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Kansas in 2005

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

In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Kansas changed +4.5%, against +12.4% for the United States and +4.0% in 2004.

14,048 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,626 single-family), +5.6% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.

+4.5%Kansas index, 2004–2005US +12.4%
14,048housing units permitted in 200511,626 single-family
63 of 73counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.3%
2,155,316units permitted nationally in 2005
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Counties in 2005

Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2005Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Morris County+20.4%10101.9
Logan County+18.0%220.8
Geary County+14.6%61611.7
Barber County+14.5%110.2
Marshall County+12.4%990.9
Russell County+12.3%11111.7
Brown County+11.0%660.7
Riley County+10.9%4072875.6
Neosho County+10.0%12120.8
Coffey County+9.9%23232.7
Pottawatomie County+9.9%2662379.8
Bourbon County+8.8%1170.8
Atchison County+8.7%25231.5
Allen County+8.1%21211.7
Osage County+7.9%59593.8
Jackson County+7.8%72665.4
Crawford County+7.1%1411193.6
Dickinson County+7.1%58583.1
Harper County+7.0%10101.9
Lyon County+6.7%172905.3
Stevens County+6.5%000.0
Haskell County+6.2%000.0
Linn County+6.2%60606.0
Douglas County+6.1%6975085.8
Leavenworth County+5.8%6756698.0
Wyandotte County+5.7%8136354.8
Anderson County+5.6%24243.0
Seward County+5.3%33331.6
Wabaunsee County+5.3%31314.4
Shawnee County+5.2%8978465.0
Cheyenne County+5.0%000.0
Jefferson County+5.0%1321287.2
Nemaha County+5.0%25232.5
Cherokee County+4.8%1981.0
Miami County+4.7%2522527.0
Johnson County+4.6%4,4563,3587.0
Kearny County+4.3%441.0
Saline County+4.3%1731193.2
Ellis County+4.1%55471.9
Greenwood County+4.1%110.2
Doniphan County+4.0%15152.0
Clay County+3.8%29243.6
Sumner County+3.7%50452.2
Barton County+3.5%52522.1
Franklin County+3.4%2211558.4
McPherson County+3.2%1311164.4
Wichita County+3.1%000.0
Grant County+2.6%220.3
Meade County+2.6%220.5
Sedgwick County+2.6%2,8702,5025.3
Labette County+2.3%22221.1
Marion County+2.3%50504.3
Pratt County+2.3%440.4
Finney County+2.2%13130.3
Butler County+1.9%2962944.3
Montgomery County+1.9%14110.5
Ottawa County+1.9%18183.1
Ford County+1.7%30260.9
Harvey County+1.6%1331214.0
Reno County+1.4%1871393.0
Ellsworth County+1.1%440.6
Kingman County+1.0%110.1
Cowley County+0.5%79792.3
Gray County−0.1%771.2
Pawnee County−0.6%661.0
Scott County−0.6%110.2
Rice County−1.8%880.9
Thomas County−2.1%330.4
Sherman County−2.5%220.3
Rooks County−3.5%220.4
Mitchell County−4.2%220.4
Cloud County−4.8%000.0
Rush County−5.2%110.4
Trego County—110.4
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.