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Iowa in 2018

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

In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +3.7%, against +5.7% for the United States and +3.9% in 2017.

11,518 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,318 single-family), −17.4% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.

+3.7%Iowa index, 2017–2018US +5.7%
11,518housing units permitted in 20187,318 single-family
86 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.9%
1,328,827units permitted nationally in 2018
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Counties in 2018

Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2018Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Page County+13.6%880.5
Franklin County+12.2%440.4
Worth County+10.0%420.5
Keokuk County+9.1%440.4
Van Buren County+8.8%220.3
Winnebago County+8.7%440.4
Greene County+8.6%770.8
Union County+8.6%440.3
Clarke County+8.5%989810.2
Mills County+8.3%220.1
Shelby County+8.3%15151.3
Fremont County+7.8%881.2
Appanoose County+7.5%10100.8
Floyd County+7.5%15151.0
Jackson County+7.1%40382.1
Clayton County+7.0%35352.1
Hamilton County+6.5%4382.9
Emmet County+6.4%10101.1
Poweshiek County+6.2%19191.0
Osceola County+5.8%440.7
Fayette County+5.5%25231.3
Marshall County+5.5%111712.8
Howard County+5.4%440.4
Mitchell County+5.4%41273.8
Woodbury County+5.4%161891.5
Delaware County+5.0%1190.6
Madison County+5.0%1481028.6
Boone County+4.8%61592.3
Jones County+4.8%32181.5
Marion County+4.8%98982.9
Mahaska County+4.7%2481.1
Wright County+4.7%14141.1
Hancock County+4.6%1551.4
Pottawattamie County+4.6%1801661.9
Decatur County+4.5%110.1
Allamakee County+4.4%37372.6
Benton County+4.4%35291.3
Cherokee County+4.4%770.6
Muscatine County+4.4%1390.3
Polk County+4.4%3,8312,2407.4
Webster County+4.4%70681.9
Audubon County+4.2%661.1
Montgomery County+4.2%880.8
Plymouth County+4.2%107574.2
Washington County+4.2%72663.2
Crawford County+4.1%17131.0
Warren County+4.1%3353255.8
Johnson County+4.0%1,2954458.1
Palo Alto County+4.0%110.1
Black Hawk County+3.9%2272051.7
Cedar County+3.8%52502.8
Guthrie County+3.8%17171.6
Clay County+3.7%15150.9
Linn County+3.3%8924433.8
Story County+3.3%6262736.2
Calhoun County+3.2%16161.7
Iowa County+3.2%13130.8
Jasper County+3.2%75732.0
Sioux County+3.2%139673.8
Adams County+3.1%330.8
Henry County+3.1%37351.9
Wapello County+3.1%21210.6
Cerro Gordo County+3.0%47391.1
Butler County+2.9%21211.5
Buchanan County+2.8%48112.3
Dickinson County+2.8%18110210.0
Dubuque County+2.8%3222283.2
Scott County+2.7%4033652.3
Carroll County+2.5%47412.3
Chickasaw County+2.4%770.6
Dallas County+2.4%5925495.0
Clinton County+2.2%87501.9
Taylor County+2.0%550.9
Bremer County+1.9%92423.6
Des Moines County+1.9%35230.9
Buena Vista County+1.8%19190.9
Humboldt County+1.8%16121.7
Lucas County+1.6%110.1
Sac County+1.6%17121.8
Winneshiek County+1.5%49492.5
Hardin County+1.2%990.5
Lyon County+1.1%45453.6
O'Brien County+0.9%550.4
Ida County+0.4%991.3
Monroe County+0.3%11111.5
Harrison County+0.1%33312.3
Adair County−0.2%10101.4
Lee County−0.6%1820.6
Monona County−0.6%880.9
Cass County−0.8%970.7
Grundy County−0.8%16141.3
Louisa County−1.0%12121.2
Jefferson County−1.2%84155.5
Tama County−2.9%13130.8
Kossuth County−3.3%11110.8
Wayne County−3.4%220.3
Pocahontas County−5.7%110.1
Ringgold County−6.1%110.2
Davis County−7.2%330.3

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.