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Iowa in 2013

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

In 2013 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +1.4%, against +3.4% for the United States and +0.5% in 2012.

10,877 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,578 single-family), +14.5% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.

+1.4%Iowa index, 2012–2013US +3.4%
10,877housing units permitted in 20137,578 single-family
82 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.0%
990,822units permitted nationally in 2013
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Counties in 2013

Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2013Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Pocahontas County+12.4%000.0
Appanoose County+10.5%770.6
Sac County+9.8%550.5
Wayne County+8.3%110.1
Franklin County+7.1%330.3
Fayette County+6.9%880.4
Adams County+6.8%330.8
Page County+6.2%970.6
Allamakee County+5.7%51513.6
Emmet County+5.0%971.0
Union County+4.8%330.3
Ida County+4.6%991.3
Davis County+4.5%330.3
Carroll County+4.3%33271.6
Audubon County+4.2%771.3
Kossuth County+4.2%2191.5
Buchanan County+4.1%18180.9
Lyon County+3.9%38383.1
Plymouth County+3.9%60582.3
Des Moines County+3.8%39331.0
Jefferson County+3.8%10100.7
Henry County+3.7%28281.4
Clayton County+3.6%27271.6
Marion County+3.6%65571.9
Floyd County+3.5%28281.9
Lee County+3.4%880.2
Mitchell County+3.4%25132.3
Howard County+3.3%550.5
Butler County+3.2%25251.8
Clarke County+3.2%220.2
Ringgold County+3.2%220.4
Webster County+3.1%41411.1
Dickinson County+3.0%1461068.1
Grundy County+2.9%26202.1
Story County+2.9%5362465.3
Winneshiek County+2.9%52502.6
Bremer County+2.8%88663.5
Woodbury County+2.8%1681381.6
Cedar County+2.6%44422.4
Guthrie County+2.5%15151.4
Iowa County+2.5%23141.4
Montgomery County+2.5%550.5
O'Brien County+2.5%1461.0
Washington County+2.5%22181.0
Harrison County+2.3%31172.1
Jackson County+2.2%35351.8
Johnson County+2.1%1,0474976.5
Benton County+2.0%28281.1
Black Hawk County+2.0%3172592.4
Tama County+2.0%17171.0
Chickasaw County+1.9%110.1
Madison County+1.9%57573.3
Pottawattamie County+1.8%1491491.6
Delaware County+1.7%27141.5
Mills County+1.7%330.2
Cerro Gordo County+1.6%87472.1
Dallas County+1.6%3383382.9
Warren County+1.6%3092495.4
Dubuque County+1.5%3393253.4
Polk County+1.5%4,2022,6488.1
Hamilton County+1.4%660.4
Humboldt County+1.4%21182.2
Monroe County+1.4%16162.2
Scott County+1.4%3873712.2
Wright County+1.4%770.5
Crawford County+1.2%42422.6
Sioux County+1.2%108982.9
Louisa County+1.1%770.7
Buena Vista County+1.0%90564.4
Greene County+1.0%440.5
Clinton County+0.9%82431.8
Boone County+0.8%38321.4
Taylor County+0.8%440.7
Winnebago County+0.7%10101.0
Cherokee County+0.6%25252.2
Jones County+0.6%20140.9
Hancock County+0.4%770.7
Jasper County+0.4%39371.0
Linn County+0.4%9015833.9
Clay County+0.3%48483.0
Poweshiek County+0.3%30251.6
Muscatine County+0.2%97372.3
Mahaska County−0.2%12100.5
Wapello County−0.4%34201.0
Decatur County−0.5%660.8
Cass County−0.6%11110.8
Fremont County−0.7%881.2
Hardin County−0.7%15150.9
Monona County−0.8%991.1
Lucas County−0.9%000.0
Calhoun County−1.3%12121.3
Van Buren County−2.1%110.1
Shelby County−2.3%12121.0
Marshall County−2.5%17110.4
Worth County−2.5%550.7
Palo Alto County−2.7%1531.7
Adair County−2.9%550.7
Keokuk County−3.5%550.5
Osceola County−4.7%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.