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Iowa in 2021

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

In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +8.1%, against +11.6% for the United States and +1.8% in 2020.

13,686 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,158 single-family), +8.4% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.

+8.1%Iowa index, 2020–2021US +11.6%
13,686housing units permitted in 20219,158 single-family
98 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county +8.2%
1,736,982units permitted nationally in 2021
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Counties in 2021

Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2021Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Adams County+20.6%220.6
Fremont County+14.5%11111.7
Mitchell County+12.5%76567.1
Jefferson County+12.4%1731.1
Montgomery County+12.3%660.6
Appanoose County+11.2%110.1
Lucas County+11.2%440.5
Emmet County+10.9%75118.2
Monona County+10.9%12121.4
Wayne County+10.9%000.0
Cass County+10.7%660.5
Benton County+10.6%41251.6
Jones County+10.4%12100.6
Humboldt County+9.9%12101.3
Jasper County+9.9%54541.4
Wapello County+9.9%23230.7
Clarke County+9.6%12012012.5
Woodbury County+9.6%2351402.2
Chickasaw County+9.5%1311.1
Lee County+9.5%11110.3
Marion County+9.5%1521214.4
Sac County+9.5%10101.0
Palo Alto County+9.4%220.2
Wright County+9.4%19191.5
Winneshiek County+9.2%106415.4
Boone County+9.1%63632.4
Polk County+9.1%4,7853,1679.3
Cerro Gordo County+9.0%40400.9
Davis County+9.0%57576.2
Dickinson County+9.0%38532621.3
Linn County+9.0%8455113.6
Mahaska County+9.0%2571.1
Mills County+9.0%23111.6
O'Brien County+9.0%25251.8
Pottawattamie County+8.9%1431071.5
Buena Vista County+8.8%117195.7
Cedar County+8.7%48262.6
Fayette County+8.7%23231.2
Hamilton County+8.7%3552.3
Hancock County+8.7%440.4
Page County+8.6%13130.9
Winnebago County+8.5%550.5
Marshall County+8.4%61611.5
Muscatine County+8.4%199164.8
Worth County+8.4%550.7
Guthrie County+8.3%15151.4
Butler County+8.2%30302.1
Clinton County+8.2%67281.5
Jackson County+8.2%32321.7
Webster County+8.2%28280.8
Washington County+8.1%63592.8
Harrison County+8.0%14141.0
Clay County+7.9%20141.2
Crawford County+7.8%660.4
Decatur County+7.8%110.1
Plymouth County+7.8%45451.8
Dallas County+7.7%1,4811,07012.5
Scott County+7.7%4223072.4
Story County+7.6%3312163.3
Tama County+7.6%2501.5
Warren County+7.6%5444929.5
Ringgold County+7.5%220.4
Madison County+7.4%90905.2
Pocahontas County+7.3%000.0
Poweshiek County+7.3%45292.4
Adair County+7.2%19192.6
Sioux County+7.2%117713.2
Taylor County+7.2%550.9
Calhoun County+7.1%20202.1
Dubuque County+7.1%5371665.4
Allamakee County+7.0%66664.6
Henry County+7.0%39312.0
Shelby County+6.9%13131.1
Greene County+6.8%1291.4
Kossuth County+6.8%12120.8
Keokuk County+6.7%330.3
Osceola County+6.6%330.5
Iowa County+6.5%13110.8
Van Buren County+6.5%330.4
Floyd County+6.4%19191.3
Cherokee County+6.0%660.5
Howard County+6.0%971.0
Delaware County+5.9%48162.7
Louisa County+5.7%16161.5
Grundy County+5.5%18181.5
Hardin County+5.5%880.5
Monroe County+5.5%10101.4
Black Hawk County+5.3%1381361.0
Johnson County+5.3%1,1046026.9
Carroll County+5.2%56302.8
Franklin County+5.2%220.2
Buchanan County+5.1%20161.0
Bremer County+5.0%49491.9
Clayton County+4.4%40402.4
Des Moines County+3.9%40241.1
Lyon County+3.1%35352.8
Union County+3.1%440.3
Audubon County+0.7%550.9
Ida County−0.3%15152.2

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.