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Iowa in 2005

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

In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +4.8%, against +12.4% for the United States and +4.3% in 2004.

16,766 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,812 single-family), +2.6% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.

+4.8%Iowa index, 2004–2005US +12.4%
16,766housing units permitted in 200512,812 single-family
96 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.9%
2,155,316units permitted nationally in 2005
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Counties in 2005

Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2005Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Van Buren County+19.0%330.4
Ringgold County+15.7%330.6
Franklin County+13.8%11111.1
Greene County+13.4%20202.3
Osceola County+13.4%881.3
Pocahontas County+13.2%330.4
Emmet County+12.4%14111.5
Adair County+12.3%14141.9
Audubon County+12.1%771.3
Dickinson County+11.2%34517319.1
Montgomery County+11.0%19191.9
Taylor County+11.0%110.2
Lyon County+9.7%21211.7
Allamakee County+9.6%86866.0
Howard County+9.1%20162.1
Buchanan County+8.5%20201.0
Poweshiek County+8.4%60603.3
Worth County+8.0%23153.1
Winnebago County+7.9%990.9
Jackson County+7.8%82704.3
O'Brien County+7.7%21211.5
Plymouth County+7.4%103934.0
Fayette County+7.2%10100.5
Hancock County+7.2%39353.7
Winneshiek County+7.0%83814.2
Madison County+6.7%1511518.7
Clay County+6.6%36342.2
Buena Vista County+6.5%17170.8
Dallas County+6.2%9696928.2
Shelby County+6.0%22121.9
Floyd County+5.9%33332.2
Johnson County+5.9%1,2448897.8
Hardin County+5.8%32321.9
Cerro Gordo County+5.6%1501113.5
Clinton County+5.6%1941424.2
Jones County+5.6%40401.9
Marshall County+5.6%94832.4
Butler County+5.5%39392.8
Scott County+5.4%8136664.6
Wapello County+5.3%127473.6
Black Hawk County+5.2%5713954.3
Bremer County+5.1%1151114.5
Dubuque County+5.1%5604275.6
Louisa County+5.1%34343.3
Polk County+5.1%4,7823,9439.3
Grundy County+5.0%49494.0
Page County+5.0%23231.5
Warren County+5.0%3723706.5
Washington County+5.0%44421.9
Carroll County+4.9%72643.5
Mahaska County+4.8%36321.6
Sioux County+4.8%122973.3
Delaware County+4.7%26161.5
Iowa County+4.6%22221.3
Mills County+4.6%16131.1
Mitchell County+4.6%18181.7
Marion County+4.5%1791695.2
Palo Alto County+4.5%1191.2
Pottawattamie County+4.5%4984885.4
Boone County+4.4%1111064.1
Clayton County+4.4%69694.1
Monroe County+4.2%22223.0
Sac County+4.0%16101.7
Story County+3.9%9463819.3
Tama County+3.9%45432.7
Davis County+3.8%991.0
Harrison County+3.8%67674.6
Humboldt County+3.8%19162.0
Keokuk County+3.8%15151.5
Appanoose County+3.7%19191.6
Guthrie County+3.7%26262.4
Lee County+3.7%15150.5
Decatur County+3.6%770.9
Muscatine County+3.6%2161365.2
Chickasaw County+3.5%18181.5
Des Moines County+3.5%104522.7
Linn County+3.5%1,5989646.9
Kossuth County+3.4%19191.3
Lucas County+3.2%530.6
Cedar County+3.1%87694.7
Crawford County+3.1%46322.8
Clarke County+2.9%17171.8
Webster County+2.9%66581.8
Jasper County+2.7%137803.6
Benton County+2.6%94943.6
Cherokee County+2.5%17171.5
Jefferson County+2.5%39182.6
Cass County+2.3%17171.3
Fremont County+2.3%25253.8
Henry County+2.2%44302.3
Union County+2.1%550.4
Calhoun County+1.5%20172.1
Wright County+1.2%19191.5
Monona County+1.0%33333.9
Hamilton County+0.7%1190.7
Wayne County+0.1%110.1
Woodbury County−0.4%1621461.5
Adams County−3.9%330.8
Ida County−7.7%4156.0

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.