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Iowa in 2011

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

In 2011 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed −0.6%, against −4.4% for the United States and −1.0% in 2010.

7,526 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,875 single-family), −1.1% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.

−0.6%Iowa index, 2010–2011US −4.4%
7,526housing units permitted in 20115,875 single-family
43 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.3%
624,061units permitted nationally in 2011
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Counties in 2011

Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2011Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Pocahontas County+17.6%330.4
Franklin County+7.7%330.3
Davis County+7.6%110.1
Monona County+5.3%30303.5
Emmet County+5.2%961.0
Fayette County+4.7%29181.5
Appanoose County+4.2%440.3
Hardin County+3.4%10100.6
Decatur County+3.3%2843.7
Lee County+3.2%1950.6
Lucas County+3.2%110.1
Calhoun County+2.8%770.7
Kossuth County+2.4%13130.9
Guthrie County+2.3%11111.0
Sac County+2.2%660.6
Keokuk County+2.0%550.5
Clayton County+1.9%41412.4
Buchanan County+1.7%19170.9
Cerro Gordo County+1.7%36300.8
Webster County+1.7%15150.4
Dickinson County+1.6%1281287.1
Dubuque County+1.6%4102814.1
Sioux County+1.5%69691.9
Washington County+1.5%15130.7
Des Moines County+1.3%14140.4
Cedar County+1.2%28281.5
Jefferson County+1.2%220.1
Wayne County+1.1%220.3
Delaware County+1.0%1881.0
Greene County+1.0%11111.3
Jackson County+1.0%25251.3
O'Brien County+1.0%880.6
Lyon County+0.8%38383.1
Grundy County+0.6%17171.4
Howard County+0.6%440.4
Butler County+0.4%18181.3
Hancock County+0.4%880.8
Iowa County+0.4%1350.8
Poweshiek County+0.4%21211.1
Van Buren County+0.3%000.0
Winneshiek County+0.3%43412.2
Worth County+0.2%330.4
Clay County+0.1%770.4
Black Hawk County0.0%3402762.6
Floyd County0.0%13130.9
Plymouth County0.0%43411.7
Jones County−0.1%14140.7
Wright County−0.2%550.4
Adair County−0.3%110.1
Humboldt County−0.3%971.0
Scott County−0.3%4744282.7
Mitchell County−0.4%22222.1
Bremer County−0.5%53532.1
Johnson County−0.5%7474314.7
Warren County−0.5%1241222.2
Carroll County−0.6%30301.5
Cherokee County−0.6%11111.0
Monroe County−0.6%15152.0
Muscatine County−0.6%29250.7
Benton County−0.7%18180.7
Clinton County−0.7%40380.9
Mahaska County−0.7%1590.7
Mills County−0.7%770.5
Woodbury County−0.7%76620.7
Allamakee County−0.8%25251.8
Dallas County−0.9%2122101.8
Chickasaw County−1.0%2031.7
Linn County−1.0%6995453.0
Story County−1.0%457994.5
Boone County−1.1%42361.6
Marion County−1.1%42381.2
Union County−1.2%660.5
Wapello County−1.2%14140.4
Shelby County−1.5%40303.4
Jasper County−1.6%28280.7
Polk County−1.7%2,2541,8674.4
Buena Vista County−1.8%15150.7
Marshall County−1.8%18160.5
Ringgold County−1.8%991.9
Henry County−2.0%14140.7
Harrison County−2.2%18181.2
Fremont County−2.5%11111.7
Pottawattamie County−2.6%1371351.5
Palo Alto County−2.9%550.6
Winnebago County−2.9%12121.2
Cass County−3.0%1220.9
Crawford County−3.0%17171.0
Adams County−3.1%441.1
Clarke County−3.4%110.1
Ida County−3.4%881.2
Tama County−3.6%15150.9
Louisa County−3.8%19191.8
Madison County−3.9%39392.3
Montgomery County−4.2%220.2
Hamilton County−4.5%440.3
Osceola County−4.5%110.2
Page County−4.5%43132.9
Audubon County−6.3%550.9
Taylor County−10.1%000.0

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.