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Kansas in 2004

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

In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Kansas changed +4.0%, against +9.2% for the United States and +2.0% in 2003.

13,301 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,548 single-family), −11.6% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.

+4.0%Kansas index, 2003–2004US +9.2%
13,301housing units permitted in 200411,548 single-family
59 of 72counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.2%
2,070,077units permitted nationally in 2004
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Counties in 2004

Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2004Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Rush County+19.1%000.0
Ellsworth County+11.4%19153.0
Rice County+11.3%880.9
Doniphan County+10.8%24103.2
Anderson County+9.5%33334.1
Pottawatomie County+9.1%1421405.2
Cloud County+8.8%220.2
Franklin County+8.5%1401145.3
Riley County+8.5%4392176.0
Wichita County+8.3%110.5
Wabaunsee County+7.7%31314.4
Geary County+7.0%64641.8
Lyon County+6.8%176625.5
Douglas County+6.4%8795537.3
Jefferson County+6.3%1101066.0
Wyandotte County+5.9%3943502.3
McPherson County+5.4%1281264.3
Labette County+5.2%990.5
Cherokee County+4.9%1981.0
Ellis County+4.9%45351.5
Montgomery County+4.9%11110.4
Miami County+4.5%3022868.3
Atchison County+4.4%27211.7
Meade County+4.4%220.5
Seward County+4.4%26261.2
Leavenworth County+4.3%5905467.0
Scott County+4.2%941.9
Shawnee County+4.2%8668424.8
Pawnee County+3.9%330.5
Johnson County+3.8%4,3983,8606.9
Saline County+3.8%1901423.6
Neosho County+3.4%770.4
Osage County+3.4%84845.4
Crawford County+3.3%1071012.7
Harvey County+3.2%1111113.3
Ottawa County+3.2%25254.4
Pratt County+3.2%1641.8
Cowley County+3.1%81812.4
Finney County+3.0%30300.8
Thomas County+3.0%330.4
Butler County+2.9%3843765.5
Sedgwick County+2.9%2,5562,4004.7
Sherman County+2.8%1532.6
Dickinson County+2.7%51512.7
Clay County+2.5%28223.5
Mitchell County+2.4%1172.0
Marion County+2.2%64405.5
Barton County+2.1%41291.7
Coffey County+2.0%28283.3
Reno County+2.0%1001001.6
Sumner County+1.9%55552.5
Jackson County+1.8%76725.7
Brown County+1.6%330.3
Linn County+1.2%89868.9
Bourbon County+1.1%330.2
Nemaha County+1.0%880.8
Grant County+0.9%1021.4
Ford County+0.4%68622.0
Barber County+0.1%882.0
Kingman County0.0%660.9
Allen County−0.1%17171.4
Cheyenne County−0.6%000.0
Gray County−0.7%27274.8
Russell County−1.0%440.6
Harper County−1.4%440.7
Morris County−1.4%771.3
Marshall County−2.1%11111.1
Haskell County−2.6%000.0
Stevens County−2.7%440.8
Logan County−4.8%803.0
Rooks County−5.0%110.2
Kearny County−8.8%10102.6
Greenwood County—110.2
Trego County—2519.1
Wilson County—330.4

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.