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Iowa in 2006

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

In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +2.9%, against +6.6% for the United States and +4.8% in 2005.

13,357 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,250 single-family), −20.3% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.

+2.9%Iowa index, 2005–2006US +6.6%
13,357housing units permitted in 200610,250 single-family
84 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.3%
1,838,903units permitted nationally in 2006
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Counties in 2006

Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2006Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Adams County+23.6%771.9
Appanoose County+12.3%24242.0
Palo Alto County+12.1%20202.2
Sac County+11.7%19172.0
Franklin County+9.9%660.6
Allamakee County+9.0%107717.5
Worth County+8.7%660.8
Howard County+8.6%12121.3
Dickinson County+7.6%24815013.7
Ringgold County+7.6%330.6
Decatur County+7.4%1191.4
Wapello County+7.3%117533.3
Butler County+6.9%35352.5
Cherokee County+6.9%770.6
Guthrie County+6.9%95338.8
Clayton County+6.8%63613.7
Cass County+5.9%13131.0
Hamilton County+5.8%12120.8
Poweshiek County+5.8%48462.6
Cedar County+5.7%73714.0
Lucas County+5.7%000.0
Union County+5.7%11110.9
Sioux County+5.6%1071012.9
O'Brien County+5.5%25231.8
Shelby County+5.5%24182.1
Fremont County+5.4%19192.9
Lyon County+5.4%57574.6
Hardin County+5.2%11110.7
Clay County+5.1%34322.1
Des Moines County+5.0%36280.9
Bremer County+4.9%76763.0
Clinton County+4.9%1441263.1
Chickasaw County+4.8%1281.0
Pottawattamie County+4.7%4783485.1
Grundy County+4.6%62605.0
Marion County+4.6%1551374.5
Crawford County+4.5%31191.9
Kossuth County+4.5%19151.3
Cerro Gordo County+4.4%1401063.3
Clarke County+4.3%15151.6
Mahaska County+4.2%28241.3
Tama County+4.1%30281.8
Winneshiek County+4.0%77733.9
Buchanan County+3.9%24191.1
Dubuque County+3.8%4113634.1
Page County+3.8%26261.8
Muscatine County+3.7%1491013.6
Plymouth County+3.7%89893.5
Lee County+3.5%14140.4
Ida County+3.3%881.2
Woodbury County+3.3%1701501.6
Floyd County+3.2%26261.7
Wright County+3.2%12120.9
Buena Vista County+3.1%22221.1
Benton County+3.0%70702.7
Louisa County+3.0%36363.5
Mitchell County+3.0%1080.9
Carroll County+2.9%55552.7
Keokuk County+2.9%330.3
Marshall County+2.9%77671.9
Warren County+2.9%3683176.4
Boone County+2.8%90833.4
Johnson County+2.8%1,0276936.4
Humboldt County+2.7%14141.5
Madison County+2.6%1341347.8
Polk County+2.5%3,8722,7917.5
Scott County+2.4%6945384.0
Osceola County+2.3%971.5
Black Hawk County+2.2%5073853.9
Fayette County+1.9%52122.7
Story County+1.7%4842784.8
Hancock County+1.6%23192.2
Webster County+1.6%38291.0
Jones County+1.5%45452.1
Washington County+1.5%63292.8
Linn County+1.4%1,0858204.7
Dallas County+1.3%6515795.5
Winnebago County+1.3%880.8
Harrison County+1.2%24241.6
Jefferson County+1.2%27241.8
Mills County+1.1%24221.6
Iowa County+0.9%14140.8
Audubon County+0.4%440.7
Henry County+0.2%36361.9
Wayne County0.0%000.0
Delaware County−0.1%18181.0
Greene County−0.2%12121.4
Adair County−0.3%15152.0
Emmet County−0.3%1992.1
Jasper County−0.5%100872.6
Jackson County−0.7%89544.6
Davis County−0.9%660.7
Monroe County−1.2%15152.0
Pocahontas County−3.1%881.2
Montgomery County−4.1%14121.4
Calhoun County−4.7%17171.8
Monona County−4.7%27273.2
Taylor County−6.8%220.3
Van Buren County−7.1%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.