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Iowa in 2019

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

In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +3.1%, against +4.2% for the United States and +3.7% in 2018.

11,870 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,877 single-family), +3.1% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.

+3.1%Iowa index, 2018–2019US +4.2%
11,870housing units permitted in 20197,877 single-family
91 of 98counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.1%
1,386,048units permitted nationally in 2019
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Counties in 2019

Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2019Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Audubon County+19.6%771.3
Wayne County+14.9%000.0
Osceola County+14.8%550.8
Chickasaw County+11.1%660.5
Taylor County+10.8%550.9
Ringgold County+8.6%330.6
Montgomery County+7.6%10101.0
Fremont County+7.5%881.2
Pocahontas County+7.5%110.1
Davis County+7.3%330.3
Harrison County+7.1%34342.3
O'Brien County+6.9%19151.3
Butler County+6.5%25251.8
Adams County+6.4%330.8
Jefferson County+6.3%4132.7
Louisa County+6.2%18181.7
Jasper County+5.8%87832.3
Pottawattamie County+5.8%1601341.7
Marion County+5.7%1161163.4
Mitchell County+5.7%46424.3
Carroll County+5.5%28221.4
Lucas County+5.2%880.9
Hancock County+5.0%1551.4
Howard County+5.0%440.4
Monroe County+4.9%11111.5
Mills County+4.8%950.6
Bremer County+4.7%88733.5
Hardin County+4.6%880.5
Iowa County+4.6%20111.2
Sioux County+4.6%100762.7
Wright County+4.6%18181.4
Tama County+4.5%990.5
Madison County+4.4%100915.8
Shelby County+4.2%57174.9
Woodbury County+4.2%3901143.7
Cass County+4.0%15151.2
Jones County+3.9%21171.0
Boone County+3.7%42261.6
Washington County+3.6%58542.6
Clinton County+3.5%90582.0
Dubuque County+3.5%2621812.6
Buchanan County+3.4%42102.0
Cedar County+3.4%53312.9
Cherokee County+3.4%14101.2
Keokuk County+3.4%220.2
Franklin County+3.3%550.5
Plymouth County+3.3%111504.3
Story County+3.3%5072325.0
Grundy County+3.2%20201.6
Dickinson County+3.1%20018611.1
Lyon County+3.1%27272.2
Polk County+3.1%3,9212,6407.6
Hamilton County+3.0%19191.3
Marshall County+3.0%41371.0
Warren County+3.0%3513496.1
Linn County+2.9%7584633.3
Mahaska County+2.9%27111.2
Scott County+2.8%6324263.6
Wapello County+2.8%20200.6
Webster County+2.8%25250.7
Clay County+2.7%107126.6
Cerro Gordo County+2.6%42421.0
Adair County+2.5%18182.4
Sac County+2.5%550.5
Emmet County+2.4%880.9
Jackson County+2.4%44422.3
Dallas County+2.3%7987406.7
Johnson County+2.3%1,0944016.8
Poweshiek County+2.3%25251.4
Humboldt County+2.2%10101.1
Winneshiek County+2.2%47412.4
Clayton County+2.1%22221.3
Muscatine County+1.9%84362.0
Black Hawk County+1.7%3811762.9
Benton County+1.6%35291.3
Delaware County+1.6%44182.5
Greene County+1.5%26143.0
Monona County+1.5%1081.2
Des Moines County+1.4%39211.0
Winnebago County+1.4%330.3
Fayette County+1.2%16160.8
Ida County+1.2%1081.5
Appanoose County+0.9%11110.9
Floyd County+0.9%990.6
Lee County+0.9%330.1
Kossuth County+0.7%19191.3
Buena Vista County+0.6%14140.7
Guthrie County+0.6%12121.1
Henry County+0.3%19191.0
Allamakee County+0.1%43433.0
Crawford County+0.1%970.6
Page County−0.3%10100.7
Clarke County−0.8%979710.1
Decatur County−0.9%330.4
Union County−1.7%440.3
Worth County−2.7%110.1
Palo Alto County−3.2%660.7
Calhoun County−4.1%16161.7
Van Buren County—110.1

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.