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Iowa in 2016

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

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +3.4%, against +5.3% for the United States and +2.7% in 2015.

14,317 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,203 single-family), +18.4% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+3.4%Iowa index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
14,317housing units permitted in 20168,203 single-family
77 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.2%
1,206,642units permitted nationally in 2016
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Counties in 2016

Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2016Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Franklin County+13.7%220.2
Lucas County+13.4%110.1
Calhoun County+11.5%21212.2
Greene County+11.5%11111.3
Sac County+9.7%11111.2
Adams County+9.0%441.1
Monona County+7.7%991.1
Boone County+6.7%68662.5
Sioux County+6.7%1391093.8
Plymouth County+6.3%61612.4
Cedar County+5.8%35351.9
Winnebago County+5.8%3853.7
Dickinson County+5.5%36223120.0
Woodbury County+5.4%2771492.6
Davis County+5.3%330.3
Clayton County+5.2%46382.7
Allamakee County+5.1%33332.3
Buena Vista County+5.0%550.2
Cerro Gordo County+4.9%38360.9
Harrison County+4.9%34322.3
Lee County+4.9%55101.7
Polk County+4.8%5,0142,5919.7
Hamilton County+4.7%330.2
Louisa County+4.6%550.5
Warren County+4.6%4042667.0
Ida County+4.5%660.9
Henry County+4.3%41332.1
Poweshiek County+4.3%34301.9
Dallas County+4.2%1,18081310.0
Mills County+4.0%440.3
Story County+3.9%7092107.0
Cherokee County+3.8%14141.2
Bremer County+3.7%121754.8
Carroll County+3.5%49392.4
Dubuque County+3.4%3682663.7
Johnson County+3.4%1,87454811.7
Winneshiek County+3.4%56562.8
Scott County+3.3%4933632.8
Adair County+3.2%50506.8
Butler County+3.2%34322.4
Pottawattamie County+3.2%1141141.2
Wright County+3.2%11110.9
Fayette County+3.0%29291.5
Clay County+2.9%85165.2
Muscatine County+2.9%62621.5
Pocahontas County+2.9%220.3
Marshall County+2.7%66401.7
Clinton County+2.6%80541.7
Washington County+2.3%47472.1
Delaware County+2.2%29131.6
Taylor County+2.2%550.9
Tama County+2.1%12120.7
Webster County+2.1%18180.5
Buchanan County+2.0%29221.4
Iowa County+2.0%20111.2
Jackson County+2.0%38382.0
Jones County+2.0%10100.5
Madison County+2.0%91825.3
Appanoose County+1.9%5974.9
Hancock County+1.9%16161.5
Mahaska County+1.9%34181.6
Guthrie County+1.6%880.7
Linn County+1.6%7485163.2
O'Brien County+1.6%46113.2
Jasper County+1.5%59571.5
Shelby County+1.5%13131.1
Des Moines County+1.4%32180.8
Grundy County+1.4%880.6
Decatur County+1.2%000.0
Benton County+1.1%29291.1
Lyon County+0.9%32322.6
Marion County+0.9%79792.3
Humboldt County+0.8%16141.7
Van Buren County+0.7%220.3
Black Hawk County+0.6%4222743.2
Hardin County+0.3%990.5
Cass County+0.1%770.5
Monroe County−0.1%12121.6
Page County−0.1%1881.2
Floyd County−0.3%20201.3
Wapello County−0.3%20200.6
Howard County−0.4%660.6
Clarke County−0.6%31313.2
Ringgold County−0.7%110.2
Kossuth County−1.1%880.6
Chickasaw County−1.2%990.8
Jefferson County−1.3%18181.2
Union County−1.9%24242.0
Worth County−2.9%550.7
Keokuk County−3.0%000.0
Palo Alto County−3.1%550.6
Emmet County−3.5%850.9
Mitchell County−3.9%20201.9
Wayne County−4.9%330.4
Montgomery County−5.1%1191.1
Crawford County−5.5%990.6
Audubon County−5.8%110.2
Fremont County−7.0%991.4
Osceola County−21.1%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.