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Kansas in 1998

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

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Kansas changed +4.1%, against +3.7% for the United States and +4.4% in 1997.

15,321 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,935 single-family), +12.7% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+4.1%Kansas index, 1997–1998US +3.7%
15,321housing units permitted in 199810,935 single-family
42 of 46counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.3%
1,612,260units permitted nationally in 1998
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Counties in 1998

Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1998Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Neosho County+11.9%880.5
Jackson County+9.5%75755.6
Seward County+8.1%22221.0
Wyandotte County+7.1%1791791.0
Thomas County+7.0%770.9
Lyon County+6.6%25250.8
Coffey County+6.3%28283.3
Miami County+6.3%2502506.9
Geary County+6.2%33330.9
Cherokee County+5.6%27271.4
Sedgwick County+5.5%2,4292,4294.5
Douglas County+4.9%5145144.3
Harvey County+4.8%1171173.5
Johnson County+4.8%4,1614,1616.5
Reno County+4.8%1371372.2
Butler County+4.6%4804806.9
Scott County+4.4%16163.3
Pottawatomie County+4.0%99993.6
Barton County+3.9%14140.6
Montgomery County+3.7%16160.5
Ellis County+3.4%35351.2
Franklin County+3.4%72722.7
Shawnee County+3.4%5435433.0
Sumner County+3.3%70703.1
Allen County+3.2%23231.9
Ford County+3.1%76762.2
Finney County+2.7%660.2
McPherson County+2.7%85852.8
Atchison County+2.5%990.6
Crawford County+2.5%72721.8
Marion County+2.4%32322.8
Leavenworth County+2.3%3853854.6
Labette County+2.2%20201.0
Riley County+2.0%1061061.5
Saline County+1.9%1491492.8
Dickinson County+1.8%45452.4
Grant County+1.8%14142.0
Sherman County+1.4%11111.9
Brown County+1.3%13131.4
Jefferson County+1.2%1301307.1
Cowley County+1.0%35351.0
Pratt County+0.5%770.8
Osage County−0.2%92925.9
Kearny County−0.4%771.8
Rice County−3.7%440.4
Stevens County−4.8%551.0
Anderson County—770.9
Barber County—110.2
Bourbon County—440.3
Cheyenne County—110.4
Clay County—14141.8
Cloud County—330.3
Doniphan County—14141.8
Ellsworth County—330.5
Gray County—10101.8
Greenwood County—771.2
Harper County—330.6
Haskell County—110.3
Kingman County—20202.8
Linn County—54545.4
Logan County—331.1
Marshall County—550.5
Meade County—661.6
Mitchell County—330.5
Morris County—440.7
Nemaha County—17171.7
Ottawa County—21213.7
Pawnee County—110.2
Rooks County—220.4
Rush County—110.4
Russell County—110.2
Trego County—000.0
Wabaunsee County—32324.6
Wichita County—331.5
Wilson County—220.2

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Kansas by year010,00020,0001995: 12,655 units (8,709 single-family, 3,946 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 14,676 units (10,121 single-family, 4,555 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 13,590 units (9,689 single-family, 3,901 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 15,321 units (10,935 single-family, 4,386 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 15,682 units (11,306 single-family, 4,376 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 12,542 units (9,292 single-family, 3,250 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 14,530 units (10,128 single-family, 4,402 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 12,983 units (10,325 single-family, 2,658 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 15,049 units (11,494 single-family, 3,555 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 13,301 units (11,548 single-family, 1,753 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 14,048 units (11,626 single-family, 2,422 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 14,619 units (11,133 single-family, 3,486 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 11,473 units (8,137 single-family, 3,336 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 8,188 units (5,425 single-family, 2,763 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 6,677 units (4,272 single-family, 2,405 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 5,140 units (3,974 single-family, 1,166 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 5,386 units (3,469 single-family, 1,917 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 6,252 units (4,120 single-family, 2,132 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 8,285 units (5,066 single-family, 3,219 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 7,459 units (4,874 single-family, 2,585 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 8,644 units (5,064 single-family, 3,580 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 9,807 units (5,230 single-family, 4,577 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 8,984 units (6,046 single-family, 2,938 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 9,478 units (5,376 single-family, 4,102 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 7,961 units (5,089 single-family, 2,872 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 8,211 units (5,975 single-family, 2,236 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 9,538 units (6,569 single-family, 2,969 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 9,560 units (5,567 single-family, 3,993 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 9,504 units (4,927 single-family, 4,577 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 9,063 units (5,565 single-family, 3,498 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 10,299 units (6,121 single-family, 4,178 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Kansas 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.