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Iowa in 2007

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

In 2007 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +1.8%, against +0.6% for the United States and +2.9% in 2006.

11,171 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,674 single-family), −16.4% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.

+1.8%Iowa index, 2006–2007US +0.6%
11,171housing units permitted in 20078,674 single-family
82 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.1%
1,398,415units permitted nationally in 2007
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Counties in 2007

Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2007Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Pocahontas County+19.1%440.6
Davis County+14.2%10101.1
Palo Alto County+11.3%991.0
Wayne County+9.6%000.0
Calhoun County+7.8%10101.0
Taylor County+7.8%440.7
Buena Vista County+7.7%101244.9
Jackson County+7.5%45452.3
Adair County+6.9%440.5
Monona County+6.6%11111.3
Greene County+6.4%18182.1
Montgomery County+6.2%10101.0
Boone County+6.1%1091054.1
Fayette County+5.5%12120.6
Ida County+5.5%881.2
Henry County+5.4%85774.4
Van Buren County+5.4%330.4
Emmet County+5.3%17141.9
Monroe County+5.2%14141.9
Jefferson County+5.1%23141.5
Kossuth County+5.0%19191.3
Crawford County+4.7%39252.4
Delaware County+4.7%29191.6
O'Brien County+4.5%37232.6
Floyd County+4.3%18181.2
Shelby County+4.3%32262.7
Mills County+4.1%13130.9
Osceola County+4.1%330.5
Union County+4.1%35113.0
Audubon County+4.0%330.5
Clinton County+4.0%119932.6
Clarke County+3.5%4664.8
Guthrie County+3.5%27272.5
Ringgold County+3.4%000.0
Tama County+3.4%36342.1
Carroll County+3.1%46462.3
Sioux County+2.9%105912.9
Poweshiek County+2.8%42422.3
Woodbury County+2.8%1411041.3
Butler County+2.6%35332.5
Hamilton County+2.6%57103.8
Harrison County+2.6%41412.8
Iowa County+2.6%17171.0
Dubuque County+2.5%3673203.7
Humboldt County+2.5%37153.9
Hancock County+2.3%28172.7
Scott County+2.3%7134074.1
Cass County+2.2%24241.9
Grundy County+2.2%41393.3
Madison County+2.1%88845.1
Benton County+1.9%48481.8
Des Moines County+1.9%54541.4
Mitchell County+1.8%18121.7
Johnson County+1.7%7826214.9
Marion County+1.7%1021003.0
Story County+1.7%3602443.6
Winneshiek County+1.7%82824.2
Cerro Gordo County+1.6%69641.6
Jones County+1.6%22221.0
Linn County+1.6%1,1177704.8
Marshall County+1.6%78642.0
Polk County+1.6%2,9952,3805.8
Webster County+1.5%39391.1
Lee County+1.4%24240.7
Black Hawk County+1.3%3693412.8
Muscatine County+1.1%193774.6
Plymouth County+1.1%87733.4
Wright County+1.1%13131.0
Clayton County+1.0%47392.8
Dallas County+0.9%4484003.8
Hardin County+0.9%550.3
Chickasaw County+0.8%10100.9
Dickinson County+0.7%1361167.5
Lyon County+0.7%46463.7
Bremer County+0.6%56562.2
Lucas County+0.6%110.1
Pottawattamie County+0.6%4352594.7
Warren County+0.6%2922735.1
Louisa County+0.4%23232.2
Mahaska County+0.4%19190.9
Washington County+0.2%37261.6
Jasper County+0.1%50461.3
Winnebago County0.0%14141.4
Buchanan County−0.1%18180.9
Cedar County−0.1%52522.8
Wapello County−0.2%43411.2
Keokuk County−0.3%440.4
Allamakee County−0.5%55553.9
Worth County−0.5%420.5
Clay County−1.3%20201.2
Franklin County−1.5%1061.0
Page County−1.8%20201.3
Appanoose County−2.3%16161.3
Howard County−2.6%20142.1
Cherokee County−4.3%50164.4
Sac County−4.8%24142.5
Decatur County−5.0%660.8
Adams County−5.5%882.2
Fremont County−8.5%15152.3

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.