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Iowa in 2022

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

In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +12.7%, against +15.5% for the United States and +8.1% in 2021.

12,704 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,624 single-family), −7.2% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.

+12.7%Iowa index, 2021–2022US +15.5%
12,704housing units permitted in 20227,624 single-family
99 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county +13.4%
1,680,368units permitted nationally in 2022
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Counties in 2022

Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2022Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Audubon County+39.3%330.5
Van Buren County+33.8%000.0
Ida County+28.4%660.9
Lucas County+27.9%3483.8
Calhoun County+24.7%21212.2
Osceola County+22.1%220.3
Tama County+22.0%11110.7
Appanoose County+20.7%880.7
Clayton County+20.4%36362.1
Adair County+20.0%11111.5
Harrison County+20.0%52523.6
Keokuk County+19.7%550.5
Allamakee County+19.1%61614.3
Buena Vista County+18.8%82824.0
Madison County+18.6%77734.5
Cherokee County+18.3%990.8
Hancock County+18.3%770.7
Lyon County+18.0%34342.8
Crawford County+17.2%18181.1
Davis County+17.1%110.1
Franklin County+17.0%550.5
Winnebago County+17.0%1681.6
Worth County+17.0%220.3
Wayne County+16.9%330.4
Montgomery County+16.6%10101.0
Humboldt County+16.5%1391.4
Mills County+16.5%11110.7
Pocahontas County+16.5%110.1
Guthrie County+16.4%16161.5
Monona County+16.3%18142.1
Union County+16.0%840.7
Taylor County+15.7%661.0
Grundy County+15.6%23231.9
Warren County+15.6%5124028.9
Hardin County+15.4%880.5
Shelby County+15.4%880.7
Monroe County+15.3%13131.8
Winneshiek County+14.9%55332.8
Dallas County+14.8%1,46171512.3
Decatur County+14.8%110.1
Delaware County+14.8%35152.0
Marion County+14.7%83812.4
Wapello County+14.4%19190.5
Woodbury County+14.4%2311162.2
Jackson County+14.0%24241.2
Cass County+13.7%770.5
Chickasaw County+13.6%2171.8
Emmet County+13.5%440.4
Washington County+13.5%54482.4
Carroll County+13.4%35301.7
Jasper County+13.3%28220.7
Mahaska County+13.2%1240.5
Cerro Gordo County+13.1%130343.1
Dubuque County+13.1%1631551.6
Plymouth County+13.1%37371.4
Pottawattamie County+13.1%1381061.5
Clinton County+13.0%59191.3
Poweshiek County+13.0%34341.9
Fremont County+12.8%771.1
Des Moines County+12.7%13130.3
Polk County+12.6%4,0282,4187.8
Butler County+12.5%30302.1
Hamilton County+12.5%1160.7
Page County+12.5%58123.9
Dickinson County+12.4%43439524.0
Lee County+12.4%550.2
Black Hawk County+12.3%2041271.6
Clarke County+12.2%12912413.5
Louisa County+12.2%17171.6
Howard County+12.1%220.2
Greene County+12.0%550.6
Clay County+11.5%25251.5
O'Brien County+11.2%24241.7
Sioux County+10.8%162804.4
Ringgold County+10.7%220.4
Johnson County+10.6%1,3754448.6
Linn County+10.6%8924223.8
Marshall County+10.4%103232.6
Story County+10.4%2181542.2
Buchanan County+10.2%54302.6
Scott County+10.1%4643392.6
Floyd County+10.0%11110.7
Muscatine County+10.0%1190.3
Benton County+9.9%33211.3
Cedar County+9.9%86364.7
Boone County+9.8%110824.1
Palo Alto County+9.6%20182.2
Jefferson County+9.4%1340.9
Mitchell County+9.3%47454.4
Kossuth County+9.1%880.6
Jones County+8.6%22101.0
Webster County+8.3%141223.8
Bremer County+8.2%37371.5
Fayette County+7.0%27271.4
Adams County+6.3%220.6
Sac County+5.6%19132.0
Iowa County+3.7%13130.8
Wright County+3.4%12120.9
Henry County+2.6%48482.5

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.