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In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +2.5%, against +5.4% for the United States and +3.3% in 2016.
15,224 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,557 single-family), +5.0% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.
+2.5% Louisiana index, 2016–2017 US +5.4%
15,224 housing units permitted in 2017 13,557 single-family
46 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +2.0%
1,281,977 units permitted nationally in 2017
Counties in 2017 Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2017 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Bienville Parish +18.3% 0 0 0.0 Madison Parish +13.1% 69 69 7.8 Claiborne Parish +8.2% 0 0 0.0 Jackson Parish +7.2% 31 31 2.0 Assumption Parish +6.4% 31 31 1.6 Winn Parish +6.4% 0 0 0.0 Avoyelles Parish +5.7% 57 57 1.5 Webster Parish +5.7% 40 40 1.1 Livingston Parish +5.4% 835 821 5.4 East Feliciana Parish +5.3% 62 58 3.3 Union Parish +4.9% 140 140 6.8 East Baton Rouge Parish +4.8% 1,179 1,163 2.6 St. James Parish +4.6% 55 55 2.9 Allen Parish +4.5% 44 44 1.9 St. Bernard Parish +3.8% 112 112 2.5 Ascension Parish +3.7% 1,046 1,046 7.7 Jefferson Parish +3.2% 480 457 1.1 Calcasieu Parish +3.1% 1,839 993 8.8 Orleans Parish +2.9% 660 447 1.8 St. Tammany Parish +2.9% 1,438 1,428 5.2 Lincoln Parish +2.8% 234 42 4.8 St. John the Baptist Parish +2.8% 46 46 1.2 Ouachita Parish +2.4% 612 520 3.9 Jefferson Davis Parish +2.3% 134 132 4.3 Rapides Parish +2.3% 246 236 2.0 Tangipahoa Parish +2.3% 983 796 7.0 St. Charles Parish +2.2% 130 130 2.6 Vermilion Parish +2.2% 154 154 2.7 Beauregard Parish +2.0% 166 166 4.5 Bossier Parish +2.0% 660 660 5.0 West Baton Rouge Parish +2.0% 262 262 9.1 West Feliciana Parish +2.0% 50 39 3.3 LaSalle Parish +1.7% 20 20 1.3 Vernon Parish +1.7% 54 54 1.2 Caddo Parish +1.5% 314 314 1.4 Washington Parish +1.4% 89 89 2.0 Lafayette Parish +1.2% 1,253 1,253 4.9 Acadia Parish +1.1% 103 95 1.8 Lafourche Parish +1.1% 298 298 3.1 Natchitoches Parish +1.1% 82 80 2.3 Pointe Coupee Parish +0.8% 52 52 2.7 Iberville Parish +0.7% 112 112 3.8 De Soto Parish +0.6% 111 111 4.1 Evangeline Parish +0.5% 45 45 1.4 St. Martin Parish +0.5% 174 174 3.4 St. Landry Parish +0.1% 121 121 1.5 Grant Parish −0.1% 56 56 2.5 Plaquemines Parish −0.6% 45 45 2.0 Terrebonne Parish −0.7% 139 133 1.3 St. Mary Parish −1.5% 21 21 0.5 Franklin Parish −1.6% 19 19 1.0 Iberia Parish −1.6% 87 70 1.3 Caldwell Parish −2.0% 19 19 2.0 West Carroll Parish −3.2% 9 9 1.0 Concordia Parish −3.3% 10 10 0.6 Richland Parish −3.5% 34 32 1.7 Sabine Parish −4.7% 43 43 2.0 Morehouse Parish −6.9% 0 0 0.0 Cameron Parish −7.1% 59 59 12.5 Catahoula Parish −9.3% 5 5 0.6 St. Helena Parish −13.7% 41 33 3.8
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 .