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Iowa in 1995

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

In 1995 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +6.6%, against +3.7% for the United States.

11,341 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,313 single-family); the national total was 1,332,549.

+6.6%Iowa index, 1994–1995US +3.7%
11,341housing units permitted in 19957,313 single-family
65 of 70counties with a rising indexmedian county +7.4%
1,332,549units permitted nationally in 1995
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Counties in 1995

Ranked by the county index change from 1994 to 1995 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1995; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1995Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Franklin County+24.3%990.9
Winneshiek County+20.4%42422.1
Mitchell County+18.4%20201.9
Humboldt County+18.2%12121.3
Tama County+15.6%19191.1
Jackson County+15.3%49492.5
Shelby County+14.4%880.7
Harrison County+13.8%55553.8
Butler County+13.7%21211.5
Page County+13.7%39392.6
Jones County+13.2%16160.8
Cherokee County+12.6%31312.7
Chickasaw County+11.8%27272.3
Madison County+11.5%36362.1
Hamilton County+11.4%15151.0
Lyon County+11.3%27272.2
Hardin County+10.7%18181.1
Mahaska County+10.5%22221.0
Cerro Gordo County+10.2%85852.0
Bremer County+10.1%66662.6
Benton County+9.5%1081084.2
Crawford County+9.5%13130.8
Pottawattamie County+9.5%2042042.2
Cass County+9.2%16161.2
Marshall County+9.0%41411.0
Osceola County+9.0%771.2
Dubuque County+8.3%3093093.1
Jasper County+8.3%1011012.6
Washington County+8.0%30301.3
Plymouth County+7.8%73732.8
Clay County+7.7%30301.9
Mills County+7.7%16161.1
Wright County+7.7%26262.0
Clinton County+7.6%70701.5
Dallas County+7.5%1551551.3
Lee County+7.4%30300.9
Poweshiek County+7.4%38382.1
Wapello County+7.4%69692.0
Woodbury County+7.4%1911911.8
Story County+7.3%2262262.2
Linn County+6.9%6736732.9
Marion County+6.9%1011013.0
Scott County+6.9%3743742.1
Sioux County+6.8%1011012.7
Warren County+6.6%2292294.0
Polk County+6.5%1,8041,8043.5
Carroll County+5.9%65653.2
Iowa County+5.8%14140.8
Black Hawk County+5.7%1351351.0
Johnson County+5.7%4604602.9
O'Brien County+5.5%13130.9
Buena Vista County+5.3%18180.9
Des Moines County+5.1%48481.3
Muscatine County+4.9%1081082.6
Floyd County+4.8%35352.3
Fayette County+4.3%19191.0
Cedar County+4.2%47472.6
Grundy County+4.0%20201.6
Boone County+3.9%49491.8
Dickinson County+3.4%85854.7
Henry County+3.0%45452.3
Delaware County+2.5%26261.5
Kossuth County+2.4%16161.1
Buchanan County+1.0%33331.6
Webster County+1.0%38381.0
Jefferson County−1.1%16161.0
Montgomery County−2.7%660.6
Hancock County−5.2%13131.2
Winnebago County−5.4%880.8
Calhoun County−7.2%16161.7
Adair County—18182.4
Adams County—110.3
Allamakee County—29292.0
Appanoose County—990.7
Audubon County—550.9
Clarke County—550.5
Clayton County—35352.1
Davis County—110.1
Decatur County—770.9
Emmet County—19192.1
Fremont County—550.8
Greene County—50505.8
Guthrie County—39393.6
Howard County—880.8
Ida County—330.4
Keokuk County—16161.6
Louisa County—34343.3
Lucas County—330.3
Monona County—21212.5
Monroe County—14141.9
Palo Alto County—991.0
Pocahontas County—440.6
Ringgold County—771.5
Sac County—660.6
Taylor County—771.2
Union County—11110.9
Van Buren County—771.0
Wayne County—330.4
Worth County—550.7

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Iowa by year010,00020,0001995: 11,341 units (7,313 single-family, 4,028 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 12,027 units (7,923 single-family, 4,104 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 10,706 units (7,361 single-family, 3,345 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 13,144 units (8,879 single-family, 4,265 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 13,441 units (9,651 single-family, 3,790 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 12,500 units (8,470 single-family, 4,030 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 13,085 units (8,801 single-family, 4,284 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 14,789 units (10,004 single-family, 4,785 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 16,082 units (11,841 single-family, 4,241 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 16,345 units (12,374 single-family, 3,971 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 16,766 units (12,812 single-family, 3,954 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 13,357 units (10,250 single-family, 3,107 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 11,171 units (8,674 single-family, 2,497 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 8,412 units (6,285 single-family, 2,127 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 7,729 units (5,705 single-family, 2,024 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 7,607 units (5,952 single-family, 1,655 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 7,526 units (5,875 single-family, 1,651 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 9,501 units (6,814 single-family, 2,687 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 10,877 units (7,578 single-family, 3,299 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 10,256 units (6,989 single-family, 3,267 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 12,097 units (7,424 single-family, 4,673 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 14,317 units (8,203 single-family, 6,114 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 13,948 units (8,067 single-family, 5,881 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 11,518 units (7,318 single-family, 4,200 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 11,870 units (7,877 single-family, 3,993 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 12,623 units (8,633 single-family, 3,990 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 13,686 units (9,158 single-family, 4,528 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 12,704 units (7,624 single-family, 5,080 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 11,230 units (7,421 single-family, 3,809 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 12,544 units (7,780 single-family, 4,764 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 13,664 units (7,326 single-family, 6,338 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Iowa 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.