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Iowa in 2023

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

In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +7.1%, against +5.7% for the United States and +12.7% in 2022.

11,230 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,421 single-family), −11.6% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.

+7.1%Iowa index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
11,230housing units permitted in 20237,421 single-family
82 of 97counties with a rising indexmedian county +6.7%
1,511,102units permitted nationally in 2023
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Counties in 2023

Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2023Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Ringgold County+32.6%440.9
Adair County+26.8%991.2
Greene County+22.0%1531.7
Sac County+21.0%770.7
Iowa County+20.7%1280.7
Osceola County+18.7%771.2
Wright County+17.1%2992.3
Jackson County+15.4%20161.0
Hamilton County+14.8%36262.4
Henry County+14.7%41412.1
Dickinson County+14.2%35430519.6
Monona County+13.9%14141.6
Taylor County+13.9%771.2
Cedar County+13.8%107205.8
Keokuk County+13.4%110.1
Crawford County+13.2%16161.0
Mitchell County+12.1%44384.1
Bremer County+11.8%40381.6
Clarke County+11.8%12911913.5
Jasper County+10.9%19170.5
Jones County+10.1%35211.6
Sioux County+10.1%134893.6
Story County+10.1%1651041.6
Winneshiek County+10.0%48422.4
O'Brien County+9.9%66604.6
Pottawattamie County+9.7%1791231.9
Page County+9.2%21211.4
Black Hawk County+9.1%4201783.2
Hancock County+8.9%1661.5
Plymouth County+8.8%43291.7
Mahaska County+8.6%1080.5
Marshall County+8.6%94222.4
Johnson County+8.5%1,2364847.7
Fayette County+8.2%12120.6
Boone County+8.1%97633.6
Lucas County+7.6%000.0
Fremont County+7.4%13132.0
Polk County+7.4%3,0952,1636.0
Shelby County+7.4%660.5
Buchanan County+7.3%58282.8
Chickasaw County+7.3%330.3
Delaware County+7.3%30141.7
Linn County+7.2%6944233.0
Benton County+6.9%39231.5
Calhoun County+6.9%24202.5
Scott County+6.9%4882862.8
Emmet County+6.8%991.0
Marion County+6.7%1191153.5
Warren County+6.7%3633596.3
Dallas County+6.6%1,4211,05812.0
Woodbury County+6.6%163571.5
Cerro Gordo County+6.1%44301.0
Franklin County+6.1%330.3
Montgomery County+6.1%990.9
Lyon County+6.0%25232.0
Dubuque County+5.8%1951272.0
Mills County+5.8%29232.0
Hardin County+5.7%550.3
Cass County+5.6%16161.2
Harrison County+5.6%25231.7
Madison County+5.4%82724.7
Clay County+5.3%14120.9
Allamakee County+5.1%49473.4
Wapello County+5.1%46401.3
Carroll County+4.9%47342.3
Palo Alto County+4.7%17151.9
Muscatine County+4.3%24160.6
Kossuth County+4.2%14141.0
Poweshiek County+4.2%77294.2
Cherokee County+4.1%880.7
Howard County+3.8%660.6
Butler County+3.5%26241.9
Webster County+3.5%54221.5
Pocahontas County+3.3%220.3
Clinton County+3.2%85311.8
Grundy County+3.2%21191.7
Washington County+3.1%30221.3
Guthrie County+3.0%20201.9
Humboldt County+2.0%16121.7
Louisa County+1.7%16141.5
Des Moines County+1.6%51131.3
Lee County+1.2%18140.6
Floyd County−0.1%19191.3
Monroe County−0.2%14141.9
Jefferson County−0.6%930.6
Decatur County−1.1%110.1
Audubon County−1.3%661.1
Worth County−1.3%110.1
Tama County−1.5%12120.7
Union County−1.9%550.4
Clayton County−2.1%28281.7
Winnebago County−2.5%330.3
Ida County−2.8%220.3
Davis County−4.4%220.2
Buena Vista County−5.4%20141.0
Appanoose County−6.6%770.6
Wayne County−9.0%881.2
Adams County—551.4
Van Buren County—220.3

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.