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Louisiana in 2016

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

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +3.3%, against +5.3% for the United States and +3.2% in 2015.

14,503 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,518 single-family), +4.9% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+3.3%Louisiana index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
14,503housing units permitted in 201612,518 single-family
50 of 61counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.5%
1,206,642units permitted nationally in 2016
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Counties in 2016

Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2016Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
St. Helena Parish+20.5%000.0
Cameron Parish+14.8%515110.8
Winn Parish+13.9%000.0
St. Bernard Parish+7.0%1071072.3
Concordia Parish+6.3%10100.6
Jefferson Parish+5.6%5984421.4
Orleans Parish+5.6%6082801.7
Calcasieu Parish+5.5%1,5128757.3
Caldwell Parish+5.5%18181.9
Richland Parish+5.2%19191.0
Beauregard Parish+4.8%1461464.0
Lincoln Parish+4.4%1251252.6
Avoyelles Parish+4.2%50501.3
Franklin Parish+4.1%14140.7
St. Charles Parish+4.0%1261242.5
Sabine Parish+3.8%60602.7
East Baton Rouge Parish+3.6%1,3401,3242.9
Livingston Parish+3.5%7337294.7
Plaquemines Parish+3.5%53512.4
St. John the Baptist Parish+3.5%42421.1
Jackson Parish+3.4%28281.8
Vernon Parish+3.2%54541.2
Ascension Parish+3.1%8578576.3
Jefferson Davis Parish+3.1%85852.7
De Soto Parish+3.0%215957.9
St. Tammany Parish+3.0%1,4111,4075.1
West Feliciana Parish+3.0%29291.9
Tangipahoa Parish+2.9%6986844.9
St. Martin Parish+2.8%1591593.1
Iberville Parish+2.6%1111113.8
Terrebonne Parish+2.5%1441411.4
Ouachita Parish+2.4%6355314.0
LaSalle Parish+2.3%12120.8
Natchitoches Parish+2.3%55551.5
Acadia Parish+2.2%143902.5
Caddo Parish+2.1%2592591.2
West Baton Rouge Parish+2.0%2632639.1
Union Parish+1.8%35351.7
Morehouse Parish+1.6%4111.7
Pointe Coupee Parish+1.6%45452.3
Vermilion Parish+1.6%1221222.1
Madison Parish+1.5%76768.6
Rapides Parish+1.3%3482842.8
Grant Parish+1.2%42421.9
St. Landry Parish+1.1%1181181.5
Bossier Parish+1.0%6805985.2
Allen Parish+0.8%40401.8
Lafayette Parish+0.6%1,1901,0824.6
Catahoula Parish+0.3%11111.3
Lafourche Parish+0.1%5383175.6
St. James Parish0.0%41412.2
St. Mary Parish0.0%43430.9
Iberia Parish−0.4%84651.3
Washington Parish−0.5%84841.9
Assumption Parish−2.1%47472.4
Evangeline Parish−2.3%49491.5
East Feliciana Parish−2.5%48442.5
West Carroll Parish−3.1%660.7
Claiborne Parish−3.5%000.0
Webster Parish−4.0%32320.9
Bienville Parish−4.5%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.