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Iowa in 1998

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

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +4.3%, against +3.7% for the United States and +4.0% in 1997.

13,144 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,879 single-family), +22.8% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+4.3%Iowa index, 1997–1998US +3.7%
13,144housing units permitted in 19988,879 single-family
71 of 77counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.7%
1,612,260units permitted nationally in 1998
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Counties in 1998

Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1998Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Page County+13.7%17171.1
Wright County+12.6%23231.8
Franklin County+9.4%13131.3
Louisa County+9.2%28282.7
Emmet County+8.7%11111.2
Mitchell County+8.5%12121.1
Fayette County+8.3%17170.9
Butler County+8.2%24241.7
O'Brien County+7.7%19191.3
Jones County+7.6%20200.9
Winnebago County+7.1%15151.5
Black Hawk County+6.9%1791791.4
Kossuth County+6.8%21211.5
Marion County+6.6%1471474.3
Tama County+6.6%32321.9
Clayton County+6.5%49492.9
Webster County+6.4%66661.8
Clinton County+6.3%90902.0
Humboldt County+6.3%20202.1
Cerro Gordo County+6.0%99992.3
Buena Vista County+5.9%17170.8
Marshall County+5.9%55551.4
Poweshiek County+5.9%42422.3
Pottawattamie County+5.8%2882883.1
Grundy County+5.7%26262.1
Mahaska County+5.7%22221.0
Plymouth County+5.7%1101104.3
Boone County+5.6%90903.4
Buchanan County+5.6%30301.4
Lyon County+5.6%25252.0
Hardin County+5.5%33332.0
Madison County+5.4%88885.1
Bremer County+5.3%51512.0
Muscatine County+5.3%1111112.7
Hamilton County+5.2%33332.2
Dallas County+5.0%2272271.9
Mills County+5.0%17171.1
Crawford County+4.9%13130.8
Henry County+4.7%64643.3
Shelby County+4.7%11110.9
Chickasaw County+4.6%19191.6
Winneshiek County+4.6%80804.1
Polk County+4.5%2,4652,4654.8
Benton County+4.4%1271274.9
Sac County+4.3%880.8
Lee County+4.2%21210.7
Scott County+4.2%5465463.1
Woodbury County+4.2%1841841.7
Dubuque County+3.8%2772772.8
Warren County+3.7%1461462.5
Cass County+3.6%17171.3
Cedar County+3.6%45452.5
Story County+3.6%3263263.2
Harrison County+3.5%71714.9
Sioux County+3.5%91912.5
Des Moines County+3.4%27270.7
Linn County+3.3%8398393.6
Jasper County+2.9%1001002.6
Iowa County+2.8%13130.8
Johnson County+2.8%5535533.5
Montgomery County+2.3%17171.7
Delaware County+1.8%19191.1
Clay County+1.6%34342.1
Floyd County+1.6%33332.2
Wapello County+1.6%36361.0
Jackson County+1.5%50502.6
Jefferson County+1.4%27271.8
Carroll County+1.3%71713.5
Palo Alto County+1.0%10101.1
Calhoun County+0.9%770.7
Dickinson County+0.5%93935.1
Hancock County0.0%19191.8
Washington County−0.9%38381.7
Guthrie County−2.2%32323.0
Cherokee County−4.0%29292.6
Monona County−4.2%26263.0
Osceola County−6.9%11111.8
Adair County—991.2
Adams County—220.6
Allamakee County—46463.2
Appanoose County—990.7
Audubon County—661.1
Clarke County—22222.3
Davis County—880.9
Decatur County—11111.4
Fremont County—17172.6
Greene County—17172.0
Howard County—17171.8
Ida County—440.6
Keokuk County—880.8
Lucas County—440.5
Monroe County—10101.4
Pocahontas County—330.4
Ringgold County—661.3
Taylor County—550.9
Union County—11110.9
Van Buren County—550.7
Wayne County—330.4
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.