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Iowa in 1997

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

In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +4.0%, against +3.8% for the United States and +4.0% in 1996.

10,706 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,361 single-family), −11.0% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.

+4.0%Iowa index, 1996–1997US +3.8%
10,706housing units permitted in 19977,361 single-family
73 of 76counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.0%
1,441,136units permitted nationally in 1997
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Counties in 1997

Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1997Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Guthrie County+17.0%54545.0
Calhoun County+14.9%12121.3
Hardin County+10.3%21211.3
Sac County+9.3%770.7
Delaware County+9.2%13130.7
Kossuth County+8.9%18181.3
Monona County+8.6%58586.8
Buchanan County+8.5%32321.5
Cass County+8.5%16161.2
Harrison County+8.4%48483.3
Boone County+8.3%85853.2
Jasper County+8.0%87872.3
Washington County+8.0%28281.2
Sioux County+7.9%96962.6
Cherokee County+7.8%16161.4
Osceola County+7.8%881.3
Pottawattamie County+7.8%2702702.9
Carroll County+7.4%89894.4
Madison County+7.4%72724.2
Clay County+7.2%25251.5
Emmet County+7.1%11111.2
Hamilton County+7.0%21211.4
Jefferson County+7.0%19191.2
Buena Vista County+6.6%23231.1
Henry County+6.5%31311.6
Hancock County+6.2%14141.3
Shelby County+6.2%16161.4
Mills County+5.9%24241.6
Webster County+5.9%45451.2
Mahaska County+5.7%26261.2
Winnebago County+5.7%11111.1
Crawford County+5.6%13130.8
Jones County+5.6%30301.4
Story County+5.5%2802802.8
Montgomery County+5.4%16161.6
Black Hawk County+5.3%1501501.1
Humboldt County+5.2%21212.2
Dickinson County+5.1%87874.8
Cedar County+5.0%54542.9
Scott County+4.9%4834832.8
Chickasaw County+4.7%17171.5
Grundy County+4.7%12121.0
Warren County+4.7%1131132.0
Cerro Gordo County+4.3%95952.2
Muscatine County+4.3%1051052.5
Poweshiek County+4.2%37372.0
Bremer County+4.1%48481.9
Lee County+4.0%21210.7
Tama County+4.0%19191.1
Iowa County+3.9%13130.8
Franklin County+3.8%550.5
Des Moines County+3.7%39391.0
Floyd County+3.7%25251.7
Jackson County+3.7%41412.1
Marion County+3.4%1241243.6
Polk County+3.4%1,7451,7453.4
Johnson County+3.2%4324322.7
Plymouth County+3.1%1051054.1
Benton County+3.0%1061064.1
Dallas County+2.9%1691691.4
Fayette County+2.9%20201.1
Clinton County+2.8%75751.6
Woodbury County+2.7%1901901.8
Lyon County+2.6%32322.6
Marshall County+2.5%55551.4
Wapello County+2.5%39391.1
Linn County+2.4%7007003.0
Wright County+1.7%990.7
Winneshiek County+0.9%52522.6
Dubuque County+0.8%2192192.2
Butler County+0.5%23231.6
Mitchell County+0.3%12121.1
O'Brien County+0.3%18181.3
Clayton County−0.5%35352.1
Louisa County−1.0%29292.8
Page County−4.8%990.6
Adair County—10101.4
Adams County—441.1
Allamakee County—41412.9
Appanoose County—990.7
Audubon County—10101.8
Clarke County—20202.1
Davis County—440.4
Decatur County—11111.4
Fremont County—771.1
Greene County—26263.0
Howard County—13131.4
Ida County—550.7
Keokuk County—880.8
Lucas County—110.1
Monroe County—12121.6
Palo Alto County—13131.5
Pocahontas County—550.7
Ringgold County—661.3
Taylor County—550.9
Union County—330.3
Van Buren County—660.8
Wayne County—000.0
Worth County—440.5

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.