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Indiana in 2023

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

In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Indiana changed +8.0%, against +5.7% for the United States and +15.2% in 2022.

27,055 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (17,046 single-family), −4.2% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.

+8.0%Indiana index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
27,055housing units permitted in 202317,046 single-family
87 of 92counties with a rising indexmedian county +8.0%
1,511,102units permitted nationally in 2023
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Counties in 2023

Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2023Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Crawford County+19.5%660.6
Ohio County+19.5%10101.7
Union County+15.8%771.0
Clay County+15.1%31251.2
Daviess County+14.1%144424.2
White County+13.6%36361.4
DeKalb County+13.4%1421403.2
Decatur County+12.8%57572.1
Adams County+12.7%120783.3
Wabash County+12.1%51511.7
Allen County+12.0%2,3451,5935.8
Clinton County+11.6%46461.4
Fountain County+11.6%11110.6
Whitley County+11.6%91872.6
Fayette County+11.0%14140.6
Marshall County+10.9%1461463.1
Pulaski County+10.7%27212.2
Sullivan County+10.6%990.4
Rush County+10.4%67194.0
Tippecanoe County+10.3%2,00441710.5
Boone County+9.9%87384710.8
Dubois County+9.9%161873.7
Franklin County+9.9%54542.3
Hamilton County+9.9%4,8432,59512.5
St. Joseph County+9.9%2912331.1
Starke County+9.9%74683.2
Grant County+9.7%94941.4
Scott County+9.6%52522.1
Benton County+9.5%000.0
Henry County+9.5%46460.9
Randolph County+9.5%17170.7
Shelby County+9.5%91802.0
LaPorte County+9.4%2331612.1
Delaware County+9.1%82820.7
Steuben County+9.1%1311243.8
Madison County+9.0%2722702.0
Fulton County+8.6%25231.2
Vigo County+8.6%47390.4
Knox County+8.5%41411.2
Gibson County+8.4%163974.9
Hendricks County+8.4%1,3359946.9
Howard County+8.3%1381141.6
Huntington County+8.3%61611.6
Kosciusko County+8.2%2772753.4
LaGrange County+8.2%1361363.3
Parke County+8.1%34342.0
Floyd County+8.0%2222002.7
Carroll County+7.8%43432.1
Dearborn County+7.8%1281162.5
Montgomery County+7.8%53531.4
Johnson County+7.7%1,2445967.1
Lawrence County+7.5%550.1
Porter County+7.5%6274793.6
Vanderburgh County+7.5%5344252.9
Wayne County+7.5%35350.5
Clark County+7.4%1,43260511.0
Greene County+7.3%000.0
Pike County+7.3%990.7
Miami County+7.2%20200.6
Wells County+7.1%107633.7
Ripley County+7.0%107933.6
Hancock County+6.9%92044610.1
Lake County+6.9%1,2861,0622.5
Putnam County+6.9%1031012.7
Posey County+6.8%29291.2
Elkhart County+6.7%2872791.4
Owen County+6.7%97974.4
Cass County+6.6%24240.6
Jefferson County+6.6%72722.2
Harrison County+6.4%1791154.4
Marion County+6.3%2,4729552.5
Bartholomew County+6.2%1561561.8
Morgan County+6.1%3262934.3
Jackson County+5.8%75731.6
Jennings County+5.6%81812.9
Noble County+5.5%1041042.2
Warrick County+5.3%2912334.4
Brown County+5.0%75754.8
Vermillion County+4.9%19191.2
Warren County+4.9%46465.4
Newton County+4.7%26221.8
Washington County+4.7%22220.8
Tipton County+4.6%28281.8
Jasper County+4.5%99912.9
Spencer County+4.1%66663.3
Monroe County+3.9%4792363.3
Martin County+0.3%330.3
Switzerland County0.0%74747.4
Jay County−0.9%17170.8
Perry County−2.9%34261.8
Orange County−3.2%55112.8
Blackford County−6.8%990.8

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.