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In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +2.1%, against +5.7% for the United States and +2.5% in 2017.
15,835 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,733 single-family), +4.0% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.
+2.1% Louisiana index, 2017–2018 US +5.7%
15,835 housing units permitted in 2018 13,733 single-family
50 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +2.3%
1,328,827 units permitted nationally in 2018
Counties in 2018 Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2018 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Madison Parish +15.1% 75 75 8.5 Catahoula Parish +12.8% 3 3 0.4 St. Helena Parish +12.6% 33 31 3.1 Caldwell Parish +10.0% 21 21 2.2 West Carroll Parish +8.4% 9 9 1.0 Union Parish +8.0% 4 4 0.2 St. Bernard Parish +6.8% 178 178 3.9 Morehouse Parish +5.9% 39 39 1.6 Concordia Parish +5.6% 40 40 2.2 Claiborne Parish +5.4% 0 0 0.0 West Feliciana Parish +5.4% 41 36 2.7 Grant Parish +4.6% 45 45 2.0 Richland Parish +4.6% 25 25 1.3 Washington Parish +4.5% 6 0 0.1 Pointe Coupee Parish +3.9% 54 54 2.8 Sabine Parish +3.9% 49 49 2.2 Iberville Parish +3.7% 108 108 3.7 St. John the Baptist Parish +3.7% 47 47 1.2 Calcasieu Parish +3.6% 1,324 996 6.4 Cameron Parish +3.6% 67 67 14.2 East Feliciana Parish +3.5% 44 44 2.3 Jefferson Parish +3.5% 599 581 1.4 Plaquemines Parish +3.5% 48 48 2.2 Evangeline Parish +3.3% 54 54 1.7 Allen Parish +3.2% 35 35 1.5 St. Charles Parish +3.2% 196 183 3.9 St. Landry Parish +2.8% 121 121 1.5 West Baton Rouge Parish +2.7% 571 223 19.9 Natchitoches Parish +2.6% 78 76 2.2 Acadia Parish +2.3% 34 22 0.6 Ascension Parish +2.3% 936 936 6.9 East Baton Rouge Parish +2.2% 1,336 1,278 2.9 Lincoln Parish +2.0% 79 79 1.6 Orleans Parish +2.0% 1,303 524 3.6 St. Tammany Parish +2.0% 1,430 1,422 5.1 Lafourche Parish +1.9% 356 352 3.7 St. Mary Parish +1.9% 15 15 0.3 Jefferson Davis Parish +1.8% 105 105 3.3 Livingston Parish +1.8% 799 799 5.2 Rapides Parish +1.6% 260 244 2.1 Iberia Parish +1.5% 80 66 1.2 Vernon Parish +1.4% 50 50 1.1 Tangipahoa Parish +1.2% 1,322 932 9.4 Bossier Parish +1.1% 658 658 5.0 Vermilion Parish +1.0% 147 147 2.5 Lafayette Parish +0.8% 1,255 1,255 4.9 St. Martin Parish +0.8% 171 167 3.3 Ouachita Parish +0.5% 486 421 3.1 Terrebonne Parish +0.5% 149 123 1.4 Jackson Parish +0.1% 34 34 2.1 St. James Parish −0.2% 63 63 3.3 Beauregard Parish −0.9% 174 174 4.7 LaSalle Parish −1.0% 7 7 0.5 Assumption Parish −1.1% 19 19 1.0 De Soto Parish −1.5% 106 106 3.9 Caddo Parish −1.7% 300 300 1.3 Webster Parish −2.0% 155 155 4.4 Avoyelles Parish −2.2% 58 58 1.5 Franklin Parish −3.0% 18 18 0.9 Winn Parish −3.4% 0 0 0.0 Bienville Parish −6.6% 0 0 0.0
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 .