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Iowa in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +0.5%, against −1.8% for the United States and −0.6% in 2011.

9,501 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (6,814 single-family), +26.2% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

+0.5%Iowa index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
9,501housing units permitted in 20126,814 single-family
64 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.8%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Fremont County+7.2%14142.1
Osceola County+6.7%550.8
Van Buren County+6.7%000.0
Palo Alto County+6.5%660.7
Monroe County+6.3%12121.6
Sac County+6.1%880.8
Taylor County+5.6%661.0
Montgomery County+4.8%860.8
Cass County+4.5%770.5
Ida County+4.3%991.3
Winnebago County+4.1%110.1
Cherokee County+3.8%15151.3
Kossuth County+3.7%17171.2
Crawford County+3.4%16121.0
Harrison County+3.3%33162.3
Calhoun County+3.2%12121.3
Howard County+3.2%640.6
Louisa County+3.2%11111.1
Clarke County+3.0%220.2
Jones County+3.0%13110.6
Sioux County+3.0%1131053.1
Clay County+2.7%39312.4
Mahaska County+2.7%15110.7
Buena Vista County+2.5%15130.7
Shelby County+2.5%880.7
Audubon County+2.3%771.3
Humboldt County+2.3%11111.2
Winneshiek County+2.2%41392.1
Adair County+2.0%550.7
Bremer County+2.0%101744.0
Greene County+1.8%660.7
Grundy County+1.7%16141.3
Emmet County+1.5%550.5
Carroll County+1.4%27271.3
Floyd County+1.4%10100.7
Hardin County+1.4%15150.9
Hamilton County+1.3%220.1
Monona County+1.3%15151.8
O'Brien County+1.3%880.6
Dickinson County+1.2%1051035.8
Woodbury County+1.2%127951.2
Plymouth County+1.1%43431.7
Decatur County+1.0%220.3
Dubuque County+1.0%3952964.0
Wayne County+1.0%000.0
Webster County+1.0%31310.8
Allamakee County+0.9%29292.0
Delaware County+0.9%1080.6
Scott County+0.9%4413812.5
Wright County+0.8%660.5
Benton County+0.7%22220.8
Dallas County+0.7%4262203.6
Hancock County+0.7%10100.9
Jefferson County+0.7%770.5
Johnson County+0.7%7805564.9
Black Hawk County+0.5%4922983.7
Chickasaw County+0.5%530.4
Tama County+0.5%19191.1
Keokuk County+0.4%110.1
Lyon County+0.4%48443.9
Story County+0.4%4471524.4
Boone County+0.3%37291.4
Wapello County+0.3%19150.5
Linn County+0.2%7535843.2
Muscatine County0.0%32320.8
Des Moines County−0.1%35330.9
Henry County−0.1%19191.0
Madison County−0.1%55553.2
Iowa County−0.2%1991.2
Mills County−0.2%440.3
Ringgold County−0.2%110.2
Washington County−0.2%15130.7
Jackson County−0.3%38382.0
Poweshiek County−0.3%18181.0
Clinton County−0.4%83391.8
Polk County−0.4%3,5092,4026.8
Cedar County−0.6%29291.6
Warren County−0.6%1661212.9
Cerro Gordo County−0.7%100522.4
Jasper County−0.8%30280.8
Marion County−0.8%43371.3
Pottawattamie County−0.9%1711711.8
Marshall County−1.0%12100.3
Butler County−1.2%30302.1
Guthrie County−1.3%11111.0
Buchanan County−1.4%42162.0
Union County−1.4%16161.4
Lee County−1.6%840.2
Mitchell County−1.8%26202.4
Adams County−1.9%661.7
Clayton County−2.1%27271.6
Page County−2.2%18181.2
Lucas County−3.0%000.0
Appanoose County−3.1%440.3
Worth County−3.1%000.0
Fayette County−4.2%880.4
Davis County−6.3%420.4
Franklin County−7.9%550.5
Pocahontas County−15.3%220.3

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.