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In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +6.6%, against +12.4% for the United States and +5.2% in 2004.
22,811 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (20,206 single-family), −0.8% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.
+6.6% Louisiana index, 2004–2005 US +12.4%
22,811 housing units permitted in 2005 20,206 single-family
57 of 60 counties with a rising index median county +5.7%
2,155,316 units permitted nationally in 2005
Counties in 2005 Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2005 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Vernon Parish +11.7% 20 20 0.4 Webster Parish +10.9% 57 57 1.6 Concordia Parish +10.8% 39 29 2.2 Pointe Coupee Parish +10.5% 94 88 4.8 St. Tammany Parish +10.0% 2,509 2,468 9.0 Beauregard Parish +9.9% 70 70 1.9 De Soto Parish +9.7% 1 1 0.0 Grant Parish +9.7% 86 86 3.9 Tangipahoa Parish +8.7% 1,231 1,028 8.7 Claiborne Parish +8.5% 4 0 0.3 Madison Parish +8.3% 14 14 1.6 Orleans Parish +8.2% 617 413 1.7 Lafayette Parish +8.1% 1,633 1,625 6.3 West Feliciana Parish +7.9% 76 76 5.0 St. John the Baptist Parish +7.8% 267 267 6.7 Jefferson Parish +7.7% 944 912 2.2 St. Martin Parish +7.3% 184 184 3.6 St. Charles Parish +7.1% 323 309 6.4 Terrebonne Parish +7.1% 559 559 5.4 Bossier Parish +7.0% 1,164 1,037 8.8 Plaquemines Parish +7.0% 75 73 3.4 Richland Parish +7.0% 106 100 5.4 Jackson Parish +6.5% 1 1 0.1 East Baton Rouge Parish +6.3% 2,805 2,094 6.1 East Feliciana Parish +6.2% 3 3 0.2 Jefferson Davis Parish +6.2% 76 76 2.4 Caddo Parish +6.1% 1,375 752 6.1 Ascension Parish +5.9% 1,674 1,674 12.4 Natchitoches Parish +5.9% 114 98 3.2 St. Mary Parish +5.8% 92 90 2.0 Avoyelles Parish +5.7% 127 127 3.3 Lincoln Parish +5.6% 168 136 3.5 Livingston Parish +5.5% 1,256 1,193 8.1 Vermilion Parish +5.5% 272 272 4.7 Lafourche Parish +5.3% 388 383 4.1 Rapides Parish +5.2% 624 622 5.0 Acadia Parish +5.1% 185 182 3.2 West Carroll Parish +5.1% 1 1 0.1 St. James Parish +5.0% 172 172 9.1 Iberia Parish +4.7% 174 174 2.6 Union Parish +4.6% 297 297 14.4 Calcasieu Parish +4.5% 757 571 3.6 LaSalle Parish +4.5% 2 2 0.1 Sabine Parish +4.5% 0 0 0.0 Washington Parish +4.3% 147 141 3.3 Iberville Parish +4.0% 87 87 2.9 Allen Parish +3.3% 7 7 0.3 Assumption Parish +3.1% 104 100 5.3 Winn Parish +3.1% 2 2 0.1 St. Landry Parish +3.0% 363 304 4.5 Ouachita Parish +2.8% 799 580 5.0 Franklin Parish +2.7% 53 50 2.8 Evangeline Parish +2.5% 76 70 2.4 Morehouse Parish +2.2% 59 59 2.5 St. Bernard Parish +1.9% 46 46 1.0 Caldwell Parish +1.8% 12 12 1.3 West Baton Rouge Parish +1.4% 205 197 7.1 Cameron Parish −0.7% 161 161 34.1 Bienville Parish −0.8% 0 0 0.0 St. Helena Parish −2.9% 14 14 1.3 Catahoula Parish — 24 24 2.9
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 .