States › Kentucky › 2003
In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Kentucky changed +2.4%, against +4.5% for the United States and +2.6% in 2002.
20,404 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (17,428 single-family), +4.9% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.
+2.4% Kentucky index, 2002–2003 US +4.5%
20,404 housing units permitted in 2003 17,428 single-family
93 of 101 counties with a rising index median county +2.3%
1,889,214 units permitted nationally in 2003
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.
County Index change 2003 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Fulton County +10.6% 10 10 1.6 Hart County +9.1% 35 35 1.7 Letcher County +8.0% 0 0 0.0 Carter County +7.0% 7 7 0.3 Harlan County +6.5% 0 0 0.0 Webster County +5.9% 4 4 0.3 Henry County +5.5% 82 82 5.0 Ballard County +4.9% 0 0 0.0 Trigg County +4.6% 17 17 1.2 Adair County +4.5% 0 0 0.0 Breckinridge County +4.3% 20 18 0.9 Bell County +4.2% 63 59 2.8 Greenup County +4.1% 47 43 1.3 Montgomery County +4.1% 184 155 6.4 Pulaski County +4.1% 29 29 0.4 Russell County +4.1% 4 4 0.2 Lincoln County +3.9% 163 163 6.4 Woodford County +3.7% 159 129 5.7 Gallatin County +3.6% 0 0 0.0 Scott County +3.5% 618 584 9.9 Franklin County +3.4% 277 219 5.3 Nicholas County +3.4% 4 4 0.5 Clark County +3.2% 356 356 9.4 Henderson County +3.2% 173 151 3.9 Meade County +3.1% 6 6 0.2 Spencer County +3.1% 244 240 11.6 Todd County +3.1% 2 2 0.2 Fayette County +3.0% 2,309 2,206 7.0 Jessamine County +3.0% 461 445 8.1 Knott County +3.0% 0 0 0.0 Perry County +3.0% 13 13 0.5 Union County +3.0% 12 8 0.9 Madison County +2.9% 452 274 4.4 Bullitt County +2.8% 903 790 10.4 Nelson County +2.8% 482 478 9.8 Pendleton County +2.8% 2 2 0.1 Calloway County +2.7% 85 18 2.2 Hardin County +2.7% 895 753 7.9 Mason County +2.7% 35 35 2.1 Anderson County +2.6% 212 198 8.4 Boyd County +2.6% 19 19 0.4 Boyle County +2.6% 167 132 5.3 McCracken County +2.6% 215 189 3.2 Mercer County +2.5% 162 134 6.8 Campbell County +2.4% 433 282 4.5 Johnson County +2.4% 4 4 0.2 Laurel County +2.4% 13 13 0.2 Muhlenberg County +2.4% 23 17 0.8 Oldham County +2.4% 831 659 11.7 Bourbon County +2.3% 72 72 3.6 Floyd County +2.3% 28 28 0.8 Graves County +2.3% 17 5 0.5 Jefferson County +2.3% 3,995 3,164 5.0 Shelby County +2.3% 496 401 9.7 Allen County +2.2% 0 0 0.0 Hopkins County +2.2% 149 139 3.3 Trimble County +2.2% 0 0 0.0 Taylor County +2.1% 12 8 0.4 Whitley County +2.1% 43 16 1.2 Kenton County +2.0% 1,222 1,054 7.0 Rowan County +2.0% 21 21 0.9 Carroll County +1.9% 4 4 0.4 Christian County +1.9% 121 77 1.7 Boone County +1.8% 1,650 1,595 11.4 Butler County +1.8% 0 0 0.0 Green County +1.8% 0 0 0.0 Warren County +1.8% 1,046 753 7.0 Bath County +1.7% 9 9 0.7 Garrard County +1.7% 19 11 1.0 Hancock County +1.7% 18 14 2.0 Lyon County +1.7% 11 11 1.2 Pike County +1.6% 43 35 0.8 Barren County +1.5% 72 72 1.6 Casey County +1.5% 2 2 0.1 Marshall County +1.5% 93 86 2.9 Knox County +1.4% 6 1 0.2 Bracken County +1.3% 0 0 0.0 McLean County +1.3% 3 3 0.3 Grayson County +1.2% 4 0 0.1 Owen County +1.2% 2 0 0.2 Daviess County +1.1% 582 511 5.5 Powell County +1.1% 0 0 0.0 Livingston County +1.0% 0 0 0.0 Harrison County +0.9% 63 59 3.2 Crittenden County +0.8% 0 0 0.0 Logan County +0.8% 31 12 1.1 Caldwell County +0.7% 6 6 0.5 Grant County +0.5% 137 115 5.2 Marion County +0.5% 8 2 0.4 Simpson County +0.5% 85 79 4.1 Edmonson County +0.4% 0 0 0.0 Hickman County +0.4% 0 0 0.0 Washington County +0.3% 4 4 0.3 Larue County 0.0% 62 60 4.1 Wayne County 0.0% 0 0 0.0 Fleming County −0.1% 0 0 0.0 Monroe County −0.1% 0 0 0.0 Ohio County −0.8% 11 11 0.5 Estill County −0.9% 1 1 0.1 Metcalfe County −3.2% 0 0 0.0 Jackson County −4.7% 0 0 0.0 Clay County — 0 0 0.0 Clinton County — 21 0 2.3 Cumberland County — 3 1 0.5 Lawrence County — 0 0 0.0 Lewis County — 0 0 0.0 McCreary County — 0 0 0.0 Morgan County — 0 0 0.0 Rockcastle County — 0 0 0.0
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Kentucky by year 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 1995: 17,625 units (12,829 single-family, 4,796 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 18,778 units (14,056 single-family, 4,722 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 18,114 units (13,734 single-family, 4,380 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 20,640 units (15,375 single-family, 5,265 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 21,581 units (16,488 single-family, 5,093 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 18,460 units (14,825 single-family, 3,635 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 17,685 units (14,980 single-family, 2,705 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 19,459 units (16,316 single-family, 3,143 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 20,404 units (17,428 single-family, 2,976 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 22,623 units (18,480 single-family, 4,143 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 21,159 units (17,929 single-family, 3,230 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 16,628 units (13,496 single-family, 3,132 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 14,938 units (11,553 single-family, 3,385 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 10,494 units (6,892 single-family, 3,602 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 7,398 units (5,978 single-family, 1,420 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 7,986 units (5,983 single-family, 2,003 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 7,782 units (4,793 single-family, 2,989 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 9,725 units (5,538 single-family, 4,187 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 8,955 units (6,077 single-family, 2,878 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 9,536 units (6,073 single-family, 3,463 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 10,566 units (6,606 single-family, 3,960 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 12,714 units (7,264 single-family, 5,450 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 12,630 units (7,967 single-family, 4,663 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 13,826 units (7,776 single-family, 6,050 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 11,811 units (7,467 single-family, 4,344 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 11,281 units (8,876 single-family, 2,405 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 14,841 units (10,087 single-family, 4,754 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 15,078 units (8,783 single-family, 6,295 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 15,415 units (7,826 single-family, 7,589 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 16,264 units (8,919 single-family, 7,345 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 14,940 units (8,817 single-family, 6,123 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Kentucky by year
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 .