States › Louisiana › 2007
In 2007 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +4.7%, against +0.6% for the United States and +11.2% in 2006.
23,379 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,640 single-family), −18.5% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.
+4.7% Louisiana index, 2006–2007 US +0.6%
23,379 housing units permitted in 2007 16,640 single-family
58 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +5.9%
1,398,415 units permitted nationally in 2007
Counties in 2007 Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2007 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Franklin Parish +16.6% 32 29 1.7 St. Helena Parish +16.0% 34 34 3.2 Assumption Parish +15.3% 59 59 3.0 Caldwell Parish +14.8% 5 5 0.5 St. Bernard Parish +13.8% 218 214 4.8 Washington Parish +12.1% 376 345 8.4 LaSalle Parish +10.3% 0 0 0.0 Claiborne Parish +10.1% 0 0 0.0 Winn Parish +9.9% 2 2 0.1 St. Mary Parish +8.9% 105 103 2.3 Terrebonne Parish +8.7% 297 297 2.9 Livingston Parish +8.1% 1,605 1,465 10.4 Grant Parish +7.7% 46 46 2.1 West Baton Rouge Parish +7.7% 141 129 4.9 Webster Parish +7.5% 79 55 2.3 Richland Parish +7.4% 52 52 2.7 Beauregard Parish +7.3% 15 15 0.4 St. Martin Parish +7.1% 241 241 4.7 West Carroll Parish +7.0% 0 0 0.0 Lafourche Parish +6.8% 425 387 4.5 Concordia Parish +6.7% 28 18 1.6 Iberville Parish +6.7% 84 76 2.8 East Baton Rouge Parish +6.6% 3,320 1,473 7.3 Evangeline Parish +6.4% 74 74 2.3 Ascension Parish +6.3% 997 997 7.4 Tangipahoa Parish +6.3% 1,074 1,028 7.6 Acadia Parish +6.1% 202 197 3.5 West Feliciana Parish +6.1% 134 134 8.9 Pointe Coupee Parish +6.0% 52 52 2.7 East Feliciana Parish +5.9% 0 0 0.0 St. James Parish +5.9% 55 55 2.9 St. Landry Parish +5.7% 309 258 3.8 Natchitoches Parish +5.4% 151 63 4.2 Sabine Parish +5.4% 0 0 0.0 Jackson Parish +5.0% 25 25 1.6 Union Parish +5.0% 37 37 1.8 Calcasieu Parish +4.9% 1,088 595 5.2 Jefferson Davis Parish +4.7% 69 67 2.2 Lafayette Parish +4.7% 1,506 1,182 5.8 Morehouse Parish +4.7% 42 29 1.8 Rapides Parish +4.7% 526 518 4.2 Allen Parish +4.0% 5 5 0.2 St. John the Baptist Parish +4.0% 57 57 1.4 Bossier Parish +3.9% 828 828 6.3 Vermilion Parish +3.9% 391 141 6.8 Vernon Parish +3.9% 3 3 0.1 De Soto Parish +3.8% 0 0 0.0 Iberia Parish +3.7% 202 192 3.0 Bienville Parish +3.4% 0 0 0.0 St. Charles Parish +3.3% 126 126 2.5 Avoyelles Parish +3.2% 64 64 1.7 Jefferson Parish +3.2% 877 798 2.0 Lincoln Parish +3.1% 212 84 4.4 Orleans Parish +3.0% 3,246 1,026 9.0 St. Tammany Parish +3.0% 2,340 1,631 8.4 Plaquemines Parish +2.9% 160 147 7.2 Ouachita Parish +2.5% 518 437 3.3 Caddo Parish +2.3% 689 589 3.1 Cameron Parish −0.1% 121 121 25.6 Catahoula Parish −3.1% 9 9 1.1 Madison Parish −12.0% 12 12 1.4
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 .