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Louisiana in 2024

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

In 2024 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +1.2%, against +4.9% for the United States and +1.6% in 2023.

14,310 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,120 single-family), +0.4% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.

+1.2%Louisiana index, 2023–2024US +4.9%
14,310housing units permitted in 202412,120 single-family
39 of 54counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.4%
1,478,000units permitted nationally in 2024
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Counties in 2024

Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2024Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Richland Parish+22.2%26261.3
Evangeline Parish+21.5%29290.9
Claiborne Parish+20.9%330.2
Jackson Parish+11.4%000.0
Caldwell Parish+10.0%991.0
Vernon Parish+9.9%26260.6
St. Martin Parish+9.5%55551.1
Concordia Parish+9.4%27271.5
St. Landry Parish+6.4%1391391.7
Iberville Parish+6.3%85852.9
St. Mary Parish+5.7%47271.0
Tangipahoa Parish+4.9%1,0856997.7
Iberia Parish+4.6%103991.5
LaSalle Parish+4.6%1390.9
Beauregard Parish+4.4%64641.7
Ascension Parish+4.2%5315313.9
Lafourche Parish+4.1%3233153.4
Lincoln Parish+4.1%1711523.5
Allen Parish+4.0%49492.2
Bossier Parish+3.8%7797795.9
Jefferson Davis Parish+3.8%69692.2
Grant Parish+3.3%440.2
Washington Parish+3.1%600.1
Union Parish+2.9%31311.5
Livingston Parish+2.7%6346134.1
Pointe Coupee Parish+2.6%60603.1
Lafayette Parish+2.5%1,5921,5746.2
Vermilion Parish+2.4%2282284.0
West Baton Rouge Parish+2.4%88883.1
St. Charles Parish+2.3%74741.5
Assumption Parish+1.9%29291.5
Rapides Parish+1.8%2372151.9
Plaquemines Parish+1.7%88804.0
Caddo Parish+1.6%2212211.0
East Baton Rouge Parish+1.5%2,3051,7705.1
West Feliciana Parish+1.5%45453.0
St. Tammany Parish+1.0%1,0661,0623.8
Ouachita Parish+0.6%3453382.2
Webster Parish+0.4%35351.0
Calcasieu Parish−0.1%1,3618296.5
Natchitoches Parish−0.3%40401.1
Orleans Parish−0.9%7102022.0
East Feliciana Parish−1.0%17170.9
Jefferson Parish−1.1%5014591.2
St. Bernard Parish−1.5%112682.5
Acadia Parish−1.9%1441442.5
Terrebonne Parish−2.7%3003002.9
De Soto Parish−2.9%1181184.3
St. John the Baptist Parish−4.2%62621.6
St. James Parish−4.9%64623.4
Morehouse Parish−9.0%14140.6
Sabine Parish−9.0%49492.2
Franklin Parish−11.3%14140.7
Avoyelles Parish−12.8%15150.4
Bienville Parish—18181.5
Cameron Parish—27275.7
Catahoula Parish—440.5
Madison Parish—330.3
St. Helena Parish—12121.1
West Carroll Parish—000.0
Winn Parish—110.1

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.