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Iowa in 2017

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

In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +3.9%, against +5.4% for the United States and +3.4% in 2016.

13,948 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,067 single-family), −2.6% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.

+3.9%Iowa index, 2016–2017US +5.4%
13,948housing units permitted in 20178,067 single-family
86 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.1%
1,281,977units permitted nationally in 2017
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Counties in 2017

Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2017Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Ringgold County+15.3%110.2
Osceola County+12.1%220.3
Humboldt County+10.7%11111.2
Louisa County+10.6%990.9
Guthrie County+9.9%22222.0
Cass County+9.7%12100.9
Lyon County+9.7%44323.6
Davis County+9.3%330.3
Worth County+9.1%330.4
Grundy County+8.9%11110.9
Adair County+8.8%19192.6
Buena Vista County+8.2%12120.6
Fremont County+7.8%10101.5
Harrison County+7.7%49433.4
Madison County+7.7%90905.2
O'Brien County+7.7%20161.4
Jefferson County+7.5%22191.4
Sac County+7.4%770.7
Tama County+7.2%19191.1
Taylor County+7.2%440.7
Calhoun County+7.0%20202.1
Jasper County+7.0%77632.0
Cherokee County+6.9%19171.7
Howard County+6.8%110.1
Delaware County+6.6%950.5
Marion County+6.6%98982.9
Union County+6.4%730.6
Kossuth County+6.1%12120.8
Pocahontas County+6.1%000.0
Warren County+6.0%3683456.4
Ida County+5.7%12121.8
Washington County+5.4%53532.3
Fayette County+5.3%21211.1
Palo Alto County+5.1%660.7
Sioux County+5.1%109813.0
Wayne County+5.1%000.0
Monona County+5.0%770.8
Polk County+5.0%4,5442,4978.8
Crawford County+4.9%770.4
Webster County+4.9%19190.5
Hancock County+4.7%10100.9
Henry County+4.6%79364.1
Woodbury County+4.6%1851631.7
Buchanan County+4.4%31211.5
Hardin County+4.4%770.4
Boone County+4.3%112604.2
Carroll County+4.3%49422.4
Jones County+4.3%14140.7
Story County+4.2%9022578.9
Winneshiek County+4.1%61493.1
Marshall County+4.0%59331.5
Montgomery County+4.0%770.7
Cedar County+3.9%46372.5
Benton County+3.8%42311.6
Clarke County+3.7%11411411.9
Dallas County+3.7%1,34374311.3
Emmet County+3.6%10101.1
Pottawattamie County+3.6%1331271.4
Clay County+3.5%38382.3
Mahaska County+3.4%14140.6
Cerro Gordo County+3.3%43431.0
Dubuque County+3.2%2412212.4
Mitchell County+3.2%21212.0
Lucas County+3.1%110.1
Dickinson County+3.0%23919713.2
Johnson County+3.0%1,2745858.0
Mills County+3.0%770.5
Jackson County+2.9%37371.9
Plymouth County+2.9%99373.9
Clinton County+2.8%238525.2
Linn County+2.8%9364924.0
Muscatine County+2.8%91352.2
Scott County+2.7%5933213.4
Wright County+2.6%21211.6
Des Moines County+2.4%38221.0
Iowa County+2.2%2291.3
Monroe County+2.1%991.2
Wapello County+1.9%79232.2
Floyd County+1.7%15151.0
Hamilton County+1.3%2741.8
Allamakee County+1.2%36362.5
Black Hawk County+0.9%5692254.3
Chickasaw County+0.8%440.3
Keokuk County+0.5%000.0
Poweshiek County+0.4%24241.3
Bremer County+0.2%128685.1
Greene County−0.3%770.8
Audubon County−0.4%661.1
Butler County−0.4%25251.8
Shelby County−0.6%17171.5
Appanoose County−0.7%10100.8
Page County−0.7%660.4
Winnebago County−0.8%410.4
Lee County−1.2%15150.5
Clayton County−1.3%32321.9
Decatur County−4.1%440.5
Van Buren County−7.4%220.3
Adams County−9.0%441.1
Franklin County−12.8%960.9

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.