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Louisiana in 2013

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

In 2013 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +1.3%, against +3.4% for the United States and +0.5% in 2012.

14,015 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,380 single-family), +7.7% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.

+1.3%Louisiana index, 2012–2013US +3.4%
14,015housing units permitted in 201312,380 single-family
47 of 61counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.8%
990,822units permitted nationally in 2013
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Counties in 2013

Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2013Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Madison Parish+12.9%58586.6
Winn Parish+12.8%000.0
Catahoula Parish+11.8%15151.8
Cameron Parish+11.4%595912.5
Franklin Parish+9.0%12120.6
Bienville Parish+7.7%000.0
West Carroll Parish+6.7%000.0
LaSalle Parish+6.4%220.1
Jefferson Davis Parish+5.2%61611.9
Orleans Parish+5.0%8957362.5
Sabine Parish+5.0%44442.0
Union Parish+4.6%23231.1
St. John the Baptist Parish+3.8%45451.1
Acadia Parish+3.7%1351292.4
St. Bernard Parish+3.5%40400.9
Assumption Parish+3.1%35311.8
West Baton Rouge Parish+3.1%2312318.0
West Feliciana Parish+3.1%39392.6
Lincoln Parish+2.9%70701.4
Beauregard Parish+2.8%32320.9
Caldwell Parish+2.5%660.6
Allen Parish+2.3%770.3
Vermilion Parish+2.3%1841843.2
Avoyelles Parish+2.1%76762.0
Calcasieu Parish+2.0%1,0976715.3
Concordia Parish+2.0%13130.7
Iberville Parish+2.0%88863.0
Livingston Parish+2.0%6476474.2
St. Martin Parish+2.0%1821703.6
Ascension Parish+1.8%9079076.7
Morehouse Parish+1.8%81813.4
De Soto Parish+1.7%18180.7
Iberia Parish+1.7%1091071.6
Lafayette Parish+1.7%1,3721,2295.3
Terrebonne Parish+1.7%2562562.5
Lafourche Parish+1.6%3183063.3
St. Tammany Parish+1.6%1,1931,1914.3
East Baton Rouge Parish+1.5%1,2201,0322.7
Plaquemines Parish+1.5%95834.3
Ouachita Parish+1.4%6104543.8
Rapides Parish+1.3%3592972.9
Jefferson Parish+1.0%2462440.6
St. Charles Parish+1.0%1021022.0
Pointe Coupee Parish+0.8%46462.4
Tangipahoa Parish+0.2%6896694.9
Webster Parish+0.2%36361.0
Grant Parish+0.1%43431.9
Jackson Parish−0.4%24241.5
Richland Parish−0.4%38361.9
Bossier Parish−0.6%1,2878699.8
Caddo Parish−0.6%2792791.2
Evangeline Parish−0.7%50501.6
St. James Parish−0.7%53532.8
East Feliciana Parish−0.8%32321.7
Natchitoches Parish−1.3%53531.5
St. Landry Parish−1.4%1381381.7
Vernon Parish−1.4%1111092.5
Washington Parish−2.1%74741.6
St. Mary Parish−3.6%69671.5
St. Helena Parish−4.2%000.0
Claiborne Parish−5.5%000.0

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.