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Kansas in 2006

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

In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Kansas changed +3.3%, against +6.6% for the United States and +4.5% in 2005.

14,619 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,133 single-family), +4.1% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.

+3.3%Kansas index, 2005–2006US +6.6%
14,619housing units permitted in 200611,133 single-family
56 of 73counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.5%
1,838,903units permitted nationally in 2006
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Counties in 2006

Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2006Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Clay County+21.8%35264.4
Geary County+18.4%1,6861,26446.4
Dickinson County+12.6%72723.9
Rooks County+12.3%551.1
Marshall County+12.1%13131.3
Barber County+12.0%330.7
Riley County+11.6%85644311.8
Kingman County+10.7%330.4
Pottawatomie County+10.7%2662569.8
Pratt County+8.9%550.5
Labette County+8.4%18180.9
Wabaunsee County+7.7%21213.0
Linn County+7.4%47474.7
Jackson County+7.1%62604.6
Gray County+6.9%1081.8
Ellsworth County+6.8%440.6
Meade County+6.8%110.3
Atchison County+6.2%33332.0
Haskell County+6.2%000.0
Brown County+5.6%440.4
McPherson County+5.2%98983.3
Saline County+5.2%1471472.8
Scott County+5.2%110.2
Pawnee County+5.1%110.2
Wyandotte County+4.9%5965233.5
Morris County+4.8%14122.6
Barton County+4.3%21210.8
Crawford County+4.3%1581004.1
Leavenworth County+4.3%4794725.7
Rice County+4.3%12121.3
Ottawa County+4.2%17173.0
Montgomery County+4.0%22200.7
Ellis County+3.9%54541.9
Miami County+3.9%2212136.1
Cowley County+3.6%81712.4
Harvey County+3.6%1361344.1
Franklin County+3.5%1301224.9
Lyon County+3.4%83552.6
Butler County+3.1%3423084.9
Reno County+3.1%1591192.6
Jefferson County+3.0%1051015.7
Sedgwick County+3.0%3,1402,3075.8
Douglas County+2.9%5454384.5
Grant County+2.7%220.3
Thomas County+2.7%220.3
Johnson County+2.6%3,7512,5085.9
Nemaha County+2.3%880.8
Osage County+2.3%71714.5
Cherokee County+2.1%770.4
Shawnee County+2.1%6615623.7
Sherman County+1.7%621.0
Finney County+1.6%12120.3
Seward County+1.6%48462.3
Cloud County+1.5%110.1
Kearny County+1.0%330.8
Marion County+0.4%70296.0
Allen County−0.1%24242.0
Wichita County−0.5%110.5
Ford County−0.7%41381.2
Coffey County−0.8%22222.6
Sumner County−0.8%38381.7
Mitchell County−1.0%440.7
Harper County−1.1%991.7
Cheyenne County−1.4%000.0
Anderson County−1.6%28283.5
Bourbon County−1.7%730.5
Rush County−1.7%551.8
Doniphan County−2.0%1481.8
Stevens County−2.9%881.6
Neosho County−4.4%660.4
Greenwood County−5.5%220.3
Russell County−5.6%330.5
Logan County−14.9%000.0
Trego County—000.0
Wilson County—550.6

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.