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Iowa in 2015

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

In 2015 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +2.7%, against +4.4% for the United States and +2.3% in 2014.

12,097 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,424 single-family), +18.0% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.

+2.7%Iowa index, 2014–2015US +4.4%
12,097housing units permitted in 20157,424 single-family
79 of 98counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.5%
1,182,582units permitted nationally in 2015
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Counties in 2015

Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2015Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Osceola County+37.0%771.2
Pocahontas County+15.7%220.3
Ida County+13.4%550.7
Mitchell County+12.4%550.5
Hardin County+12.1%10100.6
Audubon County+12.0%2454.4
Crawford County+11.4%62123.8
Chickasaw County+10.1%950.8
Franklin County+9.7%550.5
Monroe County+8.4%881.1
Madison County+7.9%148828.6
Humboldt County+7.1%15151.6
Keokuk County+6.9%000.0
Appanoose County+6.8%550.4
Lyon County+6.8%41413.3
Fremont County+6.4%660.9
Jefferson County+6.4%1440.9
Shelby County+6.3%13131.1
Emmet County+6.0%17171.9
Kossuth County+5.9%5173.6
Montgomery County+5.4%2172.1
Grundy County+5.3%20201.6
Marion County+5.3%58521.7
Hancock County+4.9%880.8
Palo Alto County+4.9%660.7
Washington County+4.9%79473.5
Sioux County+4.8%1391053.8
Des Moines County+4.7%44441.2
Guthrie County+4.6%880.7
Wapello County+4.4%24240.7
Wayne County+4.4%110.1
Woodbury County+4.3%2891462.7
Tama County+4.2%20141.2
Wright County+4.2%660.5
Polk County+3.9%4,3732,4668.5
Webster County+3.9%13130.4
Howard County+3.8%220.2
Mills County+3.7%660.4
Winnebago County+3.5%110.1
Clay County+3.3%68384.2
Dallas County+3.3%9185747.7
Jackson County+3.3%35351.8
Benton County+3.0%28241.1
Plymouth County+3.0%54542.1
Story County+2.9%5551965.5
Jasper County+2.8%43431.1
Pottawattamie County+2.8%1411351.5
Clarke County+2.7%52525.4
Johnson County+2.6%1,2484367.8
Cherokee County+2.5%990.8
Winneshiek County+2.5%56542.8
Warren County+2.4%2602444.5
Boone County+2.3%61572.3
Decatur County+2.3%110.1
Muscatine County+2.3%27230.6
Hamilton County+2.2%440.3
Buchanan County+2.0%27191.3
Dickinson County+2.0%1621199.0
Iowa County+2.0%1671.0
Buena Vista County+1.9%770.3
O'Brien County+1.8%14141.0
Scott County+1.8%4763192.7
Linn County+1.4%1,0256594.4
Black Hawk County+1.3%3002262.3
Dubuque County+1.3%2552372.6
Floyd County+1.2%46133.1
Henry County+1.2%28261.4
Mahaska County+1.1%21151.0
Carroll County+1.0%35351.7
Clayton County+1.0%25251.5
Clinton County+1.0%56401.2
Marshall County+1.0%27230.7
Harrison County+0.9%23201.6
Allamakee County+0.8%35332.5
Cerro Gordo County+0.8%48481.1
Monona County+0.7%12121.4
Delaware County+0.6%990.5
Poweshiek County+0.5%18181.0
Lucas County+0.1%110.1
Sac County0.0%110.1
Jones County−0.2%20200.9
Davis County−0.3%440.4
Page County−1.2%880.5
Lee County−1.3%990.3
Cedar County−1.5%34341.9
Calhoun County−1.6%19192.0
Greene County−1.7%660.7
Butler County−1.8%24241.7
Adams County−2.0%441.1
Fayette County−2.0%21211.1
Bremer County−2.2%94823.7
Taylor County−2.4%550.9
Worth County−2.6%660.8
Cass County−3.4%16161.2
Union County−3.9%1170.9
Louisa County−5.3%14141.3
Adair County−5.6%770.9
Ringgold County−8.8%000.0
Van Buren County—330.4

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.