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Kansas in 2003

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

In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Kansas changed +2.0%, against +4.5% for the United States and +3.5% in 2002.

15,049 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,494 single-family), +15.9% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.

+2.0%Kansas index, 2002–2003US +4.5%
15,049housing units permitted in 200311,494 single-family
57 of 68counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.8%
1,889,214units permitted nationally in 2003
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Counties in 2003

Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2003Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Rooks County+10.2%110.2
Harper County+7.0%330.6
Logan County+5.1%220.8
Kearny County+4.6%220.5
Wyandotte County+4.5%2802721.6
Ellis County+4.2%127684.4
Neosho County+4.0%12120.8
Allen County+3.8%15151.2
Geary County+3.8%51441.4
Bourbon County+3.6%950.6
Crawford County+3.6%2041765.2
Grant County+3.6%660.9
Pottawatomie County+3.6%1221204.5
Atchison County+3.4%35172.2
Douglas County+3.4%1,0605508.8
Riley County+3.4%5902058.1
Clay County+3.2%33214.1
Gray County+3.1%23234.1
Jefferson County+3.0%1141106.2
Stevens County+3.0%440.8
Leavenworth County+2.9%5674466.7
Pratt County+2.9%3153.4
Lyon County+2.8%91322.8
Osage County+2.8%76764.8
Anderson County+2.6%330.4
Shawnee County+2.6%1,0929526.1
Johnson County+2.3%5,3534,0348.4
Linn County+2.3%55525.5
Jackson County+2.2%60604.5
Morris County+2.2%330.6
Cherokee County+2.1%2191.1
Ford County+2.1%98822.9
Miami County+2.1%2031925.6
Thomas County+1.9%330.4
Barton County+1.8%50242.0
Sedgwick County+1.8%3,0722,4325.7
Wichita County+1.8%110.5
Coffey County+1.7%29293.4
McPherson County+1.7%107983.6
Harvey County+1.5%1301183.9
Brown County+1.3%770.8
Reno County+1.3%1201181.9
Franklin County+1.2%2011537.6
Saline County+1.2%1411412.6
Cloud County+1.1%550.6
Marion County+1.1%35333.0
Rice County+1.1%440.4
Montgomery County+1.0%16100.5
Ottawa County+1.0%881.4
Russell County+1.0%220.3
Dickinson County+0.9%47472.5
Butler County+0.7%4093735.9
Finney County+0.5%32320.9
Seward County+0.4%17170.8
Wabaunsee County+0.4%36365.1
Ellsworth County+0.3%400.6
Scott County+0.1%440.8
Marshall County−0.2%880.8
Labette County−0.8%26181.3
Sumner County−0.8%37291.7
Kingman County−0.9%861.1
Sherman County−1.2%200.3
Cowley County−1.5%41411.2
Meade County−1.5%220.5
Nemaha County−1.5%17171.7
Haskell County−1.6%110.3
Pawnee County−2.1%330.5
Doniphan County−2.9%16162.1
Barber County—551.2
Cheyenne County—401.5
Greenwood County—440.7
Mitchell County—641.1
Rush County—110.4
Trego County—110.4
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.