5% 61 61 1.7 Randolph County +1.3% 17 17 0.7 Adams County +1.1% 83 67 2.3 Martin County +0.3% 0 0 0.0 Switzerland County −0.3% 67 67 6.7 Daviess County −2.3% 34 26 1.0
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 .