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Kansas in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Kansas changed −0.3%, against −4.5% for the United States and +2.2% in 2007.

8,188 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,425 single-family), −28.6% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

−0.3%Kansas index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
8,188housing units permitted in 20085,425 single-family
45 of 73counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.0%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Cheyenne County+11.8%110.4
Marshall County+8.1%990.9
Haskell County+7.8%110.3
Kingman County+6.9%14142.0
Rooks County+6.8%220.4
Grant County+5.6%660.9
Meade County+5.6%220.5
Labette County+5.5%10100.5
Russell County+5.5%440.6
Wichita County+5.5%000.0
Mitchell County+5.4%550.9
Sumner County+5.4%31311.4
Pratt County+5.2%440.4
Barton County+5.0%12120.5
Seward County+5.0%27231.3
Logan County+4.9%110.4
Bourbon County+4.8%110.1
Rice County+4.0%11111.2
Sherman County+4.0%300.5
Stevens County+3.9%551.0
Neosho County+3.5%17131.1
Coffey County+3.3%25253.0
Doniphan County+3.3%10101.3
Finney County+3.2%24100.6
Montgomery County+2.7%19150.6
Allen County+2.5%30272.4
Kearny County+2.3%110.3
Morris County+2.3%110.2
Cloud County+1.8%330.3
Ford County+1.8%18180.5
Saline County+1.7%91891.7
Ellsworth County+1.6%330.5
Anderson County+1.3%23232.9
Butler County+1.3%2292163.3
Cowley County+1.3%51451.5
Ellis County+1.2%55311.9
Sedgwick County+1.0%2,2081,5224.1
Jefferson County+0.9%53532.9
Thomas County+0.9%000.0
Harvey County+0.5%81752.4
Jackson County+0.5%27272.0
Clay County+0.4%19152.4
Scott County+0.4%000.0
Douglas County+0.2%7441826.2
McPherson County+0.1%44381.5
Crawford County−0.1%91492.3
Harper County−0.2%661.1
Marion County−0.2%16161.4
Miami County−0.2%74682.0
Reno County−0.2%51510.8
Rush County−0.2%110.4
Shawnee County−0.2%4313282.4
Dickinson County−0.3%76724.1
Leavenworth County−0.5%2382382.8
Wabaunsee County−0.5%991.3
Ottawa County−1.4%17143.0
Franklin County−1.5%56542.1
Atchison County−1.7%46102.8
Cherokee County−1.7%660.3
Johnson County−1.7%1,6608842.6
Nemaha County−1.8%880.8
Geary County−1.9%41923911.5
Riley County−1.9%5062797.0
Osage County−2.1%45452.9
Pottawatomie County−2.2%1061043.9
Brown County−2.6%10101.1
Lyon County−3.3%47161.5
Gray County−3.8%12122.1
Linn County−4.8%23232.3
Wyandotte County−4.9%1841761.1
Greenwood County−5.1%110.2
Pawnee County−5.3%220.3
Barber County−11.2%110.2
Trego County—000.0
Wilson County—110.1

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.