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Louisiana in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +0.5%, against −1.8% for the United States and −1.2% in 2011.

13,018 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,526 single-family), +6.9% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

+0.5%Louisiana index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
13,018housing units permitted in 201211,526 single-family
38 of 61counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.5%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Evangeline Parish+4.7%82722.6
Jackson Parish+4.5%20181.3
St. Helena Parish+4.5%000.0
Sabine Parish+3.7%58582.7
Morehouse Parish+3.4%24201.0
Claiborne Parish+3.0%000.0
Orleans Parish+2.9%9666902.7
Beauregard Parish+2.8%32320.9
Concordia Parish+2.7%13130.7
De Soto Parish+2.7%16160.6
Richland Parish+2.6%33331.7
St. Mary Parish+2.5%52521.1
Webster Parish+2.5%15150.4
Plaquemines Parish+2.4%42401.9
Avoyelles Parish+2.3%59591.6
Bossier Parish+2.1%1,2738779.7
Acadia Parish+1.7%1451422.5
Natchitoches Parish+1.7%43431.2
St. Martin Parish+1.7%1141142.2
Caddo Parish+1.5%2882881.3
Lincoln Parish+1.5%138702.9
Ouachita Parish+1.2%5863883.7
Caldwell Parish+1.1%13131.4
St. James Parish+1.1%47472.5
Rapides Parish+1.0%4473043.6
St. Bernard Parish+0.9%16160.4
Vermilion Parish+0.9%1611612.8
Lafayette Parish+0.7%1,2291,0844.8
Calcasieu Parish+0.6%5485232.6
Allen Parish+0.5%550.2
Terrebonne Parish+0.5%2812812.7
Ascension Parish+0.3%8718716.4
Bienville Parish+0.3%000.0
Jefferson Parish+0.3%1861860.4
Union Parish+0.3%27251.3
Vernon Parish+0.3%1561563.5
LaSalle Parish+0.2%220.1
Madison Parish+0.2%57576.4
Grant Parish0.0%35351.6
Pointe Coupee Parish−0.1%42422.2
St. Landry Parish−0.1%1201201.5
Lafourche Parish−0.3%2882803.0
Livingston Parish−0.3%1,0178856.6
Washington Parish−0.4%66661.5
Iberville Parish−0.5%1151043.9
St. Tammany Parish−0.6%9429423.4
Assumption Parish−0.7%32321.6
East Baton Rouge Parish−0.7%1,0701,0702.3
West Feliciana Parish−0.9%61614.0
West Carroll Parish−1.1%110.1
West Baton Rouge Parish−1.2%1721726.0
Iberia Parish−1.3%99951.5
East Feliciana Parish−1.4%39392.1
St. Charles Parish−1.6%98981.9
Tangipahoa Parish−1.7%5875264.2
Jefferson Davis Parish−2.3%61611.9
Winn Parish−2.9%000.0
Catahoula Parish−4.7%220.2
St. John the Baptist Parish−5.9%43431.1
Franklin Parish−6.8%20181.1
Cameron Parish−7.6%575712.1

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.