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Iowa in 2010

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

In 2010 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed −1.0%, against −5.1% for the United States and −0.5% in 2009.

7,607 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,952 single-family), −1.6% on 2009; the national total was 604,610.

−1.0%Iowa index, 2009–2010US −5.1%
7,607housing units permitted in 20105,952 single-family
30 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county −1.0%
604,610units permitted nationally in 2010
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Counties in 2010

Ranked by the county index change from 2009 to 2010 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2010; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2010Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Cherokee County+6.3%12121.1
Wayne County+5.0%000.0
Jefferson County+3.3%990.6
Ida County+3.2%1261.8
Page County+3.1%13130.9
Louisa County+2.6%14141.3
Plymouth County+2.6%44441.7
Taylor County+2.4%220.3
Lyon County+1.9%20201.6
Buena Vista County+1.7%1280.6
Clinton County+1.7%80721.7
Jackson County+1.6%20201.0
Sioux County+1.6%88882.4
Tama County+1.5%15130.9
Wright County+1.3%660.5
Cass County+1.2%1150.8
Buchanan County+1.1%25231.2
Chickasaw County+1.1%770.6
Clayton County+1.1%21211.2
Henry County+1.1%18180.9
Hancock County+1.0%990.9
Woodbury County+1.0%86680.8
Crawford County+0.8%20171.2
Audubon County+0.6%30305.4
Butler County+0.6%29292.1
Carroll County+0.6%29231.4
Clay County+0.5%16161.0
Dubuque County+0.5%5483245.5
Shelby County+0.4%11110.9
Black Hawk County+0.3%3183002.4
Des Moines County0.0%33330.9
Jones County−0.1%21171.0
Linn County−0.1%8186583.5
Scott County−0.1%4273042.4
Allamakee County−0.2%34342.4
Lee County−0.2%13354.1
Sac County−0.3%330.3
Delaware County−0.4%1080.6
Ringgold County−0.4%220.4
Kossuth County−0.5%19111.3
O'Brien County−0.5%770.5
Mitchell County−0.6%24242.3
Davis County−0.7%330.3
Johnson County−0.7%5194243.2
Story County−0.7%167931.6
Benton County−0.9%16160.6
Muscatine County−0.9%46321.1
Bremer County−1.0%59592.3
Grundy County−1.0%14101.1
Palo Alto County−1.0%440.4
Hamilton County−1.1%110.1
Winneshiek County−1.1%41332.1
Fremont County−1.2%12121.8
Pottawattamie County−1.3%1681641.8
Poweshiek County−1.6%19191.0
Guthrie County−1.8%440.4
Wapello County−1.8%26260.7
Worth County−1.8%440.5
Iowa County−1.9%1080.6
Adair County−2.0%440.5
Dickinson County−2.0%92825.1
Madison County−2.0%35332.0
Union County−2.0%550.4
Cedar County−2.1%32321.7
Harrison County−2.1%20201.4
Franklin County−2.2%220.2
Clarke County−2.3%60136.3
Fayette County−2.3%550.3
Mills County−2.3%16161.1
Polk County−2.3%2,2331,6944.3
Cerro Gordo County−2.4%51411.2
Dallas County−2.4%2652612.2
Howard County−2.5%770.7
Osceola County−2.6%110.2
Greene County−2.7%13131.5
Mahaska County−2.7%10100.5
Winnebago County−2.8%220.2
Marshall County−2.9%14120.4
Warren County−2.9%2782144.8
Boone County−3.0%32321.2
Washington County−3.1%34161.5
Webster County−3.2%23230.6
Jasper County−3.3%32260.8
Marion County−3.4%48481.4
Floyd County−3.7%12120.8
Emmet County−3.8%25112.7
Humboldt County−3.8%971.0
Keokuk County−3.9%420.4
Monroe County−4.0%1662.2
Hardin County−4.1%440.2
Montgomery County−4.1%990.9
Lucas County−4.6%330.3
Calhoun County−5.0%880.8
Pocahontas County−5.0%440.6
Appanoose County−5.1%860.7
Decatur County−6.5%440.5
Adams County−6.6%220.6
Van Buren County−8.5%110.1
Monona County−10.7%15151.8

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.