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Iowa in 2024

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

In 2024 the FHFA house price index for Iowa changed +5.0%, against +4.9% for the United States and +7.1% in 2023.

12,544 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,780 single-family), +11.7% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.

+5.0%Iowa index, 2023–2024US +4.9%
12,544housing units permitted in 20247,780 single-family
85 of 97counties with a rising indexmedian county +6.2%
1,478,000units permitted nationally in 2024
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Counties in 2024

Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2024Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Pocahontas County+40.1%550.7
Wayne County+29.0%868612.8
Davis County+20.7%330.3
Appanoose County+19.7%770.6
Decatur County+19.0%220.3
Lyon County+15.7%63635.1
Clayton County+15.6%55493.3
Jefferson County+14.0%110.1
Montgomery County+13.7%13131.3
Buena Vista County+13.4%172918.4
Carroll County+13.2%34291.7
Sac County+12.5%13131.4
Grundy County+12.4%1180.9
Mahaska County+11.7%16120.7
Delaware County+11.3%52222.9
Ida County+11.1%220.3
Howard County+10.2%880.8
Des Moines County+10.1%55151.4
Kossuth County+10.0%990.6
Guthrie County+9.9%26242.4
Worth County+9.8%220.3
Shelby County+9.4%660.5
Harrison County+9.3%37322.5
Taylor County+9.3%550.9
Cherokee County+9.2%71156.2
Wapello County+9.0%45391.3
Union County+8.7%220.2
Boone County+8.3%75532.8
Muscatine County+8.3%77301.8
Page County+8.3%19191.3
Greene County+7.9%330.3
Palo Alto County+7.7%10101.1
Winneshiek County+7.7%47352.4
Madison County+7.6%123687.1
Cass County+7.5%10100.8
Sioux County+7.5%2511466.8
Bremer County+7.4%37371.5
Marshall County+7.3%37270.9
Clarke County+7.0%12512513.1
Dickinson County+7.0%29226116.2
Dubuque County+7.0%4741484.8
Butler County+6.9%27271.9
Floyd County+6.8%22221.5
Henry County+6.6%36281.9
Fremont County+6.3%550.8
Buchanan County+6.2%31271.5
Hardin County+6.2%28281.7
Pottawattamie County+6.2%6811057.3
Washington County+6.2%34161.5
Winnebago County+6.1%440.4
Jasper County+6.0%15110.4
Mills County+5.7%40402.7
Allamakee County+5.6%89536.3
Woodbury County+5.6%172761.6
Cerro Gordo County+5.5%52301.2
Clinton County+5.3%117312.5
Benton County+5.2%43331.7
Marion County+5.1%1071013.1
Chickasaw County+4.9%550.4
Lee County+4.9%54121.7
Black Hawk County+4.8%2891662.2
O'Brien County+4.7%990.6
Warren County+4.7%4384367.6
Polk County+4.6%2,9492,2955.7
Scott County+4.6%7853104.5
Story County+4.6%1981522.0
Webster County+4.3%28280.8
Tama County+3.7%12120.7
Ringgold County+3.6%330.6
Linn County+3.5%1,0244434.4
Plymouth County+3.4%146285.7
Calhoun County+3.1%16161.7
Johnson County+2.9%7145124.5
Louisa County+2.9%970.9
Dallas County+2.8%1,51388312.8
Poweshiek County+2.8%29291.6
Clay County+2.5%990.6
Hancock County+2.2%1371.2
Jones County+2.2%20180.9
Franklin County+1.5%550.5
Mitchell County+1.5%44404.1
Lucas County+1.3%2933.3
Emmet County+1.1%7368.0
Iowa County+0.4%1390.8
Cedar County+0.3%49202.7
Adair County−0.4%72589.7
Fayette County−0.4%1190.6
Monroe County−2.2%881.1
Keokuk County−2.5%110.1
Crawford County−3.9%16141.0
Humboldt County−3.9%550.5
Jackson County−4.0%23231.2
Wright County−4.6%1841.4
Monona County−4.7%330.4
Hamilton County−9.8%940.6
Osceola County−11.5%641.0
Audubon County−17.7%771.3
Adams County—220.6
Van Buren County—330.4

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.