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Michigan in 1999

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

In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Michigan changed +6.0%, against +4.3% for the United States and +4.9% in 1998.

54,257 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (45,420 single-family), −0.4% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.

+6.0%Michigan index, 1998–1999US +4.3%
54,257housing units permitted in 199945,420 single-family
79 of 80counties with a rising indexmedian county +6.2%
1,663,533units permitted nationally in 1999
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Counties in 1999

Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1999Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Lake County+16.5%1181189.0
Manistee County+13.8%92883.6
Schoolcraft County+13.5%73738.9
Oscoda County+12.8%72708.3
Mason County+12.2%1731216.0
Charlevoix County+11.2%39039015.0
Kalkaska County+10.9%1331337.1
Osceola County+10.7%2192159.3
Antrim County+10.4%30826412.5
Oceana County+10.2%1231234.5
Gladwin County+9.9%34128113.1
Cheboygan County+9.6%2222228.6
Ogemaw County+9.1%1441446.8
Benzie County+8.9%29429415.8
Mecosta County+8.9%3073077.3
Montmorency County+8.8%10510510.7
Branch County+8.4%1621553.5
Emmet County+8.1%50128814.8
Huron County+8.0%2192197.2
Clare County+7.9%1471324.7
Roscommon County+7.9%27227211.4
Wayne County+7.8%4,1873,1242.4
Wexford County+7.8%1741705.1
Delta County+7.7%1951955.3
Grand Traverse County+7.6%1,00673810.4
Presque Isle County+7.6%1251259.5
Sanilac County+7.6%2312315.8
Montcalm County+7.5%2812474.0
Menominee County+7.4%1421406.2
Arenac County+7.2%28281.9
Barry County+7.2%3593475.6
Washtenaw County+7.2%2,6172,1927.1
Newaygo County+7.0%2522524.9
Hillsdale County+6.8%3153076.9
Alger County+6.6%989811.3
Ionia County+6.6%4644027.0
Isabella County+6.6%5303188.2
Muskegon County+6.5%9198525.2
Lenawee County+6.4%6395746.5
Cass County+6.2%3293106.4
Gratiot County+6.2%120662.9
Otsego County+6.1%2231918.6
Iron County+6.0%57574.8
Lapeer County+6.0%5875756.6
Leelanau County+6.0%38637216.8
Oakland County+6.0%7,0785,5265.5
Alpena County+5.9%1011013.5
St. Joseph County+5.9%2262243.7
Iosco County+5.8%1481485.9
St. Clair County+5.8%9749296.1
Bay County+5.7%4512584.4
Allegan County+5.6%8027376.5
Clinton County+5.5%4494295.6
Tuscola County+5.5%2391694.5
Jackson County+5.4%1,0077456.3
Livingston County+5.3%2,1052,00910.7
Macomb County+5.3%5,6485,0616.4
Marquette County+5.2%2502423.7
Kent County+5.0%3,4802,8035.2
Ottawa County+5.0%2,0271,6976.6
Dickinson County+4.9%1031034.0
Monroe County+4.7%8967565.7
Shiawassee County+4.6%2712394.0
Van Buren County+4.6%4644646.1
Genesee County+4.5%2,8061,9037.0
Alcona County+4.4%18118117.1
Ingham County+4.4%9856163.4
Missaukee County+4.2%88885.8
Eaton County+4.1%6064965.5
Saginaw County+4.1%6095343.2
Calhoun County+3.9%5394074.0
Midland County+3.7%3002423.6
Crawford County+3.4%1291299.4
Mackinac County+3.4%14913113.3
Berrien County+3.3%6584874.3
Kalamazoo County+2.5%1,0699184.1
Luce County+1.8%58589.1
Houghton County+1.3%1071052.8
Chippewa County+0.9%2472476.8
Gogebic County0.0%57574.0
Baraga County—46355.6
Keweenaw County—252111.4
Ontonagon County—15152.6

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Michigan by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 47,226 units (39,289 single-family, 7,937 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 52,355 units (43,421 single-family, 8,934 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 49,237 units (40,238 single-family, 8,999 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 54,474 units (44,246 single-family, 10,228 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 54,257 units (45,420 single-family, 8,837 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 52,489 units (42,960 single-family, 9,529 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 50,139 units (40,517 single-family, 9,622 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 49,968 units (41,656 single-family, 8,312 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 53,913 units (44,726 single-family, 9,187 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 54,721 units (45,881 single-family, 8,840 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 45,328 units (38,875 single-family, 6,453 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 29,191 units (24,782 single-family, 4,409 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 17,767 units (15,195 single-family, 2,572 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 10,911 units (8,984 single-family, 1,927 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 6,884 units (6,236 single-family, 648 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 9,075 units (7,755 single-family, 1,320 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 9,341 units (7,937 single-family, 1,404 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 11,692 units (10,234 single-family, 1,458 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 15,757 units (12,915 single-family, 2,842 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 15,933 units (12,381 single-family, 3,552 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 18,226 units (13,398 single-family, 4,828 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 20,408 units (14,534 single-family, 5,874 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 23,623 units (16,652 single-family, 6,971 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 19,580 units (15,633 single-family, 3,947 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 20,600 units (14,623 single-family, 5,977 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 19,735 units (15,154 single-family, 4,581 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 21,732 units (16,760 single-family, 4,972 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 21,780 units (14,809 single-family, 6,971 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 20,592 units (14,413 single-family, 6,179 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 21,750 units (15,045 single-family, 6,705 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 23,075 units (15,566 single-family, 7,509 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Michigan 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.