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Iowa in 2014

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

In 2014 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +2.3%, against +6.2% for the United States and +1.4% in 2013.

10,256 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (6,989 single-family), −5.7% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.

+2.3%Iowa index, 2013–2014US +6.2%
10,256housing units permitted in 20146,989 single-family
75 of 98counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.1%
1,046,363units permitted nationally in 2014
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Counties in 2014

Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2014Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Adair County+14.2%881.1
Worth County+13.3%440.5
Ringgold County+11.0%220.4
Adams County+10.0%110.3
Cass County+9.6%12120.9
Taylor County+9.0%440.7
Palo Alto County+8.6%220.2
Monona County+8.4%770.8
Butler County+8.0%21211.5
Union County+7.5%770.6
Keokuk County+7.4%000.0
O'Brien County+6.3%22141.5
Calhoun County+6.2%12121.3
Delaware County+6.2%550.3
Louisa County+6.1%990.9
Lee County+5.7%22140.7
Dickinson County+5.5%1341157.4
Lyon County+4.8%55404.5
Story County+4.8%5391795.3
Bremer County+4.7%74562.9
Poweshiek County+4.4%123186.7
Audubon County+4.2%530.9
Clarke County+4.2%110.1
Hamilton County+4.1%550.3
Carroll County+3.9%26261.3
Floyd County+3.7%21171.4
Davis County+3.6%440.4
Dallas County+3.4%6614015.6
Clay County+3.2%14120.9
Winneshiek County+3.2%47432.4
Iowa County+3.1%23161.4
Muscatine County+3.1%51251.2
Page County+3.0%1190.7
Polk County+3.0%3,3502,3306.5
Woodbury County+3.0%1511291.4
Wapello County+2.9%22200.6
Warren County+2.9%3601566.3
Cedar County+2.7%29251.6
Johnson County+2.7%1,0806216.7
Clayton County+2.6%28281.7
Kossuth County+2.6%19191.3
Jones County+2.4%15150.7
Scott County+2.4%3653312.1
Shelby County+2.4%16121.4
Humboldt County+2.3%24102.6
Jasper County+2.3%33330.9
Hancock County+2.2%20161.9
Jefferson County+2.2%1480.9
Buena Vista County+2.1%880.4
Cerro Gordo County+2.1%86382.0
Fayette County+2.1%2481.3
Sioux County+2.1%112883.0
Mahaska County+2.0%64102.9
Lucas County+1.8%330.3
Webster County+1.8%20160.5
Black Hawk County+1.7%3142652.4
Henry County+1.7%20201.0
Plymouth County+1.6%37371.4
Benton County+1.4%28141.1
Dubuque County+1.4%2762482.8
Linn County+1.4%8386153.6
Marshall County+1.4%1060.3
Marion County+1.3%125673.7
Buchanan County+1.0%27191.3
Jackson County+1.0%35311.8
Cherokee County+0.8%660.5
Greene County+0.7%660.7
Montgomery County+0.7%13111.3
Boone County+0.5%44421.6
Madison County+0.4%55553.2
Pottawattamie County+0.4%1221181.3
Allamakee County+0.3%41392.9
Decatur County+0.3%220.3
Des Moines County+0.3%41411.1
Wright County+0.2%12120.9
Chickasaw County0.0%550.4
Washington County0.0%24201.1
Mills County−0.1%330.2
Tama County−0.1%17171.0
Clinton County−0.2%102582.2
Harrison County−0.2%29292.0
Crawford County−0.5%11110.7
Howard County−0.5%110.1
Wayne County−0.5%000.0
Grundy County−1.1%19131.5
Osceola County−1.1%110.2
Emmet County−1.2%4885.3
Hardin County−1.2%770.4
Guthrie County−1.7%10100.9
Monroe County−1.7%828211.1
Winnebago County−1.7%640.6
Mitchell County−3.1%25132.3
Fremont County−3.2%10101.5
Ida County−5.0%1191.6
Franklin County−7.6%330.3
Pocahontas County−7.7%440.6
Appanoose County−8.0%660.5
Sac County−10.6%550.5
Van Buren County—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.