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Iowa in 2020

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

In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +1.8%, against +3.0% for the United States and +3.1% in 2019.

12,623 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,633 single-family), +6.3% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.

+1.8%Iowa index, 2019–2020US +3.0%
12,623housing units permitted in 20208,633 single-family
81 of 98counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.9%
1,471,141units permitted nationally in 2020
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Counties in 2020

Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2020Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Calhoun County+9.0%19192.0
Decatur County+7.7%330.4
Monroe County+7.1%991.2
Union County+7.0%440.3
Palo Alto County+6.8%10101.1
Ringgold County+6.7%330.6
Lee County+5.2%660.2
Floyd County+5.1%15111.0
Adair County+4.9%12121.6
Howard County+4.9%1041.1
Guthrie County+4.8%32323.0
Pottawattamie County+4.8%1951312.1
Page County+4.7%10100.7
Tama County+4.2%18181.1
Grundy County+4.0%20201.6
Franklin County+3.8%000.0
Allamakee County+3.7%38362.7
Buchanan County+3.5%53172.5
Cass County+3.4%10100.8
Mills County+3.4%620.4
Benton County+3.3%20140.8
Lyon County+3.3%22221.8
Clarke County+3.2%10910911.4
Clayton County+3.2%25251.5
Appanoose County+3.1%12121.0
Shelby County+3.1%13131.1
Henry County+3.0%32301.7
Iowa County+3.0%21171.3
Woodbury County+3.0%5661475.3
Worth County+3.0%530.7
Harrison County+2.9%29292.0
Monona County+2.9%860.9
Winnebago County+2.9%440.4
Ida County+2.8%16142.4
Buena Vista County+2.6%26221.3
Muscatine County+2.4%17110.4
Poweshiek County+2.4%26261.4
Sac County+2.4%660.6
Cerro Gordo County+2.3%176434.2
Clinton County+2.3%56391.2
Wright County+2.2%17171.3
Linn County+2.1%6064292.6
Lucas County+2.1%330.3
Pocahontas County+2.1%110.1
Scott County+2.1%4393422.5
Mahaska County+2.0%3771.7
Marshall County+2.0%54521.4
Audubon County+1.9%661.1
Carroll County+1.9%34231.7
Dubuque County+1.9%2771692.8
Polk County+1.9%4,5803,2188.9
Boone County+1.7%50501.9
Jackson County+1.7%28281.5
Sioux County+1.7%141833.8
Crawford County+1.6%550.3
Hardin County+1.6%15150.9
Kossuth County+1.6%14141.0
Hancock County+1.4%1641.5
Winneshiek County+1.4%86254.4
Black Hawk County+1.3%2682202.0
Dickinson County+1.2%19812811.0
Jones County+1.2%18100.8
Plymouth County+1.2%48481.9
Jasper County+1.1%108902.8
Webster County+1.1%154564.2
Davis County+1.0%440.4
Johnson County+0.9%9564786.0
Fayette County+0.8%19191.0
Mitchell County+0.8%56465.3
Cedar County+0.6%54332.9
Delaware County+0.6%30121.7
Story County+0.6%2202012.2
Washington County+0.6%63592.8
Clay County+0.5%23171.4
Keokuk County+0.5%330.3
Marion County+0.5%2201036.4
O'Brien County+0.5%34222.4
Warren County+0.5%5304599.2
Wapello County+0.4%25250.7
Des Moines County+0.3%43231.1
Dallas County+0.2%1,1558409.8
Cherokee County0.0%880.7
Louisa County−0.1%18181.7
Madison County−0.2%1031016.0
Bremer County−0.3%63632.5
Emmet County−0.3%10101.1
Fremont County−0.3%13132.0
Humboldt County−0.3%15131.6
Wayne County−0.3%000.0
Hamilton County−0.5%770.5
Butler County−0.9%29272.1
Greene County−1.5%12121.4
Chickasaw County−1.6%710.6
Jefferson County−1.8%1420.9
Taylor County−1.8%661.0
Montgomery County−2.4%970.9
Adams County−2.7%771.9
Osceola County−8.2%110.2
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.