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Iowa in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed −0.5%, against −7.5% for the United States and +0.4% in 2008.

7,729 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,705 single-family), −8.1% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−0.5%Iowa index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
7,729housing units permitted in 20095,705 single-family
43 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.4%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Audubon County+7.7%29295.3
Calhoun County+6.3%550.5
Decatur County+5.9%330.4
Adams County+5.5%11113.0
O'Brien County+5.2%20201.4
Monroe County+3.3%1351.8
Humboldt County+3.1%1191.2
Fremont County+2.7%22223.4
Mitchell County+2.4%880.8
Bremer County+2.3%84843.3
Wapello County+2.1%22220.6
Washington County+2.0%32181.4
Sioux County+1.9%93842.5
Lee County+1.4%750.2
Cedar County+1.3%41412.2
Grundy County+1.3%15131.2
Plymouth County+1.3%38381.5
Clarke County+1.2%51145.3
Mahaska County+1.2%20200.9
Palo Alto County+1.2%660.7
Black Hawk County+1.1%2612492.0
Butler County+1.1%59554.2
Jones County+1.1%22161.0
Monona County+1.0%18182.1
Delaware County+0.8%11110.6
Iowa County+0.7%15130.9
Louisa County+0.7%33333.2
Benton County+0.6%22220.8
Boone County+0.6%35311.3
Dubuque County+0.6%4353154.4
Johnson County+0.6%6975994.4
Kossuth County+0.6%3062.1
Poweshiek County+0.6%38382.1
Crawford County+0.5%1190.7
Montgomery County+0.5%550.5
Union County+0.5%2422.0
Lyon County+0.4%15151.2
Adair County+0.2%220.3
Woodbury County+0.2%91690.9
Ida County+0.1%660.9
Jasper County+0.1%42281.1
Marion County+0.1%43431.3
Marshall County+0.1%20180.5
Des Moines County0.0%28280.7
Scott County−0.1%5172312.9
Linn County−0.2%1,1566615.0
Floyd County−0.3%10100.7
Jefferson County−0.3%750.5
Osceola County−0.4%881.3
Van Buren County−0.4%110.1
Cerro Gordo County−0.6%93362.2
Lucas County−0.7%000.0
Story County−0.7%1221221.2
Webster County−0.7%16160.4
Clinton County−0.8%55511.2
Shelby County−0.8%22141.9
Page County−0.9%660.4
Hardin County−1.0%440.2
Dickinson County−1.1%93605.1
Muscatine County−1.1%50381.2
Clayton County−1.2%44352.6
Fayette County−1.2%770.4
Franklin County−1.2%330.3
Buchanan County−1.3%15150.7
Chickasaw County−1.3%1841.5
Dallas County−1.4%2861652.4
Pottawattamie County−1.4%1841772.0
Henry County−1.5%28201.4
Howard County−1.5%880.8
Mills County−1.6%10100.7
Allamakee County−1.7%27271.9
Cass County−1.7%550.4
Polk County−1.7%1,9071,4153.7
Ringgold County−2.0%000.0
Warren County−2.3%2391734.2
Winneshiek County−2.3%45452.3
Harrison County−2.4%21211.4
Madison County−2.5%35352.0
Buena Vista County−2.6%10100.5
Greene County−2.6%880.9
Winnebago County−2.7%220.2
Hamilton County−2.9%550.3
Carroll County−3.0%32321.6
Clay County−3.2%21211.3
Pocahontas County−3.4%550.7
Appanoose County−3.5%550.4
Davis County−3.5%330.3
Jackson County−3.6%24241.2
Cherokee County−3.9%880.7
Wright County−4.0%220.2
Guthrie County−4.4%11111.0
Keokuk County−4.5%220.2
Emmet County−4.7%770.8
Hancock County−4.8%990.9
Worth County−4.8%640.8
Tama County−5.6%21191.3
Sac County−5.9%440.4
Taylor County−6.5%771.2
Wayne County−10.2%110.1

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.