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Louisiana in 2002

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

In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +3.2%, against +5.4% for the United States and +4.5% in 2001.

18,425 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,225 single-family), +17.7% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.

+3.2%Louisiana index, 2001–2002US +5.4%
18,425housing units permitted in 200215,225 single-family
59 of 59counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.5%
1,747,678units permitted nationally in 2002
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Counties in 2002

Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2002Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
West Carroll Parish+10.1%110.1
Richland Parish+7.7%40402.0
Jackson Parish+6.8%110.1
Bienville Parish+6.0%000.0
LaSalle Parish+5.8%110.1
De Soto Parish+5.3%000.0
Orleans Parish+5.0%6164381.7
St. Helena Parish+4.8%13131.2
Evangeline Parish+4.7%1271214.0
Lincoln Parish+4.7%93571.9
St. Martin Parish+4.7%1831833.6
Vermilion Parish+4.7%2122123.7
Ouachita Parish+4.3%4854413.1
Assumption Parish+4.1%1061065.4
Beauregard Parish+4.1%10100.3
Plaquemines Parish+4.1%1131075.1
St. John the Baptist Parish+4.1%2882807.2
Terrebonne Parish+4.1%4734474.5
West Feliciana Parish+4.0%62624.1
Acadia Parish+3.8%1861833.3
Caddo Parish+3.8%6376372.8
Lafayette Parish+3.8%1,3739915.3
Sabine Parish+3.8%330.1
St. Bernard Parish+3.8%1121042.5
Vernon Parish+3.8%31310.7
Washington Parish+3.7%1641643.6
St. James Parish+3.6%31311.6
Claiborne Parish+3.5%000.0
Jefferson Parish+3.5%1,3049373.0
West Baton Rouge Parish+3.5%71712.5
Bossier Parish+3.4%7835595.9
Natchitoches Parish+3.4%213655.9
Pointe Coupee Parish+3.4%1201186.1
St. Landry Parish+3.4%3712674.6
St. Tammany Parish+3.4%2,7272,2449.8
St. Charles Parish+3.3%2232164.4
Winn Parish+3.3%000.0
Concordia Parish+3.1%51362.9
Jefferson Davis Parish+3.1%73712.3
Iberville Parish+3.0%74742.5
Lafourche Parish+2.9%3213133.4
Livingston Parish+2.9%9499496.1
Union Parish+2.9%1261266.1
East Feliciana Parish+2.8%220.1
Grant Parish+2.6%000.0
Ascension Parish+2.5%1,0271,0277.6
Franklin Parish+2.5%55512.9
Iberia Parish+2.5%1591592.4
Tangipahoa Parish+2.5%6234734.4
St. Mary Parish+2.4%137772.9
Allen Parish+2.3%31191.4
Avoyelles Parish+2.3%1701454.5
Rapides Parish+2.3%5344324.2
East Baton Rouge Parish+2.2%1,9551,2474.3
Webster Parish+1.7%23230.7
Morehouse Parish+1.6%69572.9
Calcasieu Parish+1.5%9298574.5
Caldwell Parish+1.5%14141.5
Cameron Parish+0.8%575712.1
Catahoula Parish—26263.2
Madison Parish—14101.6

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Louisiana by year010,00020,00030,0001995: 14,723 units (12,461 single-family, 2,262 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 17,998 units (14,422 single-family, 3,576 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 15,144 units (13,189 single-family, 1,955 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 16,483 units (13,875 single-family, 2,608 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 17,836 units (14,557 single-family, 3,279 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 14,720 units (13,109 single-family, 1,611 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 15,653 units (13,274 single-family, 2,379 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 18,425 units (15,225 single-family, 3,200 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 22,220 units (18,478 single-family, 3,742 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 22,989 units (20,684 single-family, 2,305 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 22,811 units (20,206 single-family, 2,605 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 28,671 units (23,806 single-family, 4,865 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 23,379 units (16,640 single-family, 6,739 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 16,305 units (11,689 single-family, 4,616 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 12,513 units (10,755 single-family, 1,758 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 11,343 units (10,210 single-family, 1,133 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 12,173 units (9,959 single-family, 2,214 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 13,018 units (11,526 single-family, 1,492 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 14,015 units (12,380 single-family, 1,635 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 15,255 units (12,844 single-family, 2,411 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 13,830 units (12,322 single-family, 1,508 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 14,503 units (12,518 single-family, 1,985 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 15,224 units (13,557 single-family, 1,667 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 15,835 units (13,733 single-family, 2,102 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 15,793 units (14,013 single-family, 1,780 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 17,283 units (15,457 single-family, 1,826 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 19,147 units (16,937 single-family, 2,210 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 15,544 units (13,557 single-family, 1,987 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 14,247 units (11,243 single-family, 3,004 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 14,310 units (12,120 single-family, 2,190 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 14,203 units (11,199 single-family, 3,004 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Louisiana 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.