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In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +2.2%, against +3.0% for the United States and +2.2% in 2019.
17,283 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,457 single-family), +9.4% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
+2.2% Louisiana index, 2019–2020 US +3.0%
17,283 housing units permitted in 2020 15,457 single-family
51 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +1.7%
1,471,141 units permitted nationally in 2020
Counties in 2020 Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2020 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Bienville Parish +10.2% 12 12 1.0 Claiborne Parish +6.7% 3 3 0.2 LaSalle Parish +6.0% 6 6 0.4 Concordia Parish +5.2% 6 6 0.3 Natchitoches Parish +4.9% 75 75 2.1 Evangeline Parish +4.7% 95 47 3.0 Assumption Parish +4.5% 25 25 1.3 St. John the Baptist Parish +4.5% 86 86 2.2 St. Bernard Parish +4.2% 340 302 7.4 Jefferson Parish +3.7% 594 590 1.4 Washington Parish +3.7% 22 22 0.5 Caddo Parish +3.5% 255 255 1.1 Catahoula Parish +3.5% 1 1 0.1 St. Charles Parish +3.4% 138 138 2.7 Madison Parish +3.3% 2 2 0.2 St. Landry Parish +3.2% 171 171 2.1 St. Martin Parish +3.2% 72 72 1.4 St. Mary Parish +3.2% 22 22 0.5 St. Tammany Parish +3.1% 1,665 1,665 6.0 St. James Parish +3.0% 53 49 2.8 Sabine Parish +2.6% 104 88 4.8 Livingston Parish +2.5% 937 933 6.0 Orleans Parish +2.5% 1,360 621 3.8 Plaquemines Parish +2.5% 112 112 5.0 Ascension Parish +2.4% 902 902 6.7 Bossier Parish +2.4% 623 623 4.7 Iberia Parish +2.3% 72 64 1.1 Terrebonne Parish +2.2% 178 154 1.7 Beauregard Parish +1.9% 97 97 2.6 Lafayette Parish +1.8% 2,110 2,097 8.2 Tangipahoa Parish +1.7% 1,577 1,116 11.2 Ouachita Parish +1.6% 463 355 2.9 East Baton Rouge Parish +1.4% 1,363 1,359 3.0 Pointe Coupee Parish +1.4% 68 68 3.5 Franklin Parish +1.3% 16 16 0.8 Avoyelles Parish +1.2% 228 228 6.0 Rapides Parish +1.1% 251 225 2.0 Richland Parish +1.1% 30 30 1.5 Calcasieu Parish +1.0% 1,144 1,004 5.5 Vernon Parish +1.0% 44 44 1.0 West Baton Rouge Parish +0.9% 229 223 8.0 Iberville Parish +0.8% 111 111 3.8 East Feliciana Parish +0.7% 54 54 2.9 De Soto Parish +0.6% 122 122 4.5 Jefferson Davis Parish +0.6% 132 132 4.2 Lafourche Parish +0.6% 369 361 3.9 Acadia Parish +0.5% 124 124 2.2 Jackson Parish +0.4% 14 14 0.9 Vermilion Parish +0.3% 172 169 3.0 Cameron Parish +0.1% 86 86 18.2 Lincoln Parish +0.1% 281 113 5.8 Caldwell Parish 0.0% 25 25 2.7 Grant Parish −0.1% 62 62 2.8 West Feliciana Parish −0.2% 53 53 3.5 Union Parish −0.3% 2 2 0.1 Allen Parish −1.4% 41 41 1.8 Webster Parish −1.5% 24 24 0.7 Morehouse Parish −1.7% 1 1 0.0 St. Helena Parish −4.8% 38 38 3.5 West Carroll Parish −5.1% 12 12 1.3 Winn Parish −6.0% 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 .