States › Louisiana › 2003
In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +3.4%, against +4.5% for the United States and +3.2% in 2002.
22,220 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (18,478 single-family), +20.6% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.
+3.4% Louisiana index, 2002–2003 US +4.5%
22,220 housing units permitted in 2003 18,478 single-family
57 of 60 counties with a rising index median county +3.2%
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 LaSalle Parish +6.5% 0 0 0.0 Claiborne Parish +5.6% 0 0 0.0 Caldwell Parish +5.4% 9 9 1.0 Orleans Parish +5.3% 917 530 2.5 St. Mary Parish +5.1% 106 100 2.3 Cameron Parish +5.0% 60 60 12.7 Assumption Parish +4.8% 69 69 3.5 Plaquemines Parish +4.8% 202 202 9.1 Franklin Parish +4.3% 52 48 2.7 Jefferson Parish +4.2% 1,195 1,168 2.8 St. Bernard Parish +4.2% 108 98 2.4 Avoyelles Parish +4.0% 134 134 3.5 Bossier Parish +4.0% 1,353 760 10.3 Concordia Parish +3.9% 24 24 1.3 Natchitoches Parish +3.9% 217 90 6.0 Sabine Parish +3.9% 2 2 0.1 Washington Parish +3.9% 137 137 3.0 Iberia Parish +3.8% 241 217 3.6 Lafourche Parish +3.8% 340 333 3.6 St. Tammany Parish +3.8% 3,123 2,775 11.2 Ouachita Parish +3.7% 536 450 3.4 St. Martin Parish +3.7% 195 193 3.8 Lafayette Parish +3.6% 1,379 1,289 5.3 Terrebonne Parish +3.6% 713 533 6.8 Rapides Parish +3.5% 579 536 4.6 Webster Parish +3.5% 23 23 0.7 West Feliciana Parish +3.5% 51 51 3.4 De Soto Parish +3.3% 1 1 0.0 Jackson Parish +3.3% 1 1 0.1 Pointe Coupee Parish +3.2% 76 74 3.9 St. Landry Parish +3.2% 331 288 4.1 Caddo Parish +3.1% 889 873 4.0 Calcasieu Parish +3.1% 1,398 1,104 6.7 Morehouse Parish +3.0% 20 20 0.8 Tangipahoa Parish +3.0% 848 676 6.0 East Feliciana Parish +2.9% 3 0 0.2 St. John the Baptist Parish +2.9% 265 265 6.6 Ascension Parish +2.8% 1,182 1,182 8.7 Grant Parish +2.8% 1 1 0.0 Vernon Parish +2.7% 25 25 0.6 Evangeline Parish +2.6% 133 127 4.2 Union Parish +2.6% 7 7 0.3 Allen Parish +2.5% 24 16 1.1 Beauregard Parish +2.5% 11 11 0.3 Richland Parish +2.5% 68 68 3.5 St. Charles Parish +2.5% 319 319 6.3 East Baton Rouge Parish +2.4% 2,763 1,604 6.1 Livingston Parish +2.4% 1,025 1,010 6.6 Acadia Parish +2.2% 208 205 3.6 Lincoln Parish +2.2% 145 73 3.0 Vermilion Parish +2.0% 268 268 4.6 St. James Parish +1.9% 29 29 1.5 Bienville Parish +1.3% 0 0 0.0 West Baton Rouge Parish +1.3% 133 133 4.6 Iberville Parish +0.9% 102 102 3.4 Winn Parish +0.6% 0 0 0.0 West Carroll Parish +0.3% 1 1 0.1 Jefferson Davis Parish −0.1% 83 83 2.6 St. Helena Parish −2.8% 16 16 1.5 Madison Parish −5.5% 8 8 0.9 Catahoula Parish — 42 27 5.1
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Louisiana by year 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 1995: 14,723 units (12,461 single-family, 2,262 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 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) 2000 2001: 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) 2005 2006: 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) 2010 2011: 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) 2015 2016: 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) 2020 2021: 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 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 .