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Iowa in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +0.4%, against −4.5% for the United States and +1.8% in 2007.

8,412 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (6,285 single-family), −24.7% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

+0.4%Iowa index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
8,412housing units permitted in 20086,285 single-family
70 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.8%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Van Buren County+11.1%330.4
Wayne County+10.7%110.1
Sac County+9.7%12121.3
Keokuk County+8.0%330.3
Buena Vista County+7.1%18150.9
Ida County+6.9%550.7
Howard County+6.2%26262.8
Wright County+5.9%990.7
Fremont County+5.8%14142.1
Monona County+5.8%660.7
Cherokee County+5.6%770.6
Carroll County+5.5%44422.2
Osceola County+5.3%110.2
Winneshiek County+5.1%40402.0
Hancock County+4.9%11111.0
Emmet County+4.8%13101.4
Taylor County+4.8%330.5
Appanoose County+4.3%770.6
Buchanan County+4.3%23231.1
Tama County+4.3%17111.0
Guthrie County+4.2%660.6
Lyon County+4.2%29292.3
Jefferson County+4.0%14140.9
Butler County+3.5%25421518.1
Clay County+3.5%24201.5
Allamakee County+3.2%37372.6
Henry County+2.9%26221.3
Worth County+2.8%220.3
Winnebago County+2.7%530.5
Adams County+2.6%661.7
Jackson County+2.5%38362.0
Kossuth County+2.5%13130.9
Sioux County+2.5%108982.9
Monroe County+2.3%18182.4
Page County+2.2%32152.2
Mahaska County+1.9%20200.9
Clayton County+1.7%48482.8
Delaware County+1.7%990.5
Woodbury County+1.7%1051011.0
Chickasaw County+1.6%2592.1
Des Moines County+1.6%25250.7
Hardin County+1.5%19191.2
Cedar County+1.3%48422.6
Lucas County+1.3%110.1
Wapello County+1.3%52281.5
Webster County+1.2%25250.7
Franklin County+1.1%330.3
Madison County+0.9%55513.2
Washington County+0.9%40201.8
Black Hawk County+0.8%2552431.9
Linn County+0.8%9316984.0
Dickinson County+0.7%103905.7
Lee County+0.7%22220.7
Muscatine County+0.7%54441.3
Warren County+0.7%2622374.6
Poweshiek County+0.6%46402.5
Crawford County+0.5%34222.1
Dubuque County+0.5%2142022.2
Jasper County+0.5%46441.2
Mitchell County+0.5%13111.2
Cerro Gordo County+0.4%47451.1
Johnson County+0.4%7946015.0
Scott County+0.4%3342741.9
Story County+0.4%3271263.2
Davis County+0.3%330.3
Marion County+0.3%69692.0
Humboldt County+0.2%11111.2
Iowa County+0.2%18141.1
Louisa County+0.1%38383.6
Union County+0.1%550.4
Hamilton County−0.1%220.1
Plymouth County−0.1%49471.9
Shelby County−0.1%13131.1
Benton County−0.3%27271.0
Clinton County−0.4%74721.6
Dallas County−0.4%1811751.5
Greene County−0.4%17172.0
Fayette County−0.5%14140.7
Bremer County−0.6%77773.0
Mills County−0.7%23231.6
Pottawattamie County−0.7%2021952.2
Polk County−1.1%2,4091,3504.7
Marshall County−1.2%84282.1
Cass County−1.3%18181.4
Floyd County−1.4%880.5
Grundy County−1.5%18181.5
Jones County−1.6%18140.8
Montgomery County−1.6%13131.3
Ringgold County−1.6%220.4
Palo Alto County−1.7%880.9
Pocahontas County−1.7%220.3
Harrison County−1.8%30302.1
Decatur County−2.0%110.1
Boone County−2.4%85493.2
O'Brien County−3.5%15131.1
Adair County−3.6%660.8
Calhoun County−4.1%660.6
Audubon County−4.3%661.1
Clarke County−5.4%28282.9

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.