Home Value Trail

States › Kentucky › 2012

State, one year

Kentucky in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Kentucky changed −0.1%, against −1.8% for the United States and −1.5% in 2011.

9,725 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,538 single-family), +25.0% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

−0.1%Kentucky index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
9,725housing units permitted in 20125,538 single-family
54 of 107counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.1%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
← 2011Kentucky overview2013 →

Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Harlan County+15.0%000.0
Clay County+13.1%000.0
Knott County+12.3%000.0
Webster County+7.4%550.4
Rockcastle County+6.6%000.0
Jackson County+6.5%000.0
Ballard County+6.3%000.0
Pike County+6.2%43110.8
Todd County+5.1%710.5
Logan County+4.0%1350.5
Hancock County+3.7%550.6
Hopkins County+3.4%60581.3
Wayne County+3.1%000.0
Marshall County+2.8%106183.3
Grayson County+2.7%1130.4
Knox County+2.6%000.0
Lyon County+2.6%660.7
Calloway County+2.5%89302.3
Carroll County+2.5%400.4
Adair County+2.2%400.2
Shelby County+1.9%1341322.6
Owen County+1.8%000.0
Rowan County+1.8%1650.7
Caldwell County+1.7%330.2
Pulaski County+1.6%15110.2
Union County+1.6%41393.2
McLean County+1.5%330.3
Perry County+1.5%1390.5
Laurel County+1.4%220.0
Daviess County+1.3%2562482.4
Graves County+1.3%220.1
Barren County+1.1%51411.1
Simpson County+1.1%56182.7
Trigg County+1.1%220.1
Butler County+1.0%110.1
Letcher County+1.0%600.3
Greenup County+0.9%19190.5
Warren County+0.9%9163856.1
Taylor County+0.8%55552.1
Bracken County+0.7%000.0
Christian County+0.7%163752.3
Bourbon County+0.6%35331.7
Scott County+0.6%2542384.1
Henderson County+0.5%86381.9
Meade County+0.5%84752.7
Trimble County+0.5%000.0
Bell County+0.4%14140.6
Monroe County+0.4%000.0
Hardin County+0.3%4662484.1
Bullitt County+0.2%2892593.3
Estill County+0.2%220.1
Floyd County+0.2%660.2
Madison County+0.2%2181122.1
Oldham County+0.1%1671672.4
Boyle County0.0%53191.7
Edmonson County0.0%000.0
Johnson County0.0%110.0
Kenton County0.0%3132301.8
Franklin County−0.1%42200.8
McCracken County−0.1%1451132.1
Spencer County−0.1%48482.3
Anderson County−0.2%35351.4
Campbell County−0.2%1491031.6
Jefferson County−0.2%2,0448592.6
Fayette County−0.3%1,8167505.5
Metcalfe County−0.3%000.0
Russell County−0.4%220.1
Gallatin County−0.6%880.9
Lawrence County−0.6%000.0
Clark County−0.7%24240.6
Jessamine County−0.7%1231072.2
Mercer County−0.7%51332.1
Ohio County−0.7%1040.4
Woodford County−0.7%66662.4
Henry County−0.8%25231.5
Boone County−0.9%5343253.7
Casey County−1.0%110.1
Grant County−1.0%29291.1
Muhlenberg County−1.0%220.1
Lincoln County−1.1%41411.6
Marion County−1.1%1480.7
Nelson County−1.1%1121122.3
Carter County−1.4%660.2
Montgomery County−1.4%35331.2
Boyd County−1.5%220.0
Cumberland County−1.6%000.0
Breckinridge County−1.7%550.2
Allen County−1.9%000.0
Garrard County−2.1%110.1
Fleming County−2.3%000.0
Washington County−2.4%2111.7
Whitley County−2.6%1860.5
Morgan County−2.8%37372.6
Livingston County−3.8%000.0
Pendleton County−3.9%000.0
Larue County−4.1%41352.7
Mason County−4.3%45142.7
Harrison County−4.4%18180.9
Crittenden County−4.5%110.1
Clinton County−4.9%000.0
Hart County−4.9%76293.8
Powell County−6.5%000.0
Green County−6.8%000.0
McCreary County−7.6%000.0
Bath County−8.0%000.0
Nicholas County−8.7%000.0
Fulton County−10.4%330.5
Hickman County—000.0
Lewis County—000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Kentucky by year010,00020,00030,0001995: 17,625 units (12,829 single-family, 4,796 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 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)20002001: 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)20052006: 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)20102011: 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)20152016: 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)20202021: 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 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.