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Iowa in 2002

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

In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +2.8%, against +5.4% for the United States and +4.7% in 2001.

14,789 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,004 single-family), +13.0% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.

+2.8%Iowa index, 2001–2002US +5.4%
14,789housing units permitted in 200210,004 single-family
87 of 94counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.4%
1,747,678units permitted nationally in 2002
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Counties in 2002

Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2002Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Davis County+9.3%991.0
Taylor County+6.2%550.9
Appanoose County+5.2%21211.7
Monroe County+5.0%15152.0
Black Hawk County+4.7%4662553.5
Union County+4.5%7376.2
Jefferson County+4.4%14140.9
Marshall County+4.4%142543.6
Clarke County+4.3%28282.9
Guthrie County+4.3%42423.9
Cedar County+4.1%80574.4
Dickinson County+4.1%20314111.2
Fayette County+4.1%57223.0
Bremer County+4.0%100964.0
Winneshiek County+3.9%93704.7
Allamakee County+3.8%93696.5
Cerro Gordo County+3.7%100922.4
Grundy County+3.7%64625.2
Jasper County+3.7%1241183.3
Jones County+3.7%24161.1
Pocahontas County+3.7%220.3
Jackson County+3.6%63633.3
Madison County+3.5%1091096.3
Ida County+3.4%550.7
Muscatine County+3.4%1981264.7
Osceola County+3.4%881.3
Polk County+3.4%3,9862,7587.7
Johnson County+3.3%1,2837458.0
Delaware County+3.2%17171.0
Scott County+3.2%9055835.2
Audubon County+3.0%771.3
Buena Vista County+3.0%970.4
Warren County+3.0%2282034.0
Washington County+3.0%48402.1
Cherokee County+2.9%17171.5
Clinton County+2.9%1061042.3
Dallas County+2.9%4993474.2
Linn County+2.9%1,6619317.2
Boone County+2.8%106844.0
Louisa County+2.8%29292.8
Sac County+2.8%990.9
Story County+2.8%8823058.7
Benton County+2.7%91773.5
Dubuque County+2.7%4973845.0
Lyon County+2.7%28282.3
Humboldt County+2.6%27212.9
Hardin County+2.4%41212.5
Lucas County+2.4%220.2
Poweshiek County+2.3%61613.3
Adair County+2.2%11111.5
Iowa County+2.2%25231.5
Pottawattamie County+2.2%3743234.0
Buchanan County+2.1%27271.3
Mills County+2.1%550.3
Wapello County+2.1%93442.6
Winnebago County+2.1%220.2
Clayton County+2.0%88475.2
Harrison County+2.0%88756.0
Monona County+2.0%16161.9
Palo Alto County+2.0%1842.0
Tama County+2.0%37372.2
Cass County+1.9%16161.2
Hancock County+1.9%22222.1
Montgomery County+1.9%12121.2
Mahaska County+1.8%33311.5
Worth County+1.8%851.1
Sioux County+1.6%102892.8
Woodbury County+1.6%2322172.2
Butler County+1.3%38382.7
Marion County+1.3%1741685.1
Page County+1.3%16161.1
Shelby County+1.3%14141.2
Howard County+1.2%12121.3
Clay County+1.1%46402.8
Des Moines County+1.1%75212.0
Henry County+1.0%32261.7
Hamilton County+0.9%19171.3
Calhoun County+0.8%880.8
Chickasaw County+0.8%18131.5
Crawford County+0.8%24221.5
Carroll County+0.7%67593.3
Lee County+0.7%78462.4
O'Brien County+0.6%24241.7
Plymouth County+0.5%89873.5
Floyd County+0.4%28251.9
Keokuk County+0.4%10101.0
Emmet County+0.3%14111.5
Franklin County0.0%440.4
Greene County0.0%12121.4
Wright County−0.1%880.6
Webster County−0.4%91512.5
Kossuth County−0.7%29162.0
Mitchell County−1.4%16121.5
Fremont County−2.3%25253.8
Adams County—862.2
Decatur County—991.2
Ringgold County—440.9
Van Buren County—1291.7
Wayne County—330.4

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.