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Iowa in 1996

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

In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +4.0%, against +3.2% for the United States and +6.6% in 1995.

12,027 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,923 single-family), +6.0% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.

+4.0%Iowa index, 1995–1996US +3.2%
12,027housing units permitted in 19967,923 single-family
69 of 72counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.1%
1,425,616units permitted nationally in 1996
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Counties in 1996

Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1996Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Hancock County+22.2%74747.0
Winnebago County+17.4%550.5
Grundy County+14.2%15151.2
Kossuth County+13.0%17171.2
Harrison County+11.9%66664.5
Floyd County+10.7%31312.1
Calhoun County+10.2%10101.0
Boone County+9.1%79792.9
O'Brien County+8.3%22221.5
Clay County+8.2%26261.6
Osceola County+8.2%10101.7
Cerro Gordo County+8.0%74741.7
Pottawattamie County+7.9%2942943.2
Page County+7.8%21211.4
Bremer County+7.3%70702.8
Buchanan County+7.3%32321.5
Mills County+7.2%15151.0
Montgomery County+7.1%13131.3
Emmet County+7.0%12121.3
Cass County+6.8%36362.8
Poweshiek County+6.6%40402.2
Webster County+6.5%38381.0
Butler County+6.4%22221.6
Woodbury County+6.4%2272272.1
Jefferson County+6.1%19191.2
Cedar County+5.9%50502.7
Dickinson County+5.9%1431437.9
Hardin County+5.9%35352.1
Muscatine County+5.9%1031032.5
Iowa County+5.8%24241.5
Plymouth County+5.8%1101104.3
Shelby County+5.6%12121.0
Winneshiek County+5.6%67673.4
Clinton County+5.5%97972.1
Marshall County+5.3%37370.9
Marion County+5.2%1211213.5
Jasper County+5.1%94942.5
Black Hawk County+4.9%1421421.1
Chickasaw County+4.8%25252.1
Hamilton County+4.8%20201.3
Crawford County+4.6%23231.4
Wapello County+4.6%47471.3
Dallas County+4.5%1721721.5
Madison County+4.5%40402.3
Jones County+4.4%23231.1
Benton County+4.3%1041044.0
Des Moines County+4.3%42421.1
Washington County+4.2%27271.2
Scott County+4.0%4464462.5
Humboldt County+3.8%14141.5
Polk County+3.7%2,0042,0043.9
Wright County+3.5%17171.3
Sioux County+3.4%82822.2
Guthrie County+3.2%49494.5
Warren County+3.0%2202203.8
Carroll County+2.9%81814.0
Delaware County+2.8%26261.5
Dubuque County+2.8%2502502.5
Story County+2.8%2452452.4
Lee County+2.7%18180.6
Jackson County+2.4%55552.9
Linn County+2.2%7257253.1
Mitchell County+2.2%15151.4
Henry County+2.1%52522.7
Mahaska County+2.1%32321.5
Johnson County+1.6%4354352.7
Lyon County+1.3%21211.7
Fayette County+0.6%11110.6
Tama County+0.1%25251.5
Franklin County−0.1%440.4
Buena Vista County−1.4%13130.6
Cherokee County−2.1%29292.6
Adair County—991.2
Adams County—220.6
Allamakee County—30302.1
Appanoose County—660.5
Audubon County—10101.8
Clarke County—22222.3
Clayton County—54543.2
Davis County—220.2
Decatur County—881.0
Fremont County—12121.8
Greene County—27273.1
Howard County—10101.1
Ida County—330.4
Keokuk County—990.9
Louisa County—38383.6
Lucas County—330.3
Monona County—15151.8
Monroe County—13131.8
Palo Alto County—13131.5
Pocahontas County—440.6
Ringgold County—330.6
Sac County—13131.4
Taylor County—550.9
Union County—660.5
Van Buren County—440.6
Wayne County—110.1
Worth County—660.8

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.