States › Louisiana › 2004
In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +5.2%, against +9.2% for the United States and +3.4% in 2003.
22,989 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (20,684 single-family), +3.5% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.
+5.2% Louisiana index, 2003–2004 US +9.2%
22,989 housing units permitted in 2004 20,684 single-family
58 of 60 counties with a rising index median county +4.8%
2,070,077 units permitted nationally in 2004
Counties in 2004 Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2004 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Caldwell Parish +15.6% 27 27 2.9 West Carroll Parish +11.0% 1 1 0.1 Madison Parish +10.4% 10 10 1.1 Orleans Parish +9.0% 887 552 2.4 Assumption Parish +8.9% 94 94 4.8 St. Helena Parish +8.3% 46 46 4.3 Sabine Parish +8.2% 0 0 0.0 West Baton Rouge Parish +7.5% 102 102 3.5 Jefferson Parish +7.2% 1,217 1,173 2.8 Evangeline Parish +6.6% 101 97 3.2 Caddo Parish +6.4% 999 780 4.5 St. Tammany Parish +6.3% 3,440 3,167 12.3 St. James Parish +6.2% 94 94 5.0 St. Charles Parish +6.1% 335 319 6.6 Vermilion Parish +6.1% 286 286 5.0 Natchitoches Parish +5.9% 135 127 3.7 St. Bernard Parish +5.9% 97 95 2.1 St. John the Baptist Parish +5.9% 267 237 6.7 Franklin Parish +5.8% 39 36 2.1 Bossier Parish +5.6% 958 864 7.3 St. Landry Parish +5.6% 350 301 4.3 West Feliciana Parish +5.6% 60 60 4.0 Lafayette Parish +5.5% 2,047 2,019 7.9 Vernon Parish +5.5% 23 23 0.5 Acadia Parish +5.1% 170 167 3.0 Plaquemines Parish +5.1% 157 155 7.1 Winn Parish +5.1% 1 1 0.1 Iberville Parish +5.0% 124 124 4.2 Terrebonne Parish +5.0% 539 539 5.2 St. Martin Parish +4.9% 200 200 3.9 Lafourche Parish +4.8% 356 351 3.7 Beauregard Parish +4.7% 29 29 0.8 Union Parish +4.7% 268 268 13.0 Washington Parish +4.7% 157 157 3.5 Iberia Parish +4.6% 262 245 3.9 Avoyelles Parish +4.4% 110 110 2.9 Cameron Parish +4.3% 159 159 33.7 Lincoln Parish +4.3% 361 136 7.5 LaSalle Parish +3.7% 2 2 0.1 Livingston Parish +3.6% 1,121 1,062 7.2 Ouachita Parish +3.5% 432 299 2.7 St. Mary Parish +3.5% 116 113 2.5 Calcasieu Parish +3.3% 1,188 1,052 5.7 East Baton Rouge Parish +3.3% 2,150 1,953 4.7 Rapides Parish +3.3% 647 645 5.1 Tangipahoa Parish +3.3% 830 736 5.9 Ascension Parish +3.0% 1,498 1,244 11.1 Jefferson Davis Parish +3.0% 89 81 2.8 Allen Parish +2.9% 15 15 0.7 Grant Parish +2.9% 38 38 1.7 De Soto Parish +2.8% 1 1 0.0 Webster Parish +2.1% 33 16 0.9 Morehouse Parish +1.7% 38 36 1.6 Pointe Coupee Parish +1.7% 78 78 4.0 East Feliciana Parish +1.6% 0 0 0.0 Richland Parish +1.5% 77 75 3.9 Claiborne Parish +0.9% 3 0 0.2 Concordia Parish +0.4% 54 34 3.0 Jackson Parish −0.7% 1 1 0.1 Bienville Parish −0.8% 0 0 0.0 Catahoula Parish — 39 39 4.7
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 .