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Iowa in 1999

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

In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +3.9%, against +4.3% for the United States and +4.3% in 1998.

13,441 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,651 single-family), +2.3% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.

+3.9%Iowa index, 1998–1999US +4.3%
13,441housing units permitted in 19999,651 single-family
81 of 89counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.0%
1,663,533units permitted nationally in 1999
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Counties in 1999

Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1999Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Monona County+14.1%43295.0
Keokuk County+10.7%14141.4
Harrison County+10.3%88886.0
Union County+9.8%440.3
Shelby County+9.7%33332.8
Tama County+9.2%32281.9
Greene County+8.6%25172.9
Calhoun County+8.4%14141.5
Winnebago County+8.4%70356.8
Butler County+8.1%62304.4
Guthrie County+7.8%68486.3
Winneshiek County+7.7%46402.3
Appanoose County+7.5%15151.2
Hamilton County+7.5%27211.8
Worth County+7.5%660.8
Iowa County+7.4%53233.2
Cedar County+7.3%49452.7
Humboldt County+6.8%31233.3
Grundy County+6.5%35172.8
Montgomery County+6.3%14141.4
Black Hawk County+6.0%2201951.7
Clayton County+6.0%95575.6
Floyd County+5.9%64214.3
Washington County+5.9%29191.3
Hancock County+5.8%24242.3
Jasper County+5.8%114853.0
Marion County+5.8%3211619.4
Allamakee County+5.7%85656.0
Jackson County+5.6%67633.5
Adair County+5.5%14141.9
Cherokee County+5.5%1080.9
Pottawattamie County+5.0%4063334.4
Warren County+5.0%2811924.9
Webster County+4.9%76562.1
Muscatine County+4.8%141933.4
Poweshiek County+4.8%85624.6
Boone County+4.5%103943.8
Louisa County+4.5%36323.5
Scott County+4.5%7026064.0
Buena Vista County+4.4%69133.4
Dickinson County+4.3%1541448.5
Sioux County+4.3%113633.1
Bremer County+4.1%80783.2
Buchanan County+4.0%50342.4
Carroll County+4.0%135696.6
Henry County+4.0%71653.7
Polk County+3.8%2,9772,5765.8
Story County+3.7%8372958.3
Audubon County+3.5%550.9
Delaware County+3.5%40122.3
Clinton County+3.4%1341042.9
Emmet County+3.4%12121.3
Palo Alto County+3.4%36124.0
Benton County+3.3%100963.8
Clay County+3.3%82335.1
Dubuque County+3.2%3202873.2
Mahaska County+3.2%91294.2
Sac County+3.2%1481.5
Dallas County+3.1%3783453.2
Mills County+3.1%17151.1
Linn County+2.9%1,6899087.3
Marshall County+2.8%78542.0
Chickasaw County+2.6%21181.8
Kossuth County+2.6%24211.7
Cerro Gordo County+2.5%80701.9
Johnson County+2.5%1,0726716.7
Woodbury County+2.5%1971931.8
Lee County+2.4%30160.9
Crawford County+2.3%41302.5
Wapello County+2.3%57571.6
Fayette County+2.1%40262.1
Madison County+2.1%1521268.8
Clarke County+2.0%25252.6
O'Brien County+2.0%18151.3
Wright County+2.0%28282.2
Howard County+1.7%17151.8
Hardin County+1.5%66244.0
Des Moines County+1.4%50321.3
Plymouth County+1.3%104964.0
Lyon County+0.7%34342.8
Osceola County+0.6%3085.0
Page County−0.6%990.6
Ida County−1.3%440.6
Jones County−1.5%27251.3
Mitchell County−2.1%10100.9
Jefferson County−2.7%132368.6
Franklin County−3.2%660.6
Cass County−3.3%11110.8
Fremont County−5.1%10101.5
Adams County—441.1
Davis County—880.9
Decatur County—20202.6
Lucas County—730.8
Monroe County—20202.7
Pocahontas County—32324.7
Ringgold County—771.5
Taylor County—440.7
Van Buren County—1061.4
Wayne County—000.0

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.