Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +2.3%, against +4.5% for the United States and +2.8% in 2002.
16,082 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,841 single-family), +8.7% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.
+2.3%Iowa index, 2002–2003US +4.5%
16,082housing units permitted in 200311,841 single-family
80 of 95counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.9%
Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
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.